We Want Mommy Not You Daddy (Cedar) novel Chapter 215

I left before I could change my mind, before I could tell her the truth.

Cedar’s POV

Hearing him deny any feelings for me, I felt something hollow open

up in my chest–a dull ache that seemed to spread through my entire

body. In the span of one evening, my world had been turned upside

down twice. At least now I had something else to focus on besides the

sting of Ridley’s rejection. The shocking revelation about my biological family might be exactly the distraction I needed.

I returned to my room in a daze, the DNA test results clutched tightly

in my

hand. My mind was spinning with questions that had no

answers. The Pierces–one of Chicago’s most prominent families-

were my blood relatives? Ethan was my brother? And Emma?

When I opened my door, I was startled to find Aiden, Aria, and Oliver

sitting on my bed, their small faces etched with concern.

“Mommy, are you okay?” Oliver jumped up, wrapping his arms around

my waist. “You look sad. Did Daddy say something mean? I’ll tell him

off!”

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I steadied myself, not wanting to drag these children any deeper into

the mess between Ridley and me. “No, sweetheart. Your father

actually told me something very important.” I looked at Aiden, whose

usually calm expression had given way to apprehension. “Aiden, why

did you arrange a DNA test between me and Ethan?”

The three children exchanged shocked glances.

“How did you know?” Aiden asked, his face serious beyond his years.

“Your father intercepted the report,” I explained, sitting down on the

bed and drawing them close. “He showed it to me just now.”

Aria bit her lip. “Are you mad at us?”

“No, honey. I’m not mad. I just want to understand why.”

The children looked at each other, having one of their silent

conversations. Finally, Aiden spoke up.

“Last Saturday when we visited Uncle Ethan’s house, we saw a photo

of his mother when she was young,” he explained carefully. “We

noticed she looked exactly like you.”

“Like exactly exactly,” Oliver emphasized, his hands gesturing wildly.

“Same smile and everything!”

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“We wanted to help you find your real family,” Aria said.

Oliver nodded, his eyes wide and earnest. “The Wrights are meanies.

You deserve better family.”

My throat tightened as tears threatened to spill. These brilliant,

loving children had pieced together clues about my past that I’d never

even suspected existed. They’d orchestrated a DNA test and kept it

secret from both their father and me.

“Oliver got hair from your brush,” Aria admitted. “And I pulled several

hairs from Uncle Ethan.”

I gathered all three of them into my arms, overwhelmed by their love

and loyalty. “You three are the most amazing children I’ve ever

known,” I whispered, my voice breaking. “Thank you for caring about

me so much.”

As I held them, I realized that regardless of who my biological

parents were or why they hadn’t raised me, I’d found something

precious with these children. Whether their father wanted to admit it

or not, we had become a kind of family.

“So are you going to tell Uncle Ethan he’s your brother?” Aria asked,

looking up at me with curious eyes.

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I brushed a strand of hair from her face. “I don’t know yet, sweetheart.

It’s complicated. But your daddy is helping me figure it all out.”

“Daddy always fixes everything,” Oliver stated with absolute

confidence.

I smiled, wishing I could share his certainty. Ridley might be able to uncover the truth about my past, but he’d made it very clear today that he had no interest in being part of my future–at least not in the way my foolish heart had begun to hope.

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