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

is hard and

b*dyguard preventing me from leaving?

go? You can send him or he can drive

with her and Theo… I have nothing

he doesn’t. Instead, he just sighs and asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks a couple of meters from us. When he is done, he comes back and

phone to

Nora asks

agreed, just as long as we take extra b*dyguards with us.” He then turns to the guard. “Take

b*dyguards will drive in front of us and you’ll

He nods. “Yes sir”

organize themselves. A few minutes later, we are

before I know it, we pull up at a fancy restaurant. The driver parks the car,

and me

I hold her?” Nora asks as

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

granddaughter.

Some of the b*dyguards stay

section. It was obvious that the couple had money and were well known. It reminded me of

Ethan?” I ask them the

sure we’re settled

before they both

told you

but only that he is your adopted son, Iris’s father and that he’s in

he couldn’t

Maybe I can get to know him

do you want to

Do you visit him??

I

but I didn’t take her from her

there wasn’t any

and I know most

still our son despite what he did. All I

I swear he isn’t

you

I can’t really hate him. It’s hard to hate someone you don’t

  1. now,

on what others have

all about their Ethan. They also tell me what happened and how I

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

done, I’m still confused about Rowan.

good man. If I’m being honest,

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