Alle Kapitel von Dear Ex-Husband, The Quadruplets Are Mine: Kapitel 21 – Kapitel 30

Chapter 22My phone kept ringing. I stared at it on my desk without making any attempt to answer.Celeste’s name glowed across the screen, and for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to pick it up. Maybe because I knew her well enough to understand that she rarely called me without a reason. Or maybe because I was wondering what had happened.Mia noticed my unsettleness though. She had been watching me for the last several seconds with an expression that suggested she was thoroughly entertained."Why are you staring at your phone?" She asked. I didn't look at her. I just answered, "I'm not.""You're literally staring at it." Mia insisted. I glanced at the screen. The ringing stopped and silence returned to the office.Mia leaned back in her chair. "Yet, you didn't pick up."I reached for my pen and gave her a look.She smiled.Before I could respond, Yuna glanced at the clock on the wall. "Maybe you should answer it."I looked at her.She shrugged. "It's getting late. I need to go

Chapter 24Patricia's POVFor a few seconds, I couldn't move at all. I stood at the doorway with my hands still covering my mouth, staring into the room. Then I slowly stepped further inside. My eyes moved from one corner of the room to another.Birthday decorations. Balloons were everywhere. They were tied to chairs, scattered across the floor, and hanging from the walls. A large birthday banner stretched across the room, and there were ribbons, flowers, and little decorations I couldn't even begin to process.I blinked several times.What was happening? I couldn't even imagine what my eyes had fallen into. Then I saw Jimmy. He was standing right there with the kids, looking at me with the biggest smile on his face. Mason, Ethan, Oliver, and Clara were all giggling.The moment they realized I had finally understood what was happening, they jumped up."Happy birthday!" Their voices filled the room.I gasped. For a second, I just stared at my children and Jimmy. All of them had been

Patricia's POVI sat completely still in one of the offices, staring at a spot on the wall without actually seeing it. The sounds around me had gradually faded into the background, leaving me trapped inside the deafening silence of my own thoughts. People were moving outside. Doors were opening and closing. I could almost feel someone laughed somewhere down the hallway, but none of it reached me. My mind was blank, almost frighteningly so.Six good years.Six years of separation, six years of forcing myself to move forward, six years of building a life without him, and this was how I had met Maverick again.Even thinking his name sent something painful through my chest.I had imagined our reunion so many times over the years, though I had always denied it whenever the thought crossed my mind. Sometimes I wondered if we would meet by accident in a supermarket or at some social event. Sometimes I wondered if he would walk past me without recognizing me. Other times, in the quietest corn

Patricia’s POVBy the time I finally got home, my body felt like it had been carrying the weight of the entire world on its shoulders. The drive had been longer than I expected, and although I had tried to keep my mind focused on the road, my thoughts had wandered more times than I could count. All I wanted was to get inside, take off my shoes, and wrap myself in the familiar warmth of my home. The moment I opened the front door, however, I was greeted by the sound of laughter coming from the living room, and every trace of exhaustion seemed to disappear.“Mummy!” four little voices cried at once.I barely had time to close the door before four small bodies came rushing toward me. I dropped my handbag on the floor and opened my arms, allowing my children to crash into me. Their tiny arms wrapped around my waist and legs, and I laughed as I bent down to hug each of them properly. I kissed their foreheads one after another, breathing in the familiar scent of their hair as I held them cl

Patricia's POVI drove to the restaurant without really knowing how I had gotten there. My mind had been crowded with too many thoughts since I left Maverick's company, and every attempt to push them away only made them return with greater force. I knew I couldn't keep running from him forever, but that didn't mean I was ready to face him. Six years had given me enough time to build a life without Maverick in it, and I wasn't prepared to let one unexpected business arrangement destroy the peace I had fought so hard to create.When I finally parked my car, I remained behind the wheel for a few seconds. I stared through the windshield and took a slow breath before opening the door. The moment I stepped out, my eyes searched the entrance of the restaurant, and I immediately spotted Jimmy sitting on a chair close to the door. He looked like he had been waiting for me for some time, and the moment he saw me, he stood.I walked toward him with a small smile, hoping that would be enough to c