Goodbye, Mr. Ex-Husband, I Won't Come Back novel Chapter 152

Tessa

Seeing Lena accepting her father so smoothly without any query or questions, it relieved me. I was hoping that Lucas would also welcome Logan without saying something to hurt his feelings. He was a yearning father.

I secretly admitted it to myself that I separated Logan from his own children. I was wrong and keeping them further away would only create a crack in my relationship with the kids. It was a sin that I never intended to commit but it happened.

“Tessa, are you sure that you’re comfortable with him here at your house?” Eliot, whom I walked out of my house, asked and I realized that he was reading my face all this while.

“He’s my kids’ father, Eliot. I can’t stop him from meeting them.” I replied quietly because I didn’t want to share the private details of my marriage with my neighbour.

He nodded his head in understatement I guessed.

“As a friend, you can always count on me. If you feel he’s invading your personal life and you want to keep him at bay, then let me know. I will help you to put him in place.” He said in a serious tone.

I chuckled lightly.

“Don’t worry, Eliot. He’s not an abusive husband. I parted my ways with him because we had ideological differences and there were some unresolved issues that I thought would always stay between us so I left and he wasn’t the reason I left my home.” I clarified without going deeper in the details.

“Still, if he forces you to return home with him, you can still make your choice. I have been seeing your efforts, your hard work to reach here.” He said.

Ever since I discussed and talked things with him, he only treated me as a friend but the man inside my house seemed to sulk about it.

“Thank you, Eliot. If I’d need your help, I will definitely tell you.” I blinked my eyes in assurance.

I closed the gate and walked back only to find Logan standing at the front steps with a long face.

“Do you need anything?” I asked.

“Why is this neighbour being too clingy around you?” He asked in a sulking tone.

“He’s only a caring person and let me tell you for your kind information that he is your son’s favourite person.” I said.

“I can see that.” I heard him grumbling.

“Logan, he is only a friend because I have set clear boundaries with everyone.” I turned to face him. If he was back to reconcile with our kids, he had the permission but I’d not give him the right to trying controlling my life.

“Don’t give me that look, Tess.” He said under his breath, it was just two of us in the patio.

“I am glad you can still understand my silent language, Logan. We broke up because you label people around me as bad but the reality is opposite. You never seem to care about the toxicity in your orbit. Don’t get me started with the examples.” I said with a subtle hint of sarcasm.

Again, there was nothing to talk about between us.

“Can I wait here until Lucas comes?” He asked me, his tone was somehow pleading.

“As if you planned on leaving?” I raised my brow and he shook his head.

“If you had asked me then I wouldn’t have a choice. Your neighbour would definitely call the cops and get me arrested.” He tried to joke and this time a faint smile cracked on the corner of my lips.

“Eliot was in military so he’s a bit over protective about everyone around here. Please, don’t judge him unfairly. He is a good person.” I said.

“I know he isn’t a bad kind of person but I can’t help it. I feel jealous when I see other men trying to be nice with you.” He confessed.

Our eyes met and I was surprised to see that he still felt jealous because other men tried to get close t me.

“What if I was already dating someone?” I asked to test his patience but I didn’t expect his eyes to turn dark and in the next second, his hand snaked around me.

I was pulled on his chest. My heartbeats paced up.

“I’d not let that happen because you’re still Mrs. Theresa Wilferd.” He said with possessiveness dripping from his words.