Her Return, His Regret novel Chapter 88

Lora’s eyes widened, taken aback by Jason’s bold words. How could he say that so easily in front of the kids?

Sure enough, Ella looked between Lora and Jason before asking, “Is it true Mommy? Will we really have a stepfather? But I don’t want a stepfather! I want my real father!”

Ryan clenched his jaw, seeing his daughter cry made his heartbreak. He picked her up from her seat and placed her on his lap before soothingly saying, “You’re not going to have a stepfather… I’m your one and only father.”

He glared at Jason and questioned, “What is wrong with you? How can you say that in front of the kids?”

“I’m just saying the inevitable… after all, Lora and I will get married in the future-”

“Jay, a word?” Lora said in a low voice.

Jason saw that Lora was angry. He smiled at her and replied, “Sure.”

When they left the restaurant, Lora looked at Jason, anger flitting through her eyes. “How could you say that in front of the kids without discussing it with me first?”

“I don’t think there’s anything bad with what I said… we are a couple and we will get married soon. And that would make me the twins’ stepfather… why are you so angry, were you just dating me casually with no thoughts of marriage in mind?”

Jason's jaw was clenched, his stomach knotting with nerves at the thought of losing Lora. When he received another report about the 'family' outing, he couldn't just sit back and watch Lora slowly go back into Ryan's arms.

Thus, he followed them to the restaurant and pretended to bump into them coincidentally.

Lora’s heart twisted with guilt when she saw Jason's hurt expression. She did give Jason a chance but she couldn’t give him her heart.

“Jay, I-”

Jason scoffed, cutting Lora off. He questioned, “Are you really over him? Am I just someone who was there to fill the void? I have been calling you since yesterday… is he the reason you decided not to pick up my calls?"

Hurt and anger flashed through his eyes as he looked into Lora's eyes and continued, "Are you getting back together with him? Is that why you’re here with him and the kids, looking like a happy family?”

Lora felt a pang in her chest as conflicted emotions flared through her. Jason had been a good friend to her… he was kind to her and he treated her very well. Thus, she cared for him deeply.

However, Ryan had managed to stir emotions that she thought she had buried a long time ago. He managed to crack the icy walls that she had built around her heart, melting the defences she had put up to protect herself from falling in love again.

Lora looked into Jason’s eyes and the pain in them made her stomach churn. She sighed and replied, “It’s not like that, Jason. Ryan just wanted to spend time with the kids and since he’s injured, I tagged along to make it easier for him. It was only for the twins’ sake.”