Chapter 0223 The thought of that brings a certain kind of panic inside me. I didnât want to think of that. I didnât want to let go of my dream of being with Rowan. I stay quiet as I fight her words in my head.
âEmma?â she calls.
I know her; she wants me to agree. She wants me to tell her that Iâll think about it, but I donât want to.
Iâm saved from answering her when a knock sounds on my door.
have to go, Molly. There is someone at the doorâ I tell her in a hurry as I walk towards said door.
âDonât think I donât know what youâre doing, Em. This...â
I hang up the phone before she can finish her sentence.
Opening the door, Iâm surprised to find mom on the other side. She wasnât smiling, but hope still bubbles inside me.
She doesnât wait for an invitation, she just walks in.
âIâm going to make this short,â she says, and all the hope that I had a moment ago shrinks and dies.
I close the door and face her. Looking at her, I fight my tears when I notice the angry fire dancing behind her eyes.
âI want to meet my grandson. I expect you to properly introduce him to me,â she begins. âYouâre also going to acknowledge him as your son and part of the Sharp family. Youâre going to establish a bond with him, get to know him, and youâre going to include him in your life. Am I understood?â
I stare at her wideâeyed. She couldnât be serious, right? Was she really going to force me to get to know him?
âYou canât be serious, Mom. I donât want to know him!â I shout, appalled by the idea.
Iâve regretted him since I learned I was pregnant, so how could I turn around and try and build a life with him?
The flicker of fire I had seen in momâs eyes turns into a blazing inferno. She raises her hand, and I react too slowly. The smack on my face leaves me confused for a while. Still not able to understand what just happened.
place a hand on my cheek and look at her in disbelief. She has never slapped me before. Never.
âYou listen to me and listen well; Iâm going to give you one chance to fix things with your son and the man you cruelly used and discarded, or I swear to you, Emma, I will disown you. Mark my words. You continue down the path youâre walking, and Iâll consider you dead to me.â She pauses, before continuing.
âI know my behavior towards your sister may have contributed to your reasoning. It was wrong of me to ignore her and treat her like she didnât exist. I regret it every day and I wonât let you make the same mistake. Fix what youâve brokenâ
She doesnât give me a chance to say anything before she walks past me, opens the door and leaves. Iâm left standing staring at the spot she stood a few minutes ago.
The ultimatum she gave me keeps playing in my head. Either get to know Gunner or lose my family. I know my mother and she doesnât give out empty threats. I no longer had a choice.
Why did Ava have to find out the truth?
My heart hardens as I think of her, and fury fills me.
I Fuck. I hate that bitch. She should have just kept her F***ing mouth shut.