Chapter 84

By the time Kayna rang the doorbell at noon, Evelyn and Samantha had finished baking the cookies and were snuggling together, watching an episode of Dora the Explorer.

Evelyn answered the door with a bright smile. “You’re right on time,” she said, holding out the door for Rayna

“If I could come at the crack of Dawn, I would have, I could barely sleep a wink last night cause I was too busy wondering about your big reveal,” Rayna said as she walked past Evelyn, and Evelyn laughed.

“Ray, I’d like to introduce you to someone,” Evelyn said just as Rayna walked into the house.

Rayna stopped abruptly when her eyes landed on Samantha, who was standing some feet away. Immediately, her expression softened. “Oh my goodness, who is this line angel?” she asked, glancing at Evelyn suspiciously before returning her attention to Samantha.

“Hello! What’s your name? Rayna asked as she crouched down to Samantha’s level.

“Samantha,” Samantha said shyly as she looked from Rayna to her mother and then hack again.

Evelyn smiled proudly. The little angel is my daughter. Rayna, meet my daughter, Samantha. Haby, this is mummy’s close friend, Rayna.” Evelyn introduced, and Rayna looked at her with questioning eyes but decided to leave the questions for later

“And this is Maya, Samantha’s nanny.”

  1. ny. Evelyn said, gesturing to Maya, whom Rayna acknowledged with a curt nod.

Rayna beamed at Samantha. “Aren’t you just

st the most adorable little girl? You look beautiful, just like your mom, Hayna said, genuinely in love with Samantha

Samantha giggled, “Thank you.

You look p

pretty, too, and you smile like cake, Samantha said with a smile, and Rayna laughed as she embraced her.

“I do, don’t Do you like cakes!” Rayna asked, and Samantha babbed her head.

going to bring you some when next I come around.” Rayna

were done with the introductions. Evelyn nodded to Maya, and she

gaze softening. “She really is an adorable child, she said, turning to

smile grew. “Yes, the is. She’s my greatest blessing,

sofily.”

can’t imagine my life without

guess she is the reason you’ve changed so much, and she is the reason you didn’t let me visit before or tell me anything. Rayna said. understandably, and

so much I want to share with you,” Evelyn said, and together, they walked into the living room and

asked

Michael’s daughter. What can I get you! Tea? Coffee! Soda!” She asked, and Rayna

smell cookies. Can I have some! I want to eat something I didn’t bake for a

to look at her. “Go on. Evie. I want to

book smart, but she was good at deducing

“I’s not a commcndence

mean you

It’s a long story, Ray, I don’t know where to stan, Evelyn said, and Rayna

with a grit, and

your clothes. You can take your

start with the reason I called off the wedding.” Evelyn said and went on to tell Kayna bow she had walked into Michael’s apartment

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Chapter 84

in disbelief, but Evelyn shook her

she said, and Rayna’s brows

said, reaching

how devastated I was. I was shocked, heartbroken, confused, embarrassed, mad, all at once,”

how she had run into Derek and everything that

from surprise to understanding as Evelyn continued. When Evelyn

calm Evie, but if I were in your

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