35.

Layla

Nathan was discharged earlier than the doctor had predicted, and the man was so sure that it was thanks to Leo that his son was healthy and cheerful once again.

I wasn’t surprised when Leo brought him gifts on the day he was to be discharged from the hospital, despite the fact that I had told him his presence wasn’t required. He seemed as obstinate as Nathan himself.

Henry wasn’t here yet, he had told me he was going to be late. And while I thought about the situation, about how I was going to separate Nathan from Leo, my phone beeped.

It was a strange number. I didn’t use True Caller, so I didn’t know who it was. It was when I stepped outside to answer that I knew who was talking.

William Gould.

I had thought we would have nothing to do together ever again, but here he was calling me and saying we had to meet.

As the call ended, I felt sour within me.

I felt incapable of carrying out my revenge plan, I began to feel it wasn’t something I was cut out for.

But whenever I