Chapter 0194 How are you doing?â mom asks through the phone. âAnd how are the baby and Noah?â
Once again they were out of the country for a business meeting. It didnât come as a surprise to me that they had their own private jet since Rowan did too. He had his own and there was also a family one. I have never used his. Never been inside it. Probably because we rarely went to any trips together.
When my wealth rose to great heights, I thought of buying a jet of my own, but I quickly shot the idea down. What the hell would I use it for? I rarely went anywhere that will necessitate me needing one of my own. If I had to go somewhere, I usually hired one or Iâd just fly business class.
âAva?â
âSorry mom. Weâre all doing well. We just miss you guys so muchâ
And it was true. Theyâve been gone for a week and theyâll be away for another week. Noah and I missed them like crazy. Itâs surprising how theyâve become such a big part of our lives in such a short time.
âWe miss you too. Your dad says hi by the way. He said heâll talk to you in the evening when he isnât so busyâ
âThatâs all rightâ
âSo, have you bought anything new for the baby? Four months isnât long. Soon he or she will be hereâ just as always, excitement rings in her voice when she talks about the baby.
âHow am I supposed to buy anything when everyone around me already has? This baby will have more than in enough and a lot to choose fromâ I laugh.
The babyâs room was full of stuff. I thought that mom, dad, Letty and Corrine were bad. That was before Reaper came into the picture.
He has been sending cute little gifts since I allowed him to be part of his or her life. I donât even get when or where he goes shopping when he is in hiding. Everything he has bought is in color pink. Just like with Noah and Ethan, he also believes that it will be a baby girl.
My smile falls as soon as thoughts of him pass through my mind. I know I promised him, but I canât help but feel guilty. This was the man that murdered my adoptive father after all. We may not have gotten along with Father, but he still raised me.
âI canât wait for the baby to be born. I missed Noahâs birth so Iâm making up with this babyâ her voice pulls Can I call you back mom? I was meeting up with Letty and Corrine for a lunch date and I see them pulling up It probably wasnât them, but my mood had already been shot down to hell.
âSure. Talk to you later. I love you Avaâ
âI love you too momâ I say, then hang up the phone.
I sigh as I place my phone down at the table. The moment I do that, my conflicting thoughts immediately attack.
Father wasnât the only issue associated with Reaper. There was also Rowan. Sure, he wasnât my favorite person, but he was Noahâs father. Reaper was hell bent on revenge and losing Rowan would destroy Noah.
There was also the likelihood that he would go after those Rowan loved. Noah loved the same people, well except for Emma that is. I just didnât know what to do because part of me felt like I had made a mistake giving him a chance. The other part just told me to trust my instincts and my instincts told me it was the right move.
âWhat are you thinking so hard about?â Corrineâs voice startles