On the Ruins of His Regret I Soar novel Chapter 151

Lance rubbed his temples in frustration. “I’ll speak with Helen. No one will say another word about this.”

“Lance,” she said, her voice choked with tears, “did you think I was Jessica?”

He didn’t answer. Instead, he stood up and buttoned his shirt. “I’m going upstairs. You can clean yourself up. There’s a bathroom down the hall.”

With that, he left the wine cellar.

In the living room, Helen was talking to Amy. “A child only has one mommy, Amy. The one who gave birth to you. You shouldn’t call other women mommy. It hurts your real mother’s feelings. I was there; I saw how hard her pregnancy was.”

Amy was silent.

“Helen,” Lance said sharply as he entered the room. “Don’t talk to Amy about these things.”

Helen glanced at Amy. “Amy, why don’t you go eat your egg custard? It’s going to get cold.”

As Amy obediently went to the table, Helen turned to Lance and lowered her voice. “If you really want to be with Catherine, then you should divorce Mrs. Smith properly. What is this now? What do you take Mrs. Smith for?”

Lance’s jaw tightened. “Don’t talk about adult matters in front of the child.”

“She’s almost five!” Helen retorted. “She understands more than you think. What married man has another young woman living with him? Tell me, what wife in the world would accept that?”

“That was because Jessica refused to take care of her own child!” he shot back.

With that, he walked out the door, presumably to find Catherine. But Helen, clinging to his promise, felt a weight lift from her shoulders. He was right. A husband and wife belonged together. As the old saying goes, new clothes are fine, but old friends are best.

She cheerfully went to Amy’s side. “Amy, isn’t the egg custard delicious today?”

Amy scooped up a spoonful and put it in her mouth. “It’s the best!”

Helen beamed. “Amy, you’re going to be a big sister soon.”

Amy looked up, confused. “A big sister?”