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

His voice is

why is the b*dyguard preventing me from

go? You can send

invited me for lunch with her and Theo… I have nothing to do so I want to leave with

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

asks

as we take extra b*dyguards with us.” He then

My b*dyguards will drive in front of us and

He nods. “Yes sir”

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

pull up at a fancy restaurant. The driver parks

Nora and me out of

I hold

so I hand Iris over to

granddaughter.

inside. Some of the b*dyguards stay outside,

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

them the moment that the hostess leaves after

sure we’re settled

exchange looks before they both turn

Rowan told you

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

Rowan didn’t really like him. I knew that he couldn’t

Maybe I can get to know

want to know about him?” Nora

Do you visit him??

I

but I didn’t take her from her grandmother.

so there wasn’t any

know most people wouldn’t

what he did. All I pray

but I swear he isn’t

you

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

  1. Right now,

him is based on what others have

they tell me all about their Ethan.

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

but by the time they’re done, I’m still confused about Rowan. They

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

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