Chapter 290

Thea

I sat on Angel's office chair, silent but with tears spilling down my eyes as I stared at my mum through the laptop.

We were on Face-time. My mum couldn't hold her tears either. Infact, she was the first to tear up which got me more emotional.

Angel stood across the room with his back turned against me and I wondered how he was feeling. I was certain he didn't have a good welcome from my mum.

"M-mum...." The word came out broken and she burst out more in silent tears. She wiped her tears when she had her fill and I could only feel heartbroken for the pain she had been put through.

"My baby...." She called. Her hands covered the screen slightly, I guess she was holding on to my image on the screen. She palmed her face once again to cover up her tears. "I'm sorry, forgive me for tearing up this much."

"No it's fine mum. You don't have to apologize." I said trying to assure her.

"How much time do we have?"

I was silent for some seconds trying to grasp what she meant.

"Oh...."