A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 589

Chapter 575

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By the time we arrived at Helen’s house, I felt a strange sense of excitement that I hadn’t expected.

Perhaps it was because of how much effort it had taken to get everyone here.

Perhaps it was because I knew how much this meant to her.

Whatever the reason, the moment Alexander parked the car and I stepped out, I couldn’t help but smile.

A few seconds later, Irene’s car pulled up behind us.

Almost immediately, the doors opened, and everyone stepped out

And there she was.

Helen stood at the entrance of the mansion, smiling brightly.

She looked exactly like the woman everyone knew her to be: elegant, graceful, strong. Not the weak, fading woman in my head.

There was no sign of exhaustion on her face. No indication that anything was wrong. She looked happy, and for a moment, I felt relieved just seeing her.

Alexander walked toward her first.

“Happy birthday, Mom.”

The smile on Helen’s face grew even brighter.

She hugged him tightly.

“Thank you, son,” Helen said, “I’m so glad you made it.”

Irene was next.

“Happy birthday, Mom.”

Unlike Alexander, Irene didn’t just hug her. She immediately wrapped herself around Helen like she had been waiting all week to do it.

Helen laughed softly as she held her daughter.

Then Cole stepped forward

Happy birthday, Helen.”

Helen shook her head slightly, but she was smiling,

“Thank you, I thought you wouldn’t come.

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“I wouldn’t miss this for anything in the world.”

I stepped forward last, after I was done admiring the moment.

“Happy birthday, Helen,” I said.

Her expression softened when she looked at me.

“Thank you, Faye.”

She hugged me, and I immediately felt the warmth that always seemed to come naturally from her.

When she pulled away, there was something in her expression that made me realize how much this moment meant to her.

She was happy we were here.

Not just politely happy. Truly happy.

Helen looked around at all of us and smiled.

“Come inside. I have been waiting for this all morning.”

Irene immediately hooked her arm through Helen’s as they walked inside together.

The sight made me smile.

The mansion looked completely different from the last time I had been here.

Beautiful flowers decorated the rooms, filling the space with colour and warmth. The entire place smelled incredible. There was the familiar scent of freshly baked food mixed with other aromas I couldn’t quite identify.

It felt alive.

It felt like a home waiting for family

Once we settled inside, we handed Helen the gifts we had brought.

She looked genuinely surprised.

“You all didn’t have to do this,” Helen said

Irene smiled.

“Of course we did

Helen looked at the gifte in her hands before looking back at us.

“Having all of you here is already the beat gift you could have given me?

The mar softened at her words

Then Cole limnionlately ruined the emotional moment.

“In that case, should probably sakė mine back?

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Trust Cole with one thing: he knew how to lighten the mood.

Everyone turned toward him.

Helen narrowed her eyes.

“Absolutely not.”

Cole laughed.

“I was only saying.”

The room filled with laughter.

For a moment, everything felt completely normal. Exactly how it should be.

After we had spent some time talking, Helen eventually looked toward the dining area.

“Food is ready.”

She smiled.

“I think everyone should eat first. You must all be hungry after the drive.”

She was right.

The drive hadn’t been extremely long, but it had been enough for everyone to work up an appetite.

As everyone began moving around, I looked toward Helen.

“I’ll help you set up.”

I expected her to refuse.

From everything I knew about her, Helen reminded me a lot of my own mother sometimes.

The kind of woman who would insist she could handle everything herself and then somehow make everyone else feel guilty for trying to help.

To my surprise, she didn’t argue.

“Thank you. I’d like that.”

That was not the response I expected

She simply handed me a few things and continued toward the kitchen.

While we arranged everything, I found myself watching her carefully.

Not because I had a reason to

If wait on if anything seemed wrong.

just felt the need to ask

“How are you feeling?

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Helen looked at me with a gentle smile.

“I’m fine,” she said.

Her answer was Immediate.

“I’m even better now that my children are here.”

I smiled.

There was something comforting about hearing that.

“That’s good.”

I returned my attention to the table.

But as Helen turned to walk back toward the kitchen, I noticed it.

For the briefest moment, she stumbled.

My heart jumped.

I moved immediately.

“Helen.”

I reached out, ready to steady her.

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