Chapter 0281

Nora and Theo arrive around thirty minutes later. Like I said, I haven’t been outside since that short trip

from the hospital

I was dying to see how the city had changed. Four years is a lot of time for a fast–moving city like this one

to stay the same.

When the doorbell rings, I get up excitedly and open the door.

“Are you and lo

you and Iris ready?” Nora asks.

She was buzzing with the same excitement as me. I let both of them hug me. Being in their arms felt so

wonderful and familiar. Like it was something I constantly got from them.

“Yes, let me just get her.”

I turn around and head back to the living room. Picking up my daughter, I say a hurried goodbye to Teresa,

then leave the house.

I was about to climb into their car when a b*dyguard stops me.

“I’m sorry, ma’am, but I can’t let you leave,” he says, dampening the excitement.

I didn’t know his name, though I’ve seen him a couple of times while he was patrolling the compound.

“Why not?”

“I’m just following orders,” he replies kindly, but it honestly pisses me off.

“Call him,” I demand, my voice harder than I’d expected,

Almost reluctantly, he takes his phone from his pocket and dials it. I would have called Rowan myself, but

I didn’t want to admit to anyone that I was struggling to read the names saved on my phone.

“What’s going on? Theo asks from behind.

I raise my hand to stop him. I wasn’t coming off as rude; I was just frustrated. I hated feeling like I was

caged. Like I was a prisoner in my own house.

then hands over his

voice is hard

preventing me from leaving? I

go? You can send him or he can

I have

but he doesn’t. Instead, he just sighs and asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks

the phone to the

Nora asks

has agreed, just as long as we take extra b*dyguards with us.” He then turns

will drive in front of us and you’ll be

He nods. “Yes sir”

them to organize themselves.

is silent, and before I know it, we pull up at a fancy restaurant.

Nora and me out

I hold her?” Nora asks

see a problem with it, so I hand Iris over to her. She smiles wide as she stares

granddaughter.

of the b*dyguards stay outside, while

directs us to a VIP section. It was obvious that the

I ask them

sure we’re settled

exchange looks before they both

told you

your adopted son, Iris’s

he couldn’t

Maybe I can get to know him better

to know

Do you visit him??

I

Iris was now awake, but

so there

know most

still our son despite what he did. All I

He was wrong but I swear

you

I can’t really hate him. It’s hard

  1. Right now, my

based on what others have

about their Ethan. They also tell

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

done,

he was a good man. If I’m being honest,

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