Her Return, His Regret novel Chapter 65

Adan Nicholson had been closely monitoring Bianca’s messages in the past few days hoping he would find anything about Lora.

However, the two women never talked about anything that could disclose Lora's secret. Adan was even thinking about giving up, thinking maybe they were just being paranoid.

He was at the engagement party when his phone suddenly buzzed and he saw the conversation that Lora had with Bianca.

His eyebrows furrowed when he saw the kids that were in the picture that Bianca had sent to Lora.

“These kids…” he murmured to himself, his eyes searching for Ryan.

This was big news! Lora had children and one of them resembled Ryan so much! This couldn't be a coincidence.

The MC called Ryan and Ivy to the stage and Adan’s eyes widened. ‘No. I need to show him this conversation before he goes up there.’

Adan rushed towards Ryan and showed him the conversation.

“What is it?” Ryan asked as he got the phone, his eyebrows knitting in confusion as he read the conversation.

“Read that and tell me what you think,” Adan remarked.

Everyone was watching, wondering why Ryan had stopped to see something on the phone instead of proceeding with the event.

Ivy’s face flushed. She smiled at the guests awkwardly, trying to look like this was normal. What was Ryan doing in front of all these people?

At the same time, Ryan’s hand that was holding the phone trembled when he saw the photo.

Why was there a picture of kids that looked like Lora and himself?

How did this happen? He didn’t recall meeting Lora in the past and he's only ever slept with one woman- Larisa.

This could only mean one thing... Lora was Larisa.

Ryan felt like a knife had been stabbed into his chest, twisting deeper with each second.

“Larisa… it’s really you,” he whispered just as a single tear rolled down his cheek. “You’re alive…”

“Ryan, what’s going on?” Ivy asked Ryan but he ignored her, his eyes focussed on the twins on the phone.

‘These kids… are they mine and Larisa?’ He mused, his heart clenching in pain.

Regret filled him completely, followed by guilt. Larisa had been nearby all along and he failed to recognise her.

Looking at his friend, he asked desperately as more tears rolled down his cheeks. “Where is she?”

Adan shook his head and replied, “I don’t know, bro. I last saw her with Jason Anderson.”

“I need to find her,” Ryan said, his voice low and hoarse.

He knew that the evidence pointed to Lora being Larisa but he needed to verify it himself. He wanted her to confirm her identity… he wanted to find out if the kids who looked like them were theirs and why she hid them from him.

Most importantly, he wanted to make sure she was Larisa and that she was alive.