Chapter 221

“I am not allowing him to step foot in my home,” Moosa replied flatly, the words final, carrying the full weight of his authority and his unresolved anger. The words landed like stones, each one heavier than the last.

“But do you not want to meet Alizeh?” Roshanay asked genuinely, her voice softening with quiet earnestness. The question was a key, and she was turning it in a lock she did not know existed. “And your mother too? She’s been breaking apart inside every day without her. This could be the only chance to bring them together, even briefly. Wouldn’t that mean something to you?” Roshanay asked genuinely and this silenced him for a few moments, the fight in his eyes flickering as the simple human longing she had named cut through his resolve.

He looked towards her and then at her belly, his eyes lingering there with a quiet intensity that seemed to pull the air from the room. The look was a weight, pressing on her chest until she could barely breathe. And for a mom