Chapter 44

Gideon flipped through the files on his table, trying so hard not to think about Emma and his little son he had lost because of his negligence. He was more than devastated after Emma’s departure and Ryan’s death. He’d been staring at this particular page of his document yet he couldn’t understand the words written there, his mind was far far away from work.

Suddenly the door to his office was open and in came a woman, she had her gray long hair tied in a bun, glasses covering her almond eyes and a handbag was slung over her left shoulder.

“Mom?” Gideon asked, surprised to see his mother at the entrance of his office.

“Mom!” He yelled again as he got up from his seat and rushed to embrace his mother. 

Catherine hugged her son briefly and detached herself from him, stylishly removing imaginary dust from her Christian Dior customized gown. If Gideon noticed this, he didn’t show it. He was used to the lack of affection from his mother. This incident was noth