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

cracks. "You've been hiding

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.

it's thick

And I had to hear about my son's

have any idea what that did to me in

now rolling down her

you take away my chance to protect

She sobs.

And it guts me.

"I'm sorry," I whisper.

deep, brushing her hand through her

voice barely steady.

know. I love you mum. I'm so sorry." I whisper and she tugs

home tomorrow." She

I nod slowly.

Athena is waiting by

everything too. Or I

turns and pauses,

and softly tugs me as we

asks, seeing

me a

see you

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

don't know what

inside the car is

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

Mum's words. The sound of her voice cracking, the look in

dare you take away my chance

you can name it, but nothing cut deeper

me, Athena shifts in

say anything," she

like you should be

Her eyes meet mine briefly

still coldness there... still anger. But there's concern,

Rayen's sake,

I say, but

She raises an eyebrow.

discuss how we will co-parent, but you look like you've been punched in the

I blink at her.

the first time in hours, I feel

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