All Chapters of Dear Ex-Husband, It's too late: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

33 Chapters

Absent mother

The sound of a phone buzzing made Lydia open her eyes with a soft groan. Out of instinct, her eyes went to the other side of the bed, and without meaning to, she let out a soft sigh of relief when she saw her husband, Austin Myres, still on the bed.In that quiet moment, it felt like everything was perfect as it used to. Lydia didn’t know when it all started to fall apart.The phone buzzed again, pulling her attention from her husband to the device vibrating on the nightstand.She sat up, pushing her hair back and grabbed the device before sliding it to answer when she saw her mother’s name glowing on the screen.“Mom, it’s very early." She groaned into the phone.“Early?” Alisa’s bitter voice startled her and had her straightening. “Autumn didn’t think it was too early before she ruined our mood today. Do you even know what that woman’s people did to your mother?”Lydia was already swinging her legs off the bed. “What happened?”Austin rolled over as soon as he heard his mother-in-la

A chance encounter

Cal Hendrick heard his son’s cries all the way from the end of the hallway as he talked to his business partner on the phone.“Can I call you back? There is something important I have to attend to,” he had told the man on the other end of the line who agreed immediately.Cal knew Leo was deathly scared of hospitals, and he regretted leaving the boy with the nurse in the first place.He hastened his steps back to the room.“Daddy!” Leo had cried out in relief, but Cal stopped at the door when he noticed someone was carrying Leo. The boy never let anyone except Cal touch him.When the woman turned and her eyes widened a fraction, Cal was even more stunned to see who it was.“Leo?” he asked with a frown, looking between Autumn Grant and his son, who had his arms wrapped tightly around her.“Daddy, look,” He pointed at Autumn with a wide smile and dried tears on his cheeks. “I found Mummy!" he yelled.Autumn wished the ground would open up and swallow her as soon as those words left the l

A mother

Autumn followed Kani down the hallway and stole a glance back just before they turned the corner. Cal was about to turn the corner as well.Leo noticed her looking and waved at her with a wide beam. Gone was the small boy who was crying earlier. Autumn waved back before disappearing round the corner. “You’re great with kids” Kani complimented, an unreadable expression on his face. Autumn smiled gently “Really? I’ve never been around kids often so it’s kind of surprising to hear you say that” Kani looked like he wanted to say something but shook his head and pushed the door to her private room open.“Mrs Grant!” Sophia exclaimed as soon as they entered. She hurried towards Autumn with a worried expression on her face. “Where did you go? I was sick with worry” Autumn shook her head and touch Sophia’s shoulders gently, “I was literally down the hallway, Sophia. I didn’t get lost or kidnapped.” She joked but Sophia didn’t share her amusement.“You are still so weak. What if you had c

Says who?

Autumn’s hand remained on her stomach the entire ride back to the Grants' mansion. Heavens know she was terrified out of her mind, but she was hopeful. Sated even.Sophia couldn’t stop smiling. “The little one is going to be so lucky to have you for a mother,” she cooed with a hushed whisper so the driver couldn’t hear what they were saying, and the smile on Autumn’s face widened.“I hope so. I want to give them everything. I want to protect them from all the bad things in the world, and they haven’t been born yet. Is this even normal?” Autumn turned to Sophia with a mix of fear, awe, and curiosity.Sophia nodded, placing a gentle hand over Autumn’s. “And it will only get worse as your baby grows, but you don’t need to be scared. It’s a beautiful experience."Autumn leaned back and closed her eyes. Her thoughts wandered far to a dreamland that could only exist in fantasy.Her standing on the balcony of Ethan’s bedroom. A smile on her face with Ethan on his knees before her, kissing he

An ignored husband

Lydia was not a slow woman, but she took her time to process Autumn’s words, and when she did, the anger in her expression morphed to shock and later amusement. She burst out laughing.Autumn wasn’t startled. She stood, watched, and waited for the comeback she knew was coming.“I thought you were an idle and jobless woman, but I didn’t know you were a comedian too." Lydia wiped the corner of her eyes. “If anyone else had said they didn’t care for Ethan, then I would have believed them, but not the woman who didn’t think twice before marrying a man who didn’t love her."“It wasn’t like I begged to marry Ethan.” Autumn replied simply, “Gerald practically begged me to marry Ethan."The room fell into silence, and Lydia’s smirk disappeared as though it had never been there.“What did you just say?” she snarled, her eyes narrowing.Autumn shrugged. “Just a clarification,” She answered.Nobody spoke for a moment, and the maids close by shifted uncomfortably.Naomi looked from Autumn to Lydi

Autumn's promise

Sofia could not stop smiling as she followed Autumn up the stairs. She felt like a proud mother with a bullied daughter who finally stood up to her bullies.“Mrs Grant, I’m so happy you finally stood up to them directly. They would have to think twice now before they do something to you,” Sofia commented.Autumn turned to her and had a small smile. “I hope so,” She muttered softly before entering the bedroom.Autumn was physically exhausted after the hospital and confrontation, but she was emotionally steadier than she had ever been.“Is it because of you?” She touched her stomach gently with a warm smile. Her baby was the only good thing in her life right now.Autumn let Sofia help her into bed.Sofia carefully arranged her things. She picked up the results and medications. “Where do you need me to put these?” She held them up so Autumn could see.“Just tuck them somewhere safe. Away from any prying eyes,” Autumn said before closing her eyes.Sofia understood what she meant. There wa

The Package

Alisa Grant watched her son stiffen. She did not like it. She walked towards him with a frown on her face. “What’s that?” She asked again.When she reached him, she noticed the envelope and the name on it, and her brows furrowed further. Her lips pressed into a thin line. “Is that from Cal Hendrick?” she asked, trying to take the envelope, but Ethan did not budge. “He sent a package to Autumn? Why? Do they know each other?”She had so many questions, but Ethan was not answering any of them, and Alisa’s frustration only grew.Cal Hendrick was slowly becoming a thorn in their side, and now he was sending a package to Autumn? What was that woman thinking about having a relationship of any kind with their rival?Alisa’s expression turned ugly. “What kind of married woman would have something to do with another man?” She sneered. “Ethan, you have to demand answers from her? How could she be so shameless and receive gifts from another man?” Alisa’s voice had risen by now.Her words struck s

The Grant’s Heir

Naomi quickly hid when she noticed Alisa and Ethan were leaving the room. She pressed herself against the wall, watching as Ethan stormed out and Alisa followed after. Both of them had been too angry to notice her perched in the corner. “Ethan, are you really going to let that woman continue to act loose and get away with it?” Alisa complained after Ethan. “What would people say when they know my daughter-in-law is exchanging gifts with a man?” Ethan froze. When he turned to his mother, there was anger on his face. “You should have thought about that when you moved her out of our room. Didn’t you care about people’s thoughts then?” Alisa opened and closed her mouth multiple times. “I was doing it for you,” she exclaimed. “Mother, please. We both know I was not in the equation when you decided to move her out,” “But you didn’t protest. That means you have been thinking about it too. I was just the one who acted first,” His mother argued and Ethan couldn’t say she was wrong. It m

A full day instead

Sofia enters Autumn’s bedroom the next morning and is surprised to find her awake and drawing. She had noticed that Autumn had a talent for making blueprints. She couldn’t understand most of them, but she was certain they were infrastructures that would definitely turn heads when they were built.She and Irene had talked about it. They were certain that Autumn studied something related to architecture, and they had continued to wonder why she wasn’t working with the talent and intelligence she possessed.Sofia shook the thoughts away and moved across the room quietly, doing her duties so she didn’t distract Autumn. Her eyes caught the drawing from Cal Hendrick beside her paper and pens. Autumn had refused to let it out of her sight after.Sofia didn’t know how Autumn and Cal was connected to a child, but she was certain that drawing was from a small boy. She couldn’t help but smile. Autumn was scared for her child, but Sofia was sure Autumn would be an amazing mother.That drawing fro

A kindness too dangerous

Sofia pulled the drawing gently from Autumn and helped her settle in. “You need to eat and take your medication so you can be able to handle your son when you finally take him out." She teased, and Autumn chuckled.A warm feeling spread in her chest.She had a son she didn’t birth and a baby of her own. Was the universe finally giving her a double dose of happiness for every suffering she had endured in the past?“It still feels weird,” She admitted to Sofia while she arranged her breakfast on a bed table in front of Autumn. “I hope Cal doesn’t feel offended. Or the child’s mother."Sofia looked up for a brief second. “If Mr Hendrick didn’t like it, Leo would not have called you, Mummy, today. He would have looked for a way to stop it. Also, a child who has a mother in his life would not call another mummy."Autumn had thought about it that day at the hospital. “I wonder what happened to her. Leo is still so young."“Well, that’s not for us to worry about.” She pushed the bowl of soup

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