Chapter 0276

Ava

It’s official. I miss my husband so much. It has only been a couple of hours since Rowan left, and I’m dying to pick up the phone and call him.

I know I’m the one who insisted he should go to work today, but now I’m regretting it.

I’ve done every chore around the house, which, by the way, isn’t much because Teresa was already on top of things. I was bored out of my mind since there was nothing to do. Iris is asleep most of the time, and Teresa is busy, so there isn’t anyone to keep me company.

I tried baking, but it was a failed attempt. Like with the pancakes, I had difficulty remembering the recipe.

and also measuring

Sighing, I take the baby monitor and leave for the backyard. I head straight for the beautiful gazebo that

took my breath away the moment I saw it.

I don’t remember it being there before, so it was probably added during the four missing years.

This amnesia is both a blessing and a curse. I consider it a blessing because Rowan has changed so much. He’s everything I’ve always wanted him to be. I can’t really complain. We were finally the family I’d

always imagined.

It was also a curse because so many things are now different. So many things are new. To be honest, I don’t even find that to be a bad thing. What I hate about my current situation are the side effects. The inability to read simple words and numbers. It honestly makes me feel stupid.

to see you.” Teresa’s voice startles me since I’d been

her, squinting my eyes

“Scarlet”

for a while, but it doesn’t ring a

knew me, right?

Let her in.

leaves. Minutes later, she

your name is Letty.” I voice my

a seat next to me. I turn and face her fully, I

a stranger.

just a nickname for Scarlet. My grandmother started calling me that when I was younger and the name

anything else. A kind of awkward silence falls between us. It was deafening and spoke volumes. It’s

I mean, here is this woman who probably knows everything about

you? How are things going?” She finally breaks the silence

before answering. During that time, Teresa comes back

glasses. She leaves again after serving

sip of the delicious liquid, I answer. “Not bad; I can’t honestly

is treating you well,

sits

would you ask

with Rowan has always been tense. She’s apparently my friend, so she would definitely know that, but Rowan told me that things between us changed. Was

nothing. I just want to make sure that everything is okay.” The look

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