Rowan Fuck, I hate it! I hate this tension and unease between Ava and me. I hate that every single time we cross paths, she stares at me like she doesn’t know what to do with me. It’s been a couple of days since that morning. I thought that things would be okay between us once I explained everythi
Chapter 172. Ava I’m already worn and tired. Don’t get me wrong, I love Noah, but I can’t wait for his party to end so that I can rest. The past few days have been busy with planning the part. That managed to keep my mind occupied, but not by much. I’m still in turmoil about what I should do. Eve
She doesn’t give any of them a chance to answer. She gently swoops Iris from Rowan’s arms, grabs my hand, and tugs me away from the two men, who looked awkward standing together. We are both silent as we head upstairs towards Iris’s room. Once we get there, mom gently lays Iris in her crib. Once sh
I continue staring at Emma in shock. When Mother said that she’s been in a depressing state, I didn’t think it would be this bad. She looked nothing like her old self. She did try to dress up, or maybe Mother tried forcing her to dress up, and even though her black pair of jeans, navy blue halter t
By the time we finished welcoming everyone, I was tired and exhausted, both physically and emotionally. Iris also chose that time to wake up, screaming her little lungs out. “You go ahead; I’ll go pick her up.” Rowan gives me a little push towards the backyard. Nodding my head, I head there to fin
I try to pull my eyes away from hers, but it’s difficult. Her pain is gripping, and I’m the one it has a hold on. She’s in a corner all by herself. Mother was busy socializing, and so was Trevor. Her posture and look weren’t really inviting at all. She looked like she could shrink in on herself at
“Noah, it’s time to cut the cake.” I shout his name once I get outside. His head turns in my direction before he rushes towards me with a big smile on his mouth. A couple minutes later, Rowan joins us after taking Iris from my parents. “Happy birthday to you…” We all start singing, and I can tell
I continue staring at the officers in shock. We all were. It’s like we were all frozen, not believing what was going on. It wasn’t until they were done cuffing her and had begun dragging her that Trevor and Kate unfroze and moved into action. “What the hell? You got the wrong person!” Trevor shout