HOR

ring postpartum." Avery drove Sydney home.

ulate businesswoman everyone knew. She's spent three days being tormen

me to take Ethan and Emily home, but Emily didn't want to leave

tify his actions. No man would leave

n talking. "Syd, I know you are blaming yourself for

ed to Gavin." She had decided to be defian

please, a man has no righ

clenched her fist. "Not that, I

Gavin had no right to leave y

angry about X

aking out his anger on you becaus

n hadn't been the same man she met in high school since

told him she wanted to go to

thing, Gav." Sydney st

l do you want me to say?" He mumbled a c

ce at her. Her eyes grew mo

"I'm sorry babe," his tone was soft. "You can't go t

p her wit

has a

t I? Why can't I go to colleg

on't I give you enough money? W

ather saying those words to her mother. Afterwa

n't want to be a man's handbag." She didn't want the

many reality TV shows. Grow up

change my m

yes, "Suit your bloody self." Then he

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et over her chest. She had cried so much that she fell asleep

by the door in blue pajamas. They

. "He said he'll be back soon,

ng about him. He left you in the hos

ck; the feeling was strange; she couldn't remember the last time she hugged him. Was Gavin righ

ause he had something im

more importa

rised at how much taller he was becoming. "I know, bab

sues just like Gavin, and Sydney hated it, but she was

l angry w

You'll gnaw before thirty if you keep frowning

nd he moved away. "Leave my

ain engulfed her chest. The scar from the surgery w

o the bed, "G

er chest."Goo

-

ey d

crying of a baby. "Xavier." S

ecame unbearable. Sydney winced and lazily got out of be

nd the room but didn't see him. Her eyes wi

en. The crying ceased. She saw a nurse carrying

pening. She was sweating like she had been in the des

e asked, taking o

rom her face. She had no intentions

st a bad

tails but just kept

ceiling window. She had never missed him so much. She was tired of controlling herself aroun

out his love for her especially since th

ddenly scared to touch h

ng his shirt halfway

d his waist. He stilled. "I'm sorry about X

ated the effect she had on h

d walked to the bed. She

y." Would that b

"What should I say

ad sown for her, covered her at moment.

"Who else refused to go for prenatal care? Who else

ad supported my decision and stood by m

s, I didn't support you at first but after a while, I did. I paid all your

did w

r but she moved away. "I told you I wanted to find a

It's not like you would have gotten it anyway

mocked her about her grades; he would always compar

mean it, I

avered," Lea

he one saying sorry? She had ma

t to you anyway." He took off his shirt

leave me in t

had done with her so-called best

ow the

eded

as b

with

d went to him. For some reason, her heart p

and she grew impat

now. Drawing in a sharp breath, he t