Divorce and Freedom No More Homemaker for Him novel Chapter 753

Chapter 753 The Sisterly Bond and a Hidden Reality

It was nauseating. Absolutely relentless.

Ayla laughed and shook her head. “Are you serious right now?”

“Completely. If I’d met you carlier, I never would have let you marry Troy.”

Ayla’s hands tightened on the steering wheel for just a second, then relaxed.

Fabiola caught the small movement and read her perfectly. Her voice gentled. “I mean it. I’m not joking with you.”

“…Don’t worry, I’m not moved.” She was a little touched, but she’d lived through enough by now that her heart had hardened some. Back when she was still fragile, a single sentence from Fabiola might’ve completely wrecked her.

Fabiola heard that and let out a quiet laugh. “Even if I’d been there, you might not have listened to me back then.”

Ayla was curious now. “If I really didn’t listen, what would you have done?”

Fabiola made a sound. “You’re not the one who saw through me as two–faced? Here’s what would’ve happened: I’d have sweet–talked you, indulged you, charmed you until you had zero guard up against me -then I would’ve bared my teeth, laughed, and dragged you away. You’d have been sold and still counting the money for me. One good shake and you’d fall in line.”

What Fabiola described lined up perfectly with the part of her Ayla had already seen. Setting aside whether she would’ve been stubborn back then–looking at everything that had happened since, imagining that hypothetical, Ayla actually found herself hoping Fabiola really would have stopped her.

Over all these years, Ayla had barely seen Phil. After her mother left for Zheron to do her research, Ayla had mostly looked after herself. When she’d been young and reckless, heading in the wrong direction, what she really needed was someone to rein her in.

The way Kaleb had been in the beginning–raging at everything, impossible to reach–that was a boy who’d needed someone to steady him. Ayla had barely managed to pull him back. If Kaleb had just grown up wild on his own, he would’ve become someone who ran everything through sheer force of will, refused to hear other opinions, and possibly blown up his whole partnership with Emmett.

Kaleb had his issues. And Ayla wasn’t free of her own mistakes. Back then, she’d been desperate to hold onto something–anything. Add to that the fact that it was her first time falling for someone, and she’d fallen so hard she’d completely lost herself.

If Fabiola had actually been there, she would’ve been a good influence.

Fabiola noticed the silence. “What are you thinking about?”

“What you said.”

“Touched?” Fabiola pushed her luck.

ut vit you off.”

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changed. Now it was

They were like two people who had od no idea how to be in a relationship, ever months.

She suddenly felt like both of thethom had been incredibly clueless.

And then she really, genuinely way wanted to laugh.

And she laughed.

Draven looked at her–wark area, puzzled. “What is it?”

“Mr. Storm, you have no trico idea how to be in a relationship. Study up.‘

“Noted. I’ll work on ita Draven knew it. Shaped by a difficult childhood, he endure. He wasn’t goodgood at expressing himself. He didn’t know how to nurtu appearances perfectly buy, but when it came to truly getting close to Ayla’s hear surface.

After dinner. Fabiolabiola–contrary to how she’d performed in private–didn’t time. She left with without fanfare.

So, Draven and and Ayla drove back to the complex together.

The car cuarlar through the evening traffic. Draven was driving, Ayla sat in the between them them was quiet.

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Ayla watchedtched the lights and the familiar skyline pass outside the window. in time beferefore the breakup, a steady warmth rising somewhere deep inside hs

But they they weren’t boyfriend and girlfriend yet, so privately, both of thera we

For ifor instance, during Ayla’s recovery in Zheron–aside from those first twest slippskipped in and they’d simply slept beside each other, they’d kept their e

The Then, there was the kiss when she left Zheron, after she’d given hun som s

She She’d been intimate with this man. And now, alone together, keep: keeping strar strangely, thrillingly new.

The car didn’t pull into the underground garage below Ayla’s boas building

This was the full–floor unit–more than 6,500 square feet wit Ala nad lo and never revisited them. Draven had handled everything tins this was ti

Draven got out and started to walk around to open berdover door, but Avla

They nearly walked right into each other. Ayla looked op go into his stea flutter. “You lead the way.”

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Draven gave a quiet laugh. “Sthe

He walked ahead. Ayia followers wed a step behind. With her eyes off him, sh shamelessly stare at his back bli ball–she wanted.

Six foot three, perfects buit is from any angle, he was still unbearably g

She followed him triton the elevator, out of the elevator, and arrived at th full–floor unit

Her building in Block Tock 7 had two units per floor. Very different layout.

vation plan plans once

ally badly been here.

Before they went anion, Draven registered all her fingerprints. From now o home.

It was a new spwespace, and Ayla took it all in as she stepped inside. Her taste every detail thel, the structure, the furnishings–was both practical and beau sweep of Dravenaven’s private residence at Meadowlark in Zheron. so the qu What caught hight her was the quality of the taste.

The kind of pl of place where any random photo would come out beautiful

You condould see the care that had gone into it.

Not that that the place could compete. With Draven in the room. the aparta

Just thust then, one of the nannies appeared. “The babies are awake right no you you like to come see them?”

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“Of d’Of course.” Ayla was already moving.

The The little ones had just finished feeding and were bright–eyed end 1 and repurget in a proper cuddle. She washed her hands thoroughly and then ther peri pent–up affection into it

Floyd had been a bit unsettled–two–month–olds often genser sassy- ease and started patting his back for a burp.

Ayla watched for a long time.

Draven felt her eyes on him.

Their gazes met.

They were with the babies for almost an hour berorectore the nannies

The nannies knew better than to wander the site space was large, and main suite. Draven valued privacy. No one wase was going to interrupt.

Draven took her hand and led her to the one main bedroom.

The main suite was twice the size of Avias was own. She was exploring

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Draven gave a quiet laugh. “Sure.”

He walked ahead. Ayla followed a step behind. With her eyes off him, she could breathe again–and then shamelessly stare at his back all she wanted.

Six foot three, perfectly built. From any angle, he was still unbearably good–looking

She followed him into the elevator, out of the elevator, and arrived at the private–floor entrance of the full–floor unit.

Her building in Block 7 had two units per floor. Very different layout.

Before they went in, Draven registered all her fingerprints. From now on, she could come here like it was home.

It was a new space, and Ayla took it all in as she stepped inside. Her taste was exacting, but this place- every detail, the structure, the furnishings–was both practical and beautiful. She’d seen the grandeur and sweep of Draven’s

ence at Meadowlark in Zheron, so the quiet luxury here didn’t shock her.

of the taste.

What caught he

The

dom photo would come out beautiful.

ad gone into it.

d compete. With Draven in the room, the apartment was just a backdrop.

the nannies appeared. “The babies are awake right now, Mr. Storm, Ms. Keaton–would ne see them?”

Ayla was already moving.

tle ones had just finished feeding and w in a proper cuddle. She washed her hand

ent–up affection into it.

Floyd had been a bit unsettled–two ease and started patting his back

Ayla watched for a long ti

Draven felt her eyes

Their gazes m

They

eyed and alert. Ayla had been too sick before to

and then held her daughter, pouring every bit of