Breaking Free from the Ex-Husband

Chapter 9

Iris had stayed in all day. Just after five in the afternoon, Megan called.

“Hi, Megan.”

“Iris, I heard you’re pregnant. With twins! Is that true?”

Megan’s voice was tender and happy in a way Iris had seldom heard.

She used to have two sons. Julian Hale was the oldest, Heriberto the younger.

The family had always pinned their hopes on Julian, and he was meant to take over the Hale Group.

But five years ago, after a skiing accident, he never made it back.

With Julian gone, Heriberto was all they had. Megan had been against him marrying Iris at first, but once it happened, she started hoping for grandkids.

Recently, Megan and her husband, Charlie, had been abroad, visiting the place where Julian’s accident happened, marking the anniversary of his death.

Iris hadn’t wanted to bother them, so she kept the pregnancy to herself.

But now that Megan had asked, there was no reason to hide it. “Yes,” Iris said.

“Oh, thank God!” Megan squealed. “You’re finally pregnant. Charlie and I just got back. Come over for dinner tonight. I need to see my grandbabies!”

Iris almost said no. Things with Heriberto were still too tense.

was about the

grandmother, had always felt like family. No matter what was going on with Heriberto, she couldn’t turn her back

finally, she

little and had Nathaniel’s

within

she stepped out of the car, she saw him standing at the top of the stairs. Tall, still, caught in the

the afterglow. But even that light couldn’t take

first met felt just like this. Her grandmother had

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in that

he had looked at Iris

his eyes narrowed, and she saw

away. After saying something to the

past, Heriberto reached out

grip was firm, his

He drew her in, but always kept her

himself?”

to her belly.

looked up

meters, even in flats,