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

is hard

me from leaving?

do you want to go? You can send him or

her and Theo… I have nothing to do so

to put up a fight, but 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

phone to the

Nora asks her

take extra b*dyguards

will drive in front

He nods. “Yes sir”

doesn’t take long for them to organize themselves.

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

Nora and me out

I hold her?” Nora asks

a problem with it, so I hand Iris over to

granddaughter.

the b*dyguards stay outside, while

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

about Ethan?” I ask them the moment that the

sure we’re settled

before they both turn to

told you

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

didn’t really like him. I knew that he couldn’t have known Ethan well.

get to know him

you want to know about

Do you visit him??

I

was now awake, but

there wasn’t

I know most people

what he

but I swear he isn’t

you

It’s hard to hate someone you don’t know and

  1. now,

is based on what others have told

about their Ethan. They also tell me

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

done, I’m still confused about Rowan.

If I’m being honest, I feel like they

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