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.

seventeen," I say

a step back like I've struck

been hiding it from us for fifteen

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,"

I drop my gaze.

but it's thick and full

mother, Alex. And I had to hear about my

you have any idea what that did

are now rolling

away my chance to protect

She sobs.

And it guts me.

"I'm sorry," I whisper.

her hand through her hair as if trying to

to die on me," she says finally, her voice barely steady. "You don't get to keep secrets like this anymore. You are

know. I love you mum. I'm so sorry." I whisper and she tugs on my shirt like it's

tomorrow." She

I nod slowly.

me where Athena

tell her everything too. Or

and

holds my hands and softly tugs me as we walk towards the

Athena asks, seeing my mother's

gives me a kiss before doing the same

see you at

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

don't know what

inside the car is

spoken since we got in, and I can't bring myself to start. My fingers

sound of her voice cracking,

take away

name it, but nothing cut deeper

me, Athena shifts in

I wasn't sure if I should say anything," she begins, her tone careful, "but

look like you should be driving

at her. Her eyes meet mine briefly

still anger. But there's

Rayen's sake, I'm

I say, but even I don't believe

She raises an eyebrow.

but you look like you've been punched

I blink at her.

time in hours, I

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