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

is hard

the b*dyguard preventing me from leaving? I

you want to go? You can send him or he

her and Theo… I have nothing to do

expected him 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

phone to the

asks

take extra b*dyguards with us.” He

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

He nods. “Yes sir”

take long for them to organize themselves. A few minutes

and before I know it, we pull up

and me out of

it okay if I hold her?” Nora asks

don’t see a problem with it, so I hand Iris over to her. She smiles wide

granddaughter.

us inside. Some of the b*dyguards stay outside, while

section. It was obvious that the couple had money and

me more about Ethan?” I ask them the moment

sure we’re settled

before they both turn to face

told you

adopted son,

I knew that he couldn’t have known Ethan well.

I can get to

want to know about

Do you visit him??

I

heads. Iris was now awake, but

there wasn’t

and I know most

what he did.

but I swear he isn’t a

you

hate him. It’s hard to hate someone

  1. Right now, my

is based on what others have told

listen carefully as they tell me all about their Ethan. They also tell me what happened

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

attention throughout, but by the time they’re done,

he was a good man. If I’m being honest, I feel like they were trying to sell me a

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