Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 281

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 bodyguard 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

is

the bodyguard preventing me from leaving? I ask

do you want to go? You can send him or

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

speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks a couple of meters from us. When he is

phone to the

asks her

agreed, just as long as we take extra bodyguards with us.” He then turns to the guard. “Take

bodyguards will drive

He nods. “Yes sir”

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

drive is silent, and before I know it, we pull up at a fancy restaurant. The

and me out

I hold

with it, so I hand Iris over to her. She smiles wide

granddaughter.

leads us inside. Some of the bodyguards stay outside, while

It was obvious that the couple had money and were well known. It

you tell me more about Ethan?” I ask them the moment that

sure we’re settled

Nora exchange looks before they both turn

Rowan told you about

your adopted son, Iris’s father

him. I knew that he

to know him better through

to know

Do you visit him??

I

was now awake, but

so there wasn’t any

and I know most

despite what he did. All

I swear he

you

It’s hard to

opiniof him is based on what others have

they tell me all about their Ethan. They

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

they’re done, I’m still confused

about how he was a good man. If I’m being honest, I

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