Too Late To Love Me I Already Left With His Twins (Lydia and Dave) novel Chapter 198

Deeply tired.

“If you want drama,” she continued coldly, “we can absolutely do drama. We can drag this entire thing through courtrooms if you want. Custody evaluations. Legal structures. Schedules. Restrictions. We can do all of that.”

I stared at her quietly.

Because the thing was?

I knew she meant every word.

And honestly, if she wanted to destroy me legally, she probably could.

Not because I was dangerous to the kids.

But because history was not exactly on my side.

“That’s not what I want,” I said finally.

“Then stop acting entitled.”

Silence.

Heavy silence.

The kind that sits in your chest awkwardly.

Nooked toward the twins then.

Ava was pretending to focus on the puzzle pieces but she was listening to every word.

Eli looked confused more than anything.

And suddenly I hated myself a little.

Because I had come here trying to reconnect and somehow still managed to create tension around them.

Again.

I swallowed hard.

Then I forced myself to soften my voice.

“Happy early birthday.”

They both looked up finally.

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