Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Pete wanted to continue comforting me, but I stopped him. "Pete, I'm going back home."

He stood frozen in shock, his expression frozen. It took him a moment to process before he forced a smile. "Ari, you said you never wanted to go back."

Three years ago, he had flown back to bring me home. At the airport, Nicholas was as fragile as the pills scattered on the ground, and my memories felt shattered too.

Each fragment was painful. On the plane, I told him, "I never want to come back." I never wanted to see Nicholas like that again.

I shook my head. "I have to go back for Tabitha. She needs an environment that suits her better."

"I-I can help you find one! If it doesn't work, we can start our own kindergarten, only accepting kids from our country. I'll find the best teachers for Tabitha and have a doctor on-site at all times-" "There's no need for that, Pete."

I understood why he was so good to Tabitha-it was because he cared for me. But we had missed our chance.

had a child with Nicholas now. My focus was solely on Tabitha. I couldn't bring myself to care about anything else. This trip back

muscles twitched involuntarily. For a moment, he almost couldn't hide the sadness that was creeping onto his face. His hand, buried deep in

voice again. "Alright. Wherever you

a lighthearted laugh. "Come on. How can you accompany me?

is that secure? If you leave, it won't take even a year before someone else

helped you build this empire. I have a stake in

I didn't like that. Once everything was said, it was time to leave. Without hesitation, I said my farewell

didn't feel sad when he fell out with his brother or when his father forced him to marry. Even on the day of

he

have to leave him when everything was getting better now?

and later helped him get through his divorce. He

diamond ring. He had