Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 100 ~ Dinner and questions

ALEX

"Alex, I'm scared" Leah grabs my hand as she looks from me to Rayen.

I sigh, gently pulling my hand away, "isn't it you who wanted to have dinner with my family?"

"I did, but I'm afraid they'll still be hostile towards me."

I glance down at Rayen who's holding my other hand, clutching it like he senses something is off.

His eyes are silently watching, but he doesn't say anything.

"They probably will be," I say honestly, walking up the steps to the estate's entrance. "But you wanted this, Leah. You said you could handle it. We can turn around if you feel like it's too much."

She shakes her head as she lifts Rayen into her arms, "We are getting married soon. They will eventually accept me."

I press my lips into a thin line. Not responding to that statement.

My mother is the first to turn toward us as Secretary Joane holds the door open for us.

Her posture stiffens, and her lips press tight like she just bit into something sour. Nana lifts her chin but doesn't bother to mask the disappointment written all over her face.

Rayen slides off Leah's arms and runs forward, excited with arms outstretched and with a smile showing off his missing front teeth as he shouts

"Grandma!"

Nana frowns, "Can't you see me too, young man?"

Rayen hugs mum and rushes to Nana with a laugh that tugs at my heartstrings, "Hello, Nana!"

"Rayen, darling," she says coolly, standing to receive him in a gentle hug. "We've missed you." Her eyes shine with love as she lifts my son, forgetting her old age.

"Good evening, Mum and Granny." Leah smiles as she walks towards mum, who doesn't even glance at her as she turns.

"Come Rayen, you must be hungry!" Mum says as she grabs him and walks towards the table.

Nana stays back, her eyes still on Leah. She doesn't return the greeting either. Just gives a slight nod before adjusting the pearls on her wrist like her presence is something she needs to brush off.

wouldn't be for the idea, but for the sake of Rayen, they would show

a second, then she clears her throat and walks beside me as we move deeper into the

that's enough for

eventually come

been seven years." Leah

pull out a chair for her. When she seats, I take the one next to

civil as it can, and I'm glad because honestly,

other helpers collect the plates and

can you get a snack from Aunty in the

up at my suggestion, and he runs off,

eyes sweep through the room before my face hardens into

dinner, was it?" Dad asks, leaning back in

I have something I need to find out. Nana, why did

desperately?" I

one likes to poke in the past, but I must if I'm to put my

my life." She shocks everyone with

been for me, they would still

flash if guilt crossing her wrinkled

they save you?" It's a sensitive

but Nana knows I

I need to really know something,

I pass it on to you or Rayen. We had to visit for a donation under the King

didn't

planned.

would have died had they not saved me. I don't know

but it was so quick till

we were supposed

and didn't stop

the entire place was

f

was

flooded

told they had died. So sometimes wonder, if they had left as