Landon took in a deep breath and started, "In the beginning, even I thought that she didn't make it. The doctor, he colluded with Stacey and let the entire family believe she died.At the same time, Stacey hid her away. I didn't notice in the beginning, but she left behind enough flaws for me to catch on to it. This made me panic, and I knew if I wanted to find our baby, I needed to hurry and do it in a way that didn't alert Stacey.That's why, I said those hurtful words to you in the hospital back then. I can never be sorry enough. I had to gain Stacey's trust, and that was the best way to do it under her watch.Your state was fragile then, and I was afraid of you alarming Stacey. It was wrong of me to withhold the information from you, but that was the best I could do.When I managed to find our baby, I planned to tell you all about it, but your mental state worsened. You became suicidal and wished to divorce me.The psychiatrist told me to let you go, but I didn't want to be sepa
Landon's words made her think.She couldn't deny that she felt happy and free during this period of three years. She thought she almost moved on, putting everything behind.If Landon gave her a couple more years, the past wouldn't even hurt her, and he will be erased from her heart entirely.But did that matter now when the truth came crushing down on her?All she felt was regret, hurt, and anger. Maybe she should have acted more stable back then. That would have probably given Landon the chance to tell her about everything."That would have been fine. According to you, in order to not let me be hurt then, you hid the matter from me and took away the option of having a choice from me. I could have endured that agony. At least that would allow me to stay by my child's side and support her through the pain. As her mother, that's my right and responsibility. Who are you to snatch that away from me? How would you feel if I did the same to you? Kept your child hidden from for years and m
Sitting on the chair, Evelyn dozed off. Her head wobbled due to lack of support, and when it was about to fall down, Landon entered the room.He noticed her position. He hurriedly stepped ahead and placed his palm forward, letting her head rest on it. His eyes then fell on her face, unable to move them away as he saw her sleep peacefully. However, then her eyebrows furrowed.Those dark eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes. Her vision was hazy at first, and only upon focusing did Landon's tense expression fell into her line of sight.She quickly reacted by moving away from him, removing her head from his palm. Although Landon felt a sense of loss, he didn't let it show on his face.He placed his hand down and cleared his throat."Are you hungry? You haven't eaten dinner," he pointed out.Now that all of her intense emotions settled down, she could feel the hunger gnawing inside her stomach. But she kept her expression indifferent."No, I am fine. Where will I be staying?" she vo
"That I can, but raising a family takes a lot of money. That's why, it is better to save money as much as possible," he voiced out.Evelyn's teeth dug into her lower lip, and she clenched her hand into a tight fist. Seeing the amusement twinkling in his eyes made her feel more aggravated.She wanted to bunch that face, but afraid of having from worse repercussions, she held back her action. Taking in how he acted these days, she was afraid of being told to do something ridiculous to make up to him.She raised her hand and pushed his chest away with her palms. He didn't resist and took a step behind. She took in a deep breath and pressed her forehead."Do whatever you want. Don't talk to me or else, believe it or not..." she trailed off, starting to think of a decent threat.Her eyes wandered around the place when she spotted the kitchen knife. She reached out to pull it out before pointing it towards Landon's throat."I will stab you. I really will. Even if I have to spend a lifetime
After all the teasing around and Evelyn being constantly flustered, she finally managed to cook the soup. Fortunately for her, Landon couldn't sit idle.He had his company to take care of. Therefore, he dressed up and left for his work, looking extremely regretful. It brought relief to Evelyn.She wanted to spend time with her baby Sophia.Although the girl was weak and pale, she stared at Evelyn with animated eyes as she fed her. After the girl was done eating, Evelyn patted on her head. Her heart tightened.Keeping her away from her daughter for so many years, Landon wasn't a good thing for sure.Seeing all the needle marks on her daughter's hand and how the girl could hardly walk made Evelyn's heart sink. After the little Sophia was done eating, Evelyn accompanied the girl to watch cartoons. Evelyn ate her breakfast while Sophia excitedly introduced her favorite characters to her mom.Evelyn listened in full interest.The little girl then raised her head and, staring at Evelyn exp
The snowy days always made Evelyn feel nostalgic and depressed. It had to do with the memories associated with them.They were always eventful.Stepping out of the restaurant, Evelyn sighed, watching the white and soft snow touch her stretched palm.The day was snowing exactly like this when she first met him, fell for him, got married to him, and then left him.Somehow, no matter how much she convinced herself she was a changed woman, a better version of herself who didn't grovel at anyone's feet, snow always brought her thoughts back to him.It was truly annoying.A sardonic chuckle escaped her mouth.She was really not a person who stayed attached. In fact, growing up, the number of characters she remember from her childhood was indeed pitiful.She hardly remembered her classmates' name from high school although she got along with them pretty well.Every time she encountered them after finishing high school, they looked at her with those accusing eyes, most likely calling her cruel
Evelyn was a second too late in closing the door of her apartment. The door was held in a strong grip, and no matter how much she groaned or sweated over it, it wouldn't budge.Meanwhile, her eyes were trained on her ground, not bearing the courage to face the horror before her. Her heart drummed in her chest in an alarming rate as though it would burst out any second now.She stared at the black and shiny shoes of his. As always they seemed perfect. There was not even a stain of dirt on them. She honestly didn't know how he managed to do so when she had it bad with hers. They never managed to stay clean for long for her."Evelyn," he enunciated.And she felt ashamed to admit that his voice made her feel jittery. It always did, and even after years, the effect didn't diminish. Why was her hormones so dramatic and pathetic just like her heart?Countless times she had heard him take her name. It was always using the same tone— composed and cold. Was there anytime when there was fluctuat
It stood to reason why she was baffled and showed such a large reaction. Three years ago, their relationship had a clean break with her placing the divorce papers on his desk. She signed on those papers and expected him to do so before she left.Her eyes narrowed at him. Did all that high intensity work he does caused his mind to become all jumbled up, as a result remembering everything wrongly?"Return where?" She sounded and was genuinely confused."Home."These short and cryptic answers from him was aggravating her. Funny how a quality of him that she praised before, calling it cool and charming, irritated her to no end now. Without the thick filter of love, everything surely felt different.And what did he mean home? This was her home now!"I am at my home," she responded, "I am not going anywhere with you. Now, Mister, can you kindly leave?"She wanted to curse at the man badly, use all sort of vulgar language. But what's the use? It won't be classy at all and would make her seem