Chapter 13: Rejection
Chapter 13
Aaron stood in the dim suite, fingers curled loosely around a half-full glass of whiskey. The liquor did nothing to untangle the knot in his chest. The rate he was taking alcohol as company these few days was alarming.
Reflections of city lights brimmed through the balcony window, but he wasn’t seeing any of it because his mind was still trapped in the loud, clear voice of Jasmine from earlier at the lobby.
After he was done checking the finished work his personal assistant sent to him, he took the leisure to walk around the hotel. Only to stop when he saw Katherine and the twins.
He was surprised to see his twins. When he wanted to show himself to them, Jasmine’s words made him pause.
"Mummy—"
He clearly heard it. And the way Katherine panicked, her eyes darting, hand flying to cover the girl’s mouth like her life depended on it, made Aaron’s ears prick up.
Katherine’s voice came in—loud yet stiff, "You miss your mommy, right? I’ll take you to her soon."
He gulped the rest of his drink and set the glass on the table. Throat bobbed from the heat of the liquor.
The girl called Katherine mummy.
Katherine. Mummy.