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

His voice is hard and

me from leaving?

want to go? You can send him or he can

and Theo… I have nothing to do so I want to

hand over the phone to him. He walks

to the bodyguard.

Nora asks

bodyguards with us.” He

bodyguards will drive in

He nods. “Yes sir”

organize themselves. A few minutes later,

it, we pull up at a fancy restaurant. The driver parks

helps Nora and me out of

hold her?” Nora

Iris over to her. She smiles

granddaughter.

of the bodyguards stay outside, while

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

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

sure we’re settled

exchange looks before they

told

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

knew that he couldn’t have known

to know him better

to know about him?” Nora

Do you visit him??

I

their heads. Iris was now awake, but I

there

know

he’s still our son despite what he did.

I swear he isn’t

you

really hate him. It’s hard

Right now, my opiniof him is based on

about their Ethan. They also tell me what happened and

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

done, I’m still confused about

I’m being honest, I feel like

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