Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 133

ALEX

We're almost to the car park.

The echo of our footsteps fills the concrete silence, tension hanging thick in the air.

Athena is quiet beside me, her hands in the pockets of her coat.

Mum hasn't said a word since the session ended. We have more than enough to have Leah locked up for life. But I won't stop there. Her family will lose everything.

I'll make sure of it.

"Athena, go on ahead sweetie."

Mum's voice cuts through my thoughts as she halts her steps.

I freeze.

Athena glances between us, sensing the shift, but doesn't argue. She nods and walks ahead toward the car, her coat swaying around her ankles.

The moment she's out of earshot, Mum grabs my arm, not hard, but firm.

Her short nails digging slightly into my sleeve. I look down into her eyes.

And I know.

She's hurt.

And it breaks my heart.

But I had no choice, I had to keep it from her to protect her. I'll admit, at the beginning, I did it to punish them for how neglected I felt. I hoped I would drop dead one day, and they would come back home to my cold body, and when the doctors told them what killed me, it would haunt them.

That was my punishment to them, but over the years, my reason began to change. I guess I saw how she struggled with granny and didn't want her to feel like it was her fault. I also didn't want granny to blame herself into thinking she did this to me.

"How long," she asks, her voice low and trembling, "How long have you kept from us the fact that you have a heart condition?"

I open my mouth, but nothing comes out.

She stares me down, every inch of her the formidable woman the world fears

except now it's hurt and her eyes are shining with tears.

Tears for me.

Her son.

My throat tightens. "Mum-"

"How long, Alexander?"

Silence.

I can't lie.

Not to her.

Not anymore.

was seventeen,"

back like I've struck

cracks. "You've been hiding

want Dad pulling me from the business, you worrying yourself sick every time I took a flight-" "And instead I'm standing here listening to a psychopath confess that she used your condition against you," she snaps, cutting me off. "That she triggered it. And you're lucky to be

I drop my gaze.

softens, but it's thick

And I had to hear about

idea what that

rolling down her

take away my chance to

She sobs.

And it guts me.

"I'm sorry," I whisper.

breathes in deep, brushing her hand through her hair

steady. "You

sorry." I whisper and she tugs

home tomorrow." She

I nod slowly.

me where Athena

everything too.

turns and pauses, "Your father

my hands and softly tugs me

Athena asks, seeing my mother's red

and gives me a kiss

you at

her door open and drive off. So much has happened in the last hour and

what to do

inside the car is

we got in, and I can't bring myself to start. My fingers tighten around the steering wheel, but I don't

The sound of her voice cracking, the

away my

faced betrayal, heartbreak, violence, you can name it, but

Athena shifts in

wasn't sure if I should say

like you should

eyes meet

still coldness there... still anger.

Rayen's sake, I'm

say, but even I don't believe

She raises an eyebrow.

look like you've been punched in the gut.

I blink at her.

first time in hours, I feel something settle

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