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

is hard

preventing me from leaving? I ask in

go? You can send him

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

but he doesn’t. Instead, he just sighs and asks to speak to Theo. I hand over the phone to him. He walks a couple of meters from us. When

the phone to the bodyguard.

Nora asks her

as long as we take extra bodyguards

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

He nods. “Yes sir”

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

is silent, and before I know it, we pull up at a fancy

helps Nora and me out

I hold her?” Nora asks as

it, so I hand Iris over to

granddaughter.

Some of the bodyguards stay outside, while a few

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

I ask them the moment that the hostess leaves after she’s

sure we’re settled

looks before they both turn

Rowan told

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

like him. I knew that he couldn’t

can get to know him better

want to know

Do you visit him??

I

nod their heads. Iris was now awake, but I didn’t take her from

there wasn’t any

know most people wouldn’t

still our son despite what he did. All I pray

He was wrong but I swear he isn’t

you

hate him. It’s hard to hate someone you don’t know

opiniof him is based on

tell me all about their Ethan. They also tell me

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

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

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

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