Ran Away Pregnant Came Back Alpha Heiress (Amelia and Damien) novel Chapter 338

Chapter 338

“I don’t trust you,” he said. “And frankly, no one can take care of my child better than Victoria and me.”

“You’d rather be a rogue? What kind of life is that?” I demanded.

“We’re getting by, together. I’d rather be here, yes, then where you are. Victoria and I might live in squalor means, we might not really have a home, but we do have each other,” Ethan said, cutting. “You are alone, Claire. And you always will be, with the way you treat people like they are disposable.”

“So that’s it then? That’s your final answer?”

“Don’t call me again. In fact, lose my number entirely,” Ethan said and hung up.

Damien’s POV

When I came home that night, a spring in my step, Annette stood proudly in the dining room beside a table full of food.

“I didn’t do all of it,” she said. “The chef helped me.

The girls were already there, in their seats, eying the food like they had gone a hundred years without eating. I knew for a fact they had a very healthy school lunch every day, and then a snack in the afternoon.

Still, looking at the food, I could understand where they were coming from. It looked delicious. My mouth was watering too.

“This is great,” I told her and sat down. She waited for me to sit before taking a seat for herself.

We said a quick prayer over the food, thanking the Moon Goddess for this bounty, then we all started reaching for our favorites. There were enough dishes for us each to take one of our own, then pass it around with some to spare.

After placing down the dishes, we lifted our cutlery. Yet, just before I could take a bite, my phone started to ring.

“Ignore it, Daddy,” Stacy said.

Annette was more generous. “It could be important, you better answer it.”

“But it’s dinnertime,” Amy said, softer.

“Your Daddy has a very important job,” Annette said, just as gently. “He could be needed.”

“You all keep eating,” I said, though I could admit I was disappointed. Pulling out my phone, I saw it was a call from my office, but I didn’t immediately recognize the extension. Standing, I walked into the living room to answer the call. “This is Alpha Damien.”

“Damien, it’s Claire.”

Gods, if I had the ability to time travel, I would have destroyed my phone to keep from having whatever conversation this was going to end up being.

“It’s after hours, Claire.

“I know. I’m sorry. But I wouldn’t call if it wasn’t important.’

This felt like bait, and I didn’t want to take it. But she was a member of the council now, and based on the information she now had access to, whatever she had to say very well could be important.

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“What is it?” I asked. “Tell me directly, without your usual preamble.”

She huffed a little, probably annoyed by me. But I was past annoyed with her. After everything she had done to me and my family, that I was even forced to see or speak to her again felt like an unfair circumstance.

“I haven’t been feeling well,” she said.

“That isn’t my problem,” I replied.

“I’m weak.”

“Take a nap,” I said, colder, realizing where this was headed.

“I need to see Stacey. You agreed to let me see her when I need to. You know if I don’t, it might as well be a death sentence, and you promised my parents…”

Gods, I hated so many of the promises I had made in the past.

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