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

is

bodyguard preventing me from leaving? I ask

can send him or

lunch with her and Theo… I have

just sighs and asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks a couple of meters

phone to

asks

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

will drive in front of us and you’ll be in the

He nods. “Yes sir”

long for them to organize themselves. A

we pull up at a fancy restaurant. The driver parks the

and me out of the

okay if I hold her?”

Iris over to

granddaughter.

bodyguards stay outside, while a few

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

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

sure we’re settled

Nora exchange looks before they both turn to

Rowan told you

adopted son, Iris’s father and that

knew that he couldn’t have known Ethan

Maybe I can get to

do you want to

Do you visit him??

I

nod their heads. Iris was now awake, but

so there wasn’t

know most

despite what he did. All I pray

but I swear

you

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

him is based

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

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

they’re done,

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

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