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.

hands over his

His voice is hard and

the bodyguard preventing me

do you want to go? You can send him or he can drive

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

asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks

phone to

asks

extra bodyguards

will drive in front of us and

He nods. “Yes sir”

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

pull up at a fancy restaurant. The

me

I hold her?”

don’t see a problem with it, so I hand Iris over to her.

granddaughter.

the bodyguards stay outside, while a

directs us to a VIP section. It was obvious that the couple had money and were well known. It reminded me of Rowan’s

tell me more about Ethan?” I ask them the moment that the hostess leaves after she’s

sure we’re settled

before they both

Rowan told

adopted son,

he couldn’t have known Ethan

Maybe I can get to know

you want to know about him?”

Do you visit him??

I

awake, but I didn’t take

so there wasn’t any

know most

despite what he

I swear he

you

can’t really hate him. It’s hard to hate someone

opiniof him is based on what others have told

as they tell me all about their Ethan. They also tell

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

time they’re done, I’m still confused about Rowan.

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

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