Divorced Ex-Luna Returns With Triplets
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: A Mysterious Man

Maurene'S POV

I did not tell Liam about my encounter with Nathaniel in the toilet. I did not know why I kept meeting him in a place like that. Funniest part was that I had had an inkling that I was going to meet him there and I did. Gosh, couldn't this man just let me go?

I shook my head, tired of seeing him. Couldn't we just return to the time when I didn't have to bother about meeting him again?

When I was just living my life, concerned about raising my kids. Taking care of them to the best.

I let out a deep exhale, knowing fully how impossible that was. We were destined to keep meeting over and over again and it was starting to get on my nerves.

Another thing that helped me not to think about him was our viral photos. Liam had made sure that it went extremely viral and there have not been any shenanigans from that site. Probably, the person in charge cowered in fear. I tried asking Liam if he was involved and he dismissed me with, "Why will I waste my attention on someone who is earning a living based on ruining people's lives?"

He was right which was the reason I wanted to meet this person. As usual, there were still hate comments but they were reduced now. My mental health was at stake. Didn't these people think that they were fucking with my mental health? Some people just do things that want to make you strangle them.

I chose to ignore them since they were not worth my time. Work would be starting soon and I would have to face my fears.

Facing my fears in the sense that I would be meeting Nathaniel soon. I could not forget the look of shock on his face like he was not expecting to accept the fact that I was Maurene but I had to. He had pushed me and was scared when he saw the result.

A part of me was still scared about what he thought of me now. Would he still work on the project with us or make us lose Alex like before? Well, I knew Liam would not blame me since Alex was the one at fault in this context. He had been borderline arrogant and dumb, permit me to say. In fact, I think Liam is going to be happy if we don't get to work with him.

My eyes scanned through the shelf. I wanted to get a sanitary pad. Apparently, my period decided to come this morning and it was not funny because Liam had carefully sent me the lists of things we would need on the trip. He included the sanitary pad too but I chose to ignore it. That was how he did every time we went on trips.

He searched through the internet for things we must bring along on a trip and brought them together then pasted them to me. He was a life saver sometimes. He had even suggested going for me today but I told him I would go by myself. I needed the air where he was not there.

I groaned out remembering how he had reprimanded me when he told me. I scoffed at him and hurried out of the house. I picked the brand I liked from the rows and thought to get fruits. I tend to want fruits and chocolate anytime I am on. I was still checking the date of expiry date on the pack of chocolate when I bumped into a thick chest. I winced, rubbed my forehead, and glared up at the man who refused to apologize for blocking my way. Surprise coated my features as Gerlad appeared.

"Grayson?" I called out surprised.

He blinked just once to let me know that he could hear me and I should speak.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

He glanced around, silently asking me the question, What do people come here to do?

I rolled my eyes, stepping back and giving him a ridiculous look.

"I think you came just in time. I want you to stop meeting Fahrenheit." I said, a frown crossing my face.

His brows jumped. "I can't. He is my Alpha's son and I have to make sure he is doing well even if my Alpha does not know about it." His voice was dry.

I looked away, trying to tamp down the anger I was feeling. Grayson could backflip me and I would meet myself on the ground, no one would be able to save me.

I weighed my options. "You don't have to do it. I can take care of my kids just on my own. It is unnecessary of you to continue doing that." I cautioned him.

An emotion I could not decipher flashed in his orbs and I narrowed my eyes on him.

"See, Grayson. You should not -"

"You should tell him about the kids now that he has found out about you being real." He cut me off.

I snorted. "And why should I do that? Because of what? I don't need to and he does not want to."

"And who said that? Nathaniel would have to accept the kids one way or the other when the DNA has been done. You don't need to worry about that. Nathaniel would -" "Not know about the kids." I cut in. "You will not tell him and he would not know. Period!" I cut him off, my chest heaving with rapid breaths. Panic was twirling in my belly.

He looked me dead in the eyes. "I can only keep quiet for a little while, Maurene." With that, he walked away, leaving me trembling in anger and fear. Nathaniel has taken away everything that I was. I would not allow him to take away my kids too!

Nathaniel this! Nathaniel that! Even after the divorce and being out of his life, he has refused to come out of mine. I wanted to scream out right now.

I angrily took a turn in the section and bumped into someone, the oranges I had picked into my basket out of anger poured on the floor and I let out a curse under my breath, bending to pick them up.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to-" The person I had bumped into apologized and his hand appeared in my vision with an orange in his eyes. I lifted my eyes to meet the most hypnotic eyes I had ever seen. Something flashed through those orbs and I was taken aback. My entire body stilled in place as I tried to look past the mysterious man's gaze.

"Sorry, young lady." He drawled, rising to his feet and I followed. He signaled to the orange in his hand I was yet to collect. I blinked, taking them from him and he offered a smile before he walked away.

I was left there, hypnotized and gobsmacked.