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,"

step back like I've struck

voice cracks. "You've been hiding it

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.

I drop my gaze.

softens, but it's thick and

Alex. And I had to hear about my son's heart

have any idea what that did

rolling down

take away my chance

She sobs.

And it guts me.

"I'm sorry," I whisper.

breathes in deep, brushing her hand through her hair as if trying

her voice barely steady.

so sorry." I whisper and she tugs on

tomorrow." She

I nod slowly.

Athena is

will tell her everything too. Or I

turns and

hands and softly tugs me as we

everything okay?" Athena asks, seeing my mother's red

a kiss before doing

see you

much has happened in the last hour and for the first

know what to

inside the

and I can't bring myself to start. My fingers tighten around the steering wheel,

The sound of her

take away my chance to

can name it, but nothing cut deeper

shifts in her

sure if I should say anything," she begins,

you should be

at her. Her eyes meet mine briefly

still coldness there... still anger. But

sake,

say, but even I don't

She raises an eyebrow.

needed us to discuss how we will co-parent, but you look like you've been punched in the gut. Maybe... let's talk about the parenting stuff later,

I blink at her.

for the first time in hours, I

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