Chapter 6
She was sick? Yeah, right.
Enough with the act!
“What are you doing here?”
Jericho’s icy voice rang out in Romina’s ears.
She looked up, only to see him and Kashton accompanying Nadine for a follow-up appointment.
The three of them looked every bit the picture of a happy, loving family.
Putting on a surprised look, Nadine said, feigning helplessness, “Ms. Sandoval, is this pretense really necessary? If you wanted to see Jericho, you could have just come back. After all, you’ve just been released. Perhaps you should think about how your actions might reflect on the Bowman family…”
Kashton’s eyes lit up immediately. Was Romina here to wait for
them?
Did she regret not returning home with them?
A flicker of joy passed through his heart.
But then, he remembered what Romina had said before and
pouted. “Mommy, you’re such a hypocrite. You clearly can’t live without Daddy and me and want to come home with us. Why pretend otherwise?”
Jericho sneered, “I thought you actually had some backbone
and would never come back. Yet you gave up so soon. Classic you, Romina.”
Just then, the doctor said, “Ms. Sandoval, here’s your medication.”
He handed her the prescription.
As his mind flashed to her wounds, he looked at Jericho and those two standing by his side, frowning with displeasure.
“You’re blocking my patient’s way. Please step aside.””
Romina’s gaze falling upon the three was utterly cold. She raised
her hand, showing them the meds. “See? I’m here for my
prescription. Get help if you need it.”
Jericho’s expression darkened as he frowned slightly.
Romina fell sick right after she was released?
So, when she was imprisoned…
Romina was about to leave when Kashton pursed his lips and
grabbed her sleeve.
“My graduation is around the corner. No matter how upset you
are, you should come. After all, you’re my … mommy!”
The last word was barely audible.
After saying this, he looked at Nadine embarrassedly, as if
worried she’d be displeased.
Romina didn’t even glance at him.
Pulling his hand away, she said icily, “You’ve got the wrong
person. I’m not your mommy.””
With that, she turned to leave.
Just then, Nadine said, “Ms. Sandoval, I get it-you’re too
ashamed to come back after being in prison. But, still, you’re a mother. After being away for three years, are you still gonna
ignore Kash? He’s your son.”
Her voice wasn’t exactly small.
Many onlookers cast glances at Romina.
Their attention was attracted by words like “in prison” and
“ignore”.
They were whispering among themselves.
Then a police officer walked toward Nadine.
“Ms. Lambert, we’ve received a report claiming that two lion
statues were stolen from their residence. Since these statues
were featured in your home during a recent interview, I’m
afraid you’ll need to come down with me to the station for
questioning.”
Everyone was instantly in an uproar.
Jericho frowned.
Romina was staying at Breeze Vista?
Nadine was dumbfounded, her cheeks heating.
Before she could utter a word, Romina coughed, the
indifference on her pale face unmistakable.
She turned to Kashton.
“Kashton is nine-old enough to express his preference for who
should be his mother. And I have the right to turn down that
role.”
J
Paying child support was her legal obligation.
But no law could force her to love him.
Then she looked at Nadine. “Ms. Lambert, those lion statues are my personal property. Even my husband has no right to deal with them. If you don’t return them, you’ll soon know what
Chapter 6
prison feels like.”
Jericho suddenly caught her wrist.
As his gaze landed on her face, he was momentarily stunned.
Her wrist was shockingly slender and scorching.
She was running a fever.
But soon, he came back to his senses. “Are you done yet,
Romina? You spent three years behind bars. So what? You
actually called the cops? Seriously? I gifted the lion statues to
Nadine!”
