All Chapters of Reborn: Not Your Wife Anymore!: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

Lucy Hale“We’re here,” Elias stated quietly.He smoothly parked the car in front of the Hawthorne estate, turning off the engine.I bit my lips anxiously, feeling it a bit chapped.The Hawthorne estate rose before us exactly as it did in my memories.Vast, elegant, and mercilessly unchanged. My fingers tightened around the door handle, feeling it too heavy to push open.The wrought iron gates, the pale stone walls, the carefully trimmed hedges framing the path into silent witnesses.The moment both of my feet touched the ground, my eyes shut tightly before fluttering it open again.I hadn’t planned to return here.“Oh my god, it’s intimidating.” Mia let out a breath on the other side of the door. Her eyes widened in awe as the mansion stole her gaze.I couldn’t answer. The air felt too thick in my lungs. I hate the way the estate loomed over me, mocking me in every way.I despise feeling weak like this.Elias quietly stepped out of the car and walked to the trunk, lifting it open