All Chapters of She Returned with Genius Babies, He Regretted: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Tristan’s POV“Just a few more bags,” Elena says sweetly as she watches me carry two bags of cement over my shoulders. One of them bursts, and I have to hurry up so as not to spill the powder all over the place. Her expression doesn’t change. Not an ounce of pity in there. “I do have to go somewhere and meet someone, so if you would hurry up….”“I’m trying,” I groan as I set down the bags. “Just… let me do this.”“Of course,” she says with a fake stiff smile.Is she even the same woman? I ask myself internally. Elena never had a single malicious bone in her body. Or at least, she didn’t use to. When I got stressed from work, she would always offer to massage me or cook for me to help me relax. I can’t imagine this version of Elena doing that for me.I carry more bags until I get the last one done. I shake off the dust off my clothes and face her.“I did what you asked for,” I say. “It’s time for you to fulfill your other end of the deal. Let’s talk about the business.”I take out the

Elena’s POVCloser. Alexander’s breath is warm on my lips. The tension in the air is thick. I have nowhere else to look at but his eyes. Even closer….“You have a lash on your nose,” Alexander suddenly says, blowing hot breath on my face. “There. It’s gone. God, it’s been bothering me all this time.”He lets out a laugh, and I step back as though scalded. For a moment there, I thought he’s going to kiss me. Am I stupid for thinking that? Of course he wouldn’t. He’s like a supermodel, and he probably only messes around with people who are as vain as him. Also, I don’t want to kiss him. I don’t want to kiss anyone, full stop.So why am I so embarrassed and annoyed right now?“Well, thanks for that,” I mumble, raising the box and waving it at him. “I really appreciate it. Do you need a ride back to the cafe?”Alexander immediately recognizes my shooing cue, and thankfully, he understands it because he says, “No, I got it. Thank you for the offer, though.”He starts to walk away, and I ma

Elena’s POV“Liam!” I call out. “Liam, where are you?”My heart breaks with every second I spend in the park. It’s dark now, and yet there hasn’t been a sign of Liam. I don’t know what to do anymore. I feel like it’s all my fault.“I’m sorry, ma’am,” Penny keeps telling me, wiping the tears off her cheeks. “I didn’t know. I didn’t see him run. I should’ve paid more attention to him. I’m so sorry!”She cries loudly, but I don’t have the energy to comfort her right now. It’s not even because of what’s happening. It’s because I agree with what she’s apologizing for. A part of me blames her for everything, but I want to reserve judgment since I know that Liam is mischievous enough to pull something like this.“We need to look harder,” I just say. “Hold yourself together, Penny. We won’t be able to do this without you. Please.”She nods, and with that, she goes to another spot in the park to call for Liam.Throughout all of this, Sophie has been silent.I don’t know why. At first I thought

Elena’s POVWhat do I do now that Tristan knows?The thought stays in my mind even as I drive home. I’m so tired that I just go upstairs and draw all the blinds down and sleep.But I wake up the next morning still feeling horrible.Wanting to distract myself, I head out early and take a long jog around the city. After that, I drive home again, feeling a little better. Deciding to just push every thought out of my head. Especially ones that get too close to Tristan.I refuse to think about him. I refuse to acknowledge the very real possibility that he’s certain about the paternity of the kids.I arrive at home, focusing on the positives. The business is on track. Liam is safe. The kids are at home, and I know they’re safe with Grandpa Harold….“Uncle Alex, do it again!”The shrill voice of Sophie makes me stop dead in my tracks at the foyer. I rub my eyes, almost certain that I’m just dreaming and what I heard isn’t real. But then I hear Liam’s laughter and my heart sinks. God, I didn’

Tristan’s POVI came to Elena’s house fully prepared to confront her about what she did to our kids, about the two miscarriages she had that she felt the need not to tell me about. I’ve been angry and hurt and distraught. I was ready to fight. I didn’t care about her threat of being able to take me to prison.All I cared about was what we lost.What I personally lost in the process.When I saw her come out of her house, when she smirked at me and mocked me, I was alright. I believed I could still handle myself.Then that man came out of the house.Alexander Van Asten.I already saw him with Elena. It wasn’t a shock to me that her young lover is my biggest competitor in business.But the most shocking thing to me now is the fact that he’s in her house—which is owned by Marcus Harrington—marching around like he owns the place. Like he doesn’t care who sees him here.Not only that, he’s also angry with me for what happened with Liam, of which is knowledge is very much limited.Alexander