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.

then hands over his

is hard

why is the bodyguard preventing me from

to go? You can send him

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

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

phone to the bodyguard.

asks her

has agreed, just as long as we take extra bodyguards with us.” He then turns

of you, men. You’ll take one car. My bodyguards will drive in

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 driver parks the car,

helps Nora and me

I hold her?” Nora asks as

don’t see a problem with it, so I hand Iris over to her. She smiles wide as she

granddaughter.

inside. Some of the bodyguards stay

us to a VIP section. It was obvious that the couple had money and were well known. It reminded

I ask them the

sure we’re settled

Nora exchange looks before they both

Rowan told

your adopted son, Iris’s

knew that he couldn’t have

Maybe I can get to know

to know about

Do you visit him??

I

now awake, but I didn’t take her from her

so there

and I know most

our son despite what he

but I swear he isn’t a

you

can’t really hate him. It’s hard

now, my opiniof him is

all about their Ethan. They also tell me what happened and

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

throughout, but by the time they’re done, I’m still confused about

he was a good man. If I’m being honest, I feel like they were trying to sell

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