Chapter 118. Secrets (1)

Avery’s POV

“So why couldn’t you reach out to your children after all these years. Why now?” I asked after a moment of silence passed and we both knew I was referring to her behavior at the dinner.

“Things are complicated than you think dear. I refused to remarry and I got labeled as a crazy woman. The only time I escaped here was when my spy told me someone from the Lorenzo family had contacted my father and brother to work with them. There is a spy.”

“Why tell all this to me?”

Camilla reached out to hold my hands and I am surprised when I don’t flinch or pull my hands away. “You, my dear, are the means I can use to meet my son.”

“You want me to make Ethan meet you?”

“Yes.”

I wanted to outrightly tell her “No” but I can’t get the word out of my mouth when I see her sad eyes. “I don’t know if I can.” I mumbled.

“I know you can. Somehow, we have experienced the same thing. Forced to leave our loved ones.” She smiled. “That’s why