The CEO's Return (Tracy and Alex) novel Chapter 33

Alex

Tracy brought the kids home later in the afternoon, but I noticed she was jumpy, she helped the kids with their homework then she gave them their snacks when the kids finished their snacks, Tracy took them to their room so they would nap, she came back to the sitting room minutes later holding two small gift boxes.

"Alex"

"Yes?"

"We have to talk." She said sitting beside me.

"I'm listening." I said and she gave me her phone, I read the message she showed me.

"This is from Nora, isn't it?" I asked a hundred percent it is.

"I'm sure it is."

"When did you get this?"

"This morning."

"Tracy!, Why didn't you tell me?"

"Keep your voice down please the kids are napping."

"Then tell me, why didn't you tell me?"

"I was scared and I didn't want to drag you into it, I said those things to her and I should face the consequences alone."

"Tracy!, I know things are not that smooth between us right now, but I want you to know that there is nothing like being alone between us, we are married!, And whatever is going on, we'll take care of it together, you have a lot of people behind you and you have me beside you, okay?" I asked hoping she got the message.

"Okay."

"Good."

"But Alex, there is more."

"There is more?" I asked hoping nothing bad has happened yet

"Yeah, when I was bringing the kids back home from school they brought these boxes out from their bags, I asked them where they got this from, they said from aunty Nora."

"What?, How did she get into their school?!" I asked shocked.

"I don't know how."

"Wow, have you opened the box?" I asked and she shook her head

"We have to open this box, so we would know what is inside," I said trying to grab the box but she held my hand.

"Alex, I'm scared."

"I know, but we have to know what is inside, I'd be careful," I said and she released my hand

I opened the box carefully, and what was inside was dark chocolate.

"Dark chocolate?, Open the other one," I said and she did, it was dark chocolate too.

"I don't get it, why would she give the kids dark chocolate?"

"Alex look." She said pulling a little paper out from the side

"What is on it?"

"It is going to be dark." She read and burst into tears

"Oh Tracy," I said moving closer to her and I hugged her

"Alex, I've put our kids in danger." She said crying harder.

"You didn't do it on purpose."

"Alex, Nora might come after our children."

"I won't let her get to them so stop crying." It took minutes before she stopped crying

"What are we going to do?" She asked sniffing

"First, I don't think the kids should go to school till we've gotten everything figured out, do you agree with that?"

"Yes, I'd talk to their teacher."

"Good, I'd like it if you try not to go out too much."