Chapter 208

Chapter 0208 “I don’t think so”

He was always tight–l*pped about the mother of his son. I didn’t know anything. Were they married, then divorced? Were they just in a relationship? How long have they known each other?

I doubt he will ever willingly give me the information I need to piece things together. Besides, I didn’t want to cause him hurt. It looks like every time I mention her, either he gets really pissed or really angry.

“That’s okay... I get it. A lot of the time, I prefer processing things on my own,” he pauses. “But that doesn’t mean that I can’t help you with this,” he points at the small garden.

“Thank you,” I smile while he gets down on his knees.

I hand him a pair of gloves, and he follows my lead.

“What are the boys doing?” I ask.

“Playing video games... It honestly surprises me how close they’ve become. They’re basically inseparable. I never even imagined this scenario in my wildest dreams, given how much I hate Noah’s father”

I frown at that. He can’t even bring himself to say his name. Why?

“Why do you hate him so much? Whatever happened between you two was years ago. Shouldn’t you have been able to get over it by now?” I ask him, referring to how he had a crush on Emma back in high school.

He had been obsessed, just like me. While my obsession had been for Rowan, his had been for Emma. Just like Rowan said, he had followed Emma around like a lost puppy. He would write her love letters. Buy her flowers and leave them in her locker. He would also buy her gifts. He really went above and beyond and that used to piss Rowan off to no end.

410 “It’s nothing,” he answers, but I know that he’s lying to me. There was something he wasn’t telling me.

I choose to leave it at that instead of pushing it.

“Regardless, you have to set your differences aside. Our sons are best friends, so you’ll have to see him. once in a while and you can’t go picking a fight with him every time.”

I make a mental note to have the same talk with Rowan. They both need to start acting like adults.

“Think about what Gunner needs. This isn’t about you or what went down between you and Rowan. This is about Gunner and Noah,” I add when he doesn’t say anything.

Thinking about Gunner brings a mental picture to mind. I try to push it, but to no avail. It stays there as my to Gunner’s +15 BONUS I 1 freeze. My bones locked tight. My heart beating wildly. It can’t be. It just can’t be. She would have said something. She would have told her family. I try to deny it, but the proof is there.

“Ava?” he calls my name, but it’s like I am in a trance.

It was no wonder his smile was so familiar. No wonder it bothered me so much. His smile was similar to hers when she was a little girl. They were identical.

“Emma,” her name sl*ps from my l*ps, as if it was forced out.

I feel it as Calvin stills next to me. If my memory didn’t convince me, then the way his b*dy locked, did.

“I need to go.” I mumble, struggling to stand up.

Finally, I manage to get up. His hand on my arm stops me. I face him. He must have seen something in my eyes. I’m not sure, and right now, I don’t care.

“You know,” he whispers. “You’ve figured out the truth.”

I nod my head as tears cloud my eyes. Without a word, knowing he will take care of Noah, I pull my hands from his. I walk back into my house and get my car keys before leaving.

I can’t believe this. Not her.

I needed answers because the Emma I knew would never abandon her child. She would never be so cruel.

to her own flesh and blood.