All Chapters of Lost And Found Hearts: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

---Chapter Forty TwoNolan is at home, thinking about Marie and Simeon, who are on their way to Leo's place.Dr. Gray walks into Nolan's living room, suddenly.The room is so tense, and Nolan was shock to see Gray, not even a day like this when Marie isn't around.“Hey! Dr. Gray” Nolan says, shaking off the shock in his body.“Mr. Nolan, how are you doing” Dr. Gray says, smiling.“I am fine. Marie has went to Leo's place, as you suggested” Dr. Gray smiles, “I know. How are you holding up? Hope you don't miss her too much?”Nolan doesn't turn. His gaze is affixed outside on the horizon where the sun has just disappeared. "I don't know," he mutters, his voice thick with concern. "I can't shake this feeling. What if something happens to her? what if Nolan's know this was all planned"Dr. Gray takes another step closer, her heels lightly clicking on the wood floor. "She'll be all right," she reassures him, though it's said almost mechanistically. "Marie's tougher than you think. She's d

Chapter Forty FourThe next thing I know, I am standing in the foyer of Leo's house, a place so well-known and yet so foreign. Memories of our past hang in the air: laughter shared, dreams built, and then shattered. This was our house, our haven in which I thought love would blossom for eternity. Now it feels like a museum of our history, full of the echoes of what once was.Simeon, my son, stands beside me, wide-eyed with wonder as he took0 in the grandeur of the place. I watched him as he went further in - a mixture of curiosity and innocence seemed to exude from him. A feeling that I would like just at this moment to be portrayed: the warmth of a father's love. But I am here, confused and lost in my thoughts, and truly wondering if I am making the right choice."Marie," Leo interrupts the spell of my reverie. His voice is deep and rich, and resonates through the big area. Closer to me, his gaze steady and serious, I can feel my heart start to race. "Are you okay? I know this must b

Chapter Forty Six: The Confrontation (Leo to Nolan)Nolan’s Pov I push through the heavy doors of Leo's office building, my steps assured yet weighted by the uncertainty of what's ahead. This has been a long-brewing confrontation, and I'm not walking away from this until everything is out in the open. Not until Marie's fate is clear.I step into the elevator, watching the numbers climb, but my mind isn't on the ascent. It's all on Marie-on the confusion and fear in her eyes when she pushed me away. She said it was for her protection, that being with Leo was the only way to protect herself, but I know there's more to it than that. I know Leo's using the past to manipulate her, feeding off the lies she told him about me.She told him I betrayed her. It's not true, but Leo believes it. And that's all the fuel he needs to keep her close and keep me at arm's length. But that stops today.The elevator dings and I step out onto the top floor. The sleek design of Leo's office reflects the ma

.Chapter Forty Eight : Bound by SecretsThe house is silent, quiet enough that I can hear my own breathing as I slide the drawer closed, my fingers trembling ever so slightly. I went to Leo’s room, I can't tell why I am there, his secret room.I go closer to his wardrobe. My hand lingers there, the memory of what I've just seen burning into my mind. It's the document I came here for, the proof I'd been so desperate to find. The very reason I agreed to this twisted arrangement in the first place.I swallow hard, looking around as if the walls themselves could betray me. Simeon's not here-thankfully, probably out or lost in his thoughts somewhere. I don't want him anywhere near this. He needs to keep on seeing his father through innocent eyes, even if he resents him right now. He doesn't need to know what this is or why it matters.And yet… I don't have the stomach to destroy it. I try to remind myself that it's a matter of me not having time, Leo might come in at any moment. Deep ins

Chapter FiftyNolan's PovI linger outside Dr. Gray's office door, my heart in my throat. Part of me is still in disbelief that I'm here-again-returning to the very person who proposed this whole idea in the first place. I had known, I had been so convinced, that it would all turn out differently. Now, Marie was slipping between my fingers-and into Leo's.I slowly open the door and enter. Dr. Gray looks up from her desk, her lips curling into a knowing smile."Ah, Nolan," she drawls, sitting back in her chair with that damned, teasing sparkle in her eye. "I knew you'd be back. I know it's just for a few days, you will come crawling back, there's a ark to accept you”She smooths her white coat and steps closer, straightening up. "So, what brings you here? Don't tell me… you've finally realized you need me for more than advice?" She raises an eyebrow. “You need me more than you need Marie, nice you realize that sooner”I try to disregard her implication, but it stings. "That's not why I