Dear Ex Wife Please take me back

ALEX

"Alex, I'm scared" Leah grabs my hand as she looks from me to Rayen.

I sigh, gently pulling my hand away, "isn't it you who wanted to have dinner with my family?"

"I did, but I'm afraid they'll still be hostile towards me."

I glance down at Rayen who's holding my other hand, clutching it like he senses something is off.

His eyes are silently watching, but he doesn't say anything.

"They probably will be," I say honestly, walking up the steps to the estate's entrance. "But you wanted this, Leah. You said you could handle it. We can turn around if you feel like it's too much."

She shakes her head as she lifts Rayen into her arms, "We are getting married soon. They will eventually accept me."

I press my lips into a thin line. Not responding to that statement.

My mother is the first to turn toward us as Secretary Joane holds the door open for us.

Her posture stiffens, and her lips press tight like she just bit into something sour. Nana lifts her chin but doesn't bother to mask the disappointment written all over her face.

Rayen slides off Leah's arms and runs forward, excited with arms outstretched and with a smile showing off his missing front teeth as he shouts

"Grandma!"

Nana frowns, "Can't you see me too, young man?"

Rayen hugs mum and rushes to Nana with a laugh that tugs at my heartstrings, "Hello, Nana!"

"Rayen, darling," she says coolly, standing to receive him in a gentle hug. "We've missed you." Her eyes shine with love as she lifts my son, forgetting her old age.

"Good evening, Mum and Granny." Leah smiles as she walks towards mum, who doesn't even glance at her as she turns.

"Come Rayen, you must be hungry!" Mum says as she grabs him and walks towards the table.

Nana stays back, her eyes still on Leah. She doesn't return the greeting either. Just gives a slight nod before adjusting the pearls on her wrist like her presence is something she needs to brush off.

I knew they wouldn't be for the idea, but for the sake of Rayen, they would show up. But union wasn't the main reason I agreed to this.

Leah's smile falls for half a second, then she clears her throat and walks beside me as we move deeper into the house.

"They love Rayen, and that's enough for me," she whispers.

"They will eventually come around."

Leah laughs, "It's been seven years." Leah points out.

I sigh as I pull out a chair for her. When she seats, I take the one next to her.

Dinner goes on as civil as it can, and I'm glad because honestly, I'm too exhausted.

Once we finnish, Joane and other helpers collect the plates and clear the table before I turn to Rayen,

"Rayen, buddy, can you get a snack from Aunty in the kitchen?"

Rayen's eyes light up at my suggestion, and he runs off, leaving just us.

My eyes sweep through the room before my face hardens into a serious mask.

"This wasn't just any dinner, was it?" Dad asks, leaning back in his chair.

"No. I have something I need to find out. Nana, why did you want me and Athena

to get married so desperately?" I ask, nd everyone freezes.

No one likes to poke in the past, but I must if I'm to put my puzzle pieces together.

"Because I owe her parents my life." She shocks everyone with a response.

"They saved me, and had it not been for me, they would still be alive." She adds,

a flash if guilt crossing her wrinkled face.

"How did they save you?" It's a sensitive question

ask, but Nana knows I only

ask when I need to really know something, so she doesn't fight me on it.

"As you all know, I have a weak heart , and God forbid I pass it on to you or Rayen. We had to visit for a donation under the King foundation,

unfortunately, things didn't go as

planned.

I had an attack, and I would have died had they not saved me. I don't know how

they did it, but it was so quick till this day I'm baffled.

The night we were supposed to

leave, rains came and didn't stop for

the entire place was

f

a while was rushed back, but

flooded

when Dasked about them, I was told they had died. So sometimes wonder, if they had left as planned, would they still have been alive?"

I ignore the fact that my Nana thinks this is 1800, where you show appreciation

by arranging a marriage and focus on my questions,

"They used a drug on you. A

let

Pind that only they knew." I

lean back and study her expression but

from how the o is forming on her lips, she truly had no idea.

"That's a very serious thing to say, Alex." Mum says before Dad backs her up,

"Your mother is right. How do you know that?"

I look at Leah and watch her reaction. Her gaze holds mine, and she has a slight shake on her hands.

Yes.I want to know where the fuck she got the drug from and from her reaction, I

will soon. But one thing at a time.

"I've been doing a research and-"

Before I can finish my sentence the door bursts open and Joane who is out of breath rushes in.

"Young master!" She can barely get the words out.

"What is wrong with you?" Nana asks.

Leah stands her eyes looking around, "Where is Rayen?"

"He...he..."noveldrama

She doesn't get to finnish the sentence when I stand from my chair and sprint

towards the kitchen.