Chapter 222 How Could You?

(Lydia)

Thomas was waiting for me by the entrance to the mansion. I could tell just by his face that he looked nervous.

Good.

That was how he should feel exactly.

I didn’t know if it was stupidity or what, but he really should have told me what happened.

As soon as the car came to a stop, I jumped out of it and sprinted towards Thomas.

“How could you?” I told him, coming to a stop in front of him, “You know what those children mean to me, so how could you?”

I shook my head not waiting for any answer and passed him to get into the mansion. I ran up the stairs two at a time and was out of breath when I reached the children’s room. It was early in the morning and both of them were fast asleep in their respective beds.

My heart filled with warmth when I saw them. It felt like the rest of the weight from my chest had been lifted.

I walked towards Mabel and pressed a kiss to her forehead gently before cautiously moving towards Miles. I carefully kneeled beside his bed and pressed a kiss to