Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 98

Arlyn and Derek waited for Maya to bring Samantha back from the park. Derek paced the living room, his mind still spinning from the revelation

He couldn’t wrap has head around it–Samantha, the bright little girl he adored and had grown in fond of, was actually his daughter. Every interaction they’d had suddenly took on new meaning. Flow had he not seen it before!

He glanced at Evelyn, who sat on the couch, her eyes following his every step. And as much as a part of him was still upset that he had missed out

I save of her. on the earlier years of Samantha’s life and that Evelyn hard deliberately kept the much from him for over three weeks, he was still

She had done such an amazing job raising Samantha alone, and that thought filled him with awe. Evelyn, the woman he had fallen for at first sight. and lost, had carried the weight of motherhood by herself while he remained oblivious.

“What are you thinking” Evelyn’s voice cut through the silence when she saw him staring at her.

Derek shook his head. “I’m still just.. trying to wrap my head around the fact that you have a child for me, and not just any child. Samantha I just can’t believe that Samantha is actually my child,” he admitted, his voice raw with emotion

Misunderstanding what he meant, she frowned, “We could have a DNA.

“No. Don’t get me wrong, Eve. I don’t doubt you. Not in any way. It’s just that all this time, we’ve been interacting, and I didn’t know” He let out a soft, disbelieving chuckle. “From the first time I met her. I fch this connection to her, but couldn’t explain why. Now, it totally makes sense. I never really believed in those craps about the parent and child connection, but I know I felt it with Sam. There was this pull. This inexplicable feeling” Evelyn smiled faintly, understanding his shock. “I was surprised on when I realized you were the ‘Rek‘ Samantha always talked abour.” Derek’s brow furrowed. “When did you know about my friendship with berr”

“I always knew Samantha had a little friend called Rek. Evelyn said, her voice soft. “From the first day we arrived in Ludus, I knew she had met him in the hotel lobby. I always assumed he was a kid she had a crush on. I didn’t know Rek was an adult let alone you, until Saturday. That was when Maya corrected my impression and everything clicked.”

Derek frowned

“So, when we talked last night and I told you about my little friend, did you know I was talking about Samantha?”

Evelyn swallowed hard, guh flickering in her eyes as she gave him a nod. “Yes I knew.”

frustration and understanding swirling in his chest.

everything myself. How was I supposed to say something like that in the middle of our

“I suppose you’re right

“And I

with you, especially after she told me she asked you

Derek remembered Samantha’s innocent request, he smiled. “She put me in such an awkward position with

when she told me that.” Evelyn admitted and

have been at the time. Thank you for keeping the pregnancy even though you didn’t even know me. Thank you for taking good care of our daughter. Thank you for bringing her back to me. She’s such a beautiful and wonderful chuld,

it alone anymore. You won’t have to. And just so you know, you are stuck with me for life now You really can’t leave me anymore. Eve. We

if I uy

no. And if you do, I’m just going to kidnap you to

you to an island somewhere

can do that, Derek?” Evelyn asked, her

in her green EL,

said, and then, his stile faded when he

many always let people

way the let

with a

12-10 PM c d

Chapter 98

idea. Maya is a good nanny. She’s been with us since Samantha was a baby. But I was surprised when I found out how much access she allowed you to

that I know Sam is my daughter, I’m not okay with that We need to make sure no one has that kind of access to her

his instant protectiveness. “You’re right.

mind already shifting to the dangers surrounding them. “And until we deal with Sandra and Michael, we need to take extra precautions. I don’t trust them not to try something if they