Semua Bab His Ex-wife Returned... Powerful!: Bab 51 - Bab 60

Drex's gaze dragged down the roses to the candles and balloons, then to me. “Should I assume I'm getting proposed to?”“No, I just… this is nothing but a thank you for Friday dinner.”“Oh?” He slipped a hand in his pocket, then strode over. “Your thank yous are dangerous, you know?”I could feel the color rise to my cheeks, especially when he was clearly biting back a smirk.Dang it, remind me never to ask Irea to do any freaking thing.Ever.“Come on, the meal looks romantic, it'll be a shame to waste such, wouldn't it?” There was no hiding the charm in his tone, so I knew I had to swallow all bit of embarrassment and explain the situation before he got the wrong idea.“This isn't what it looks like.” I ensured to keep my tone steady. “I asked Irea to get a place ready, I didn't know where she would book or what it'd look like.”He nodded. “Mmmh,” but it was clear that he didn't believe it, and that only made me resist the urge to run my fingers through my hair.“I mean it, this—”“L

“Of all the places you could've set, why did you book that place?” I asked Irea the next morning at work.“M-Ma’am?”“Did I tell you I wanted to confess my feelings? Or propose?” My voice was low, but sharp enough to make her gaze drop to the ground.“Wh-What? I really don't understand what you're saying, ma'am.”My lips pursed in irritation. “When I asked you to get a place, what did I say I wanted?”“To thank him.”“And where did you send me?” When she still looked confused, I rolled my eyes. “Just check where you sent me and don't waste our time.”Irea quickly scrolled through her tab. Whatever she saw made her gasp, her skin asking slightly. “Oh no, I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm so sorry, I sent someone to handle how it'd be. A type error, ma'am. I'm so sorry.”“That won't do,” I leaned back, “you really embarrassed me, Irea. It seems you've been making a lot of mistakes since we left New York.”Her eyes returned to the ground, and she said nothing.“If you're tired of working, then just

– Lisa Red –I didn't stop walking until I was out of the company and in my car.The second I slammed the door shut, my fingers dragged through my hair.“No, shit.” I mumbled, a shaky breath escaping.This was not good. It was really bad.Drex knew.He actually knew.“Oh goodness.” My hands trembled slightly as my head fell back, eyes closing for a second.How?How could I have been so careless? So stupid to not have done something when Imogen mentioned the woman who took a strand of hair.Why did I ignore it?Now he knew. He knew about my daughter.He knew about ‘his' daughter.I exhaled slowly, because what if he wanted to co-parent?What if he insisted on it?Did that mean Imogen would get involved with him? That family? Cassie?I'd be inviting my child to danger?I shook my head. “Never.” I was not going to let that happen. Even if I had to fight till the ends of the earth, I won't allow the man who left me to die to take care of my child with me.My fingers tightened around the

– Lisa Red –It had been eight days since Drex confronted me, and somehow, his silence disturbed me more than being bothered ever could.Because this affected my sanity.It made me feel like he had something planned and was only waiting for the right time to execute it.My office door pushed open and Irea walked in with Imogen who was grinning widely.“What took you so long?” I asked. She had been gone for over an hour.Maybe even almost two.Her cheeks flushed and she avoided my gaze when she said. “Traffic, ma'am.”“Traffic?” For so long? I turned to Imogen. “How was your day dear?”“Nice. I want to watch cartoon.” That was all she said before jumping on my couch.Irea went to turn on the TV for her.It was as if they were trying to avoid being questioned.Strange, because usually Imogen would want to talk more about her day. Not start with cartoons.I decided not to put much thought into it. Especially when my phone pinged with a message from Rachel.*What do you say to watching R

My shoulders grew tense. “What?” I quickly shook my head. There was no way I was giving her Drex. “I'll go get the doctor. He's the one who can relieve the pain.” Not Drex!I left to call the doctor, and he arrived soon after. “She's in a lot of pain, can you give her something to relieve it.”He nodded. “But she may go back to bed for a while.”“Hmm.” When he stepped inside, I couldn't find myself going with him.My daughter was in one of the biggest pains ever and I couldn't even give her the one thing she wanted.But how could I?What type of mother will it make me if I brought my daughter out to danger. To the man that could ruin her.But she wouldn't understand. In her heart, I was the bad one. I was the one holding her from her dad.And that made my chest feel cold. “This is just bullshit.”I watched through the window how my daughter chatted with the doctor, and he whispered words to her as he injected her.She cried for a while, before her eyes started to droop and she fell as