Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 281

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 and

is the bodyguard preventing me from leaving?

go? You can

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

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

to the bodyguard.

asks her

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 front of

He nods. “Yes sir”

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

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

helps Nora and me out

hold

hand Iris over to her. She

granddaughter.

bodyguards stay outside, while a few enter

VIP section. It was obvious that the couple had

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

sure we’re settled

and Nora exchange looks before they both turn to

told you about

that he is your adopted son, Iris’s father and that

Rowan didn’t really like him. I knew that he couldn’t have known Ethan

get to know him better

do you want to know about him?”

Do you visit him??

I

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

so there

I know most

son despite what

wrong but I swear he isn’t

you

It’s hard

is based on what others have

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

up with the Sharp’s.

I did pay

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

I’m being honest, I feel like they were trying to sell me a

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