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.

guard then hands over his

voice is hard

why is the b*dyguard preventing me from leaving? I ask in

go? You can send him

and Theo… I have

just sighs and asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him.

phone

asks

take extra b*dyguards with us.” He then turns to the guard.

you, men. You’ll take one car. My b*dyguards will drive in front of

He nods. “Yes sir”

for them to organize themselves. A few minutes later, we are on the

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

and me out

hold her?” Nora asks as we

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

granddaughter.

Some of the b*dyguards

moment the hostess sees us, she directs us to a VIP section. It was obvious that the couple had money and were well known. It

more about Ethan?” I ask them the moment that the hostess leaves after she’s

sure we’re settled

before

told you

only that he is your adopted son,

that he couldn’t

to know him

to know about him?”

Do you visit him??

I

but I didn’t take her

so there

and I know

despite what he did. All I pray

hate. He was wrong but I

you

really hate him. It’s hard to hate someone you

  1. Right now,

him is based on what others have told

Ethan. They also tell me what happened and how

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

done, I’m

good man. If I’m being honest, I feel like they

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