Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 232

Chapter 232

OLIVIA

It’s been a week since Lilly came to live with me. My baby was growing, though not as quickly as I had hoped. Still, I could see progress, and that gave me a sense of relief. I registered her using the documents the doctors had brought back, and I chose Marcus’s mother’s name as her middle name. I was sure he would be pleased by that.

These days, I spend most of my time with Lilly in my room. Lupita and Grandma would come to visit us occasionally, then disappear again. I liked that they were enjoying their time, but I missed Samuel. The boy was hardly ever around. If he wasn’t with Ethan, he was with Nick or my father. They always seemed to have something to do with him. Maybe they were trying to help Nick bond with him more, to make up for the time they lost together.

I did blame myself a little for that. Back then, Nick hadn’t been the best role model, and I had done what I thought was best for Samuel. Still, he hadn’t said anything about it, which made me think he was just happy to be a part of Nick’s life, and that nothing else mattered. And, truthfully, that pleased me, because even though I could justify my actions, I was still feeling guilty about it all.

A knock at the door interrupted my thoughts. I wondered who it could be, Lupita, the guys? They never knocked; they just walked right in.

“Come in,” I called out. The door creaked open, and Xander appeared. I hadn’t seen him for a few days, not that I missed him, but I had noticed his absence since he was usually around.

“Xander, good to see you,” I said as he flashed me his charming smile.

“I finally get to see you. Those guys are always guarding your room like you’ll disappear. I couldn’t even get close to this side.” He laughed, his tone light. I couldn’t help but smile. They were definitely overdoing it, but I wasn’t bothered by it. Xander was harmless, and if I wanted to be with him, well… there wasn’t anything they could do to

stop me.

“Forgive them, they’re just being protective of me and the baby,” I explained as Xander poured himself some juice and sat beside me. He seemed a little disappointed by the extra attention I was receiving, but I understood where he was coming from.

“So, when are you going to let me help as well?” he asked, his voice filled with playful curiosity.

raised an eyebrow. “What

your people are here, and the baby’s here, I hardly see you. I don’t like it. Let me cook

just dinner, nothing too much. “Sure, why not?”

widely. “Great, let me check your kitchen and see what you have. I’ll go buy whatever else I

no idea what he was looking for in

leave you for now to do a bit of shopping, then I’ll come back and cook for you.” He was already heading out, and I didn’t stop him.

with a quiet moment to myself, I decided

and read the

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Chapter 232

“My dearest wife,

L

and our

coping without you all here. Now, even our new addition is

make up for it. Anything you want, I will give you. But please, come back to

care of yourself and our

you so

Your husband,

Marcus”

to go back to him when the time was right. But right now, I had Lilly to focus on, and once

chest. “Daddy misses us, little one,” I whispered softly. “He wrote us a letter. He says he wants us to come home. Do you want to go back? Not yet right? Yeah, not yet,

the time came, we’d find our way back home, together.