She's Too Busy Winning to Watch Him Cry novel Chapter 694

The flight was incredibly smooth. A few hours later, the helicopter touched down at Blackwood Manor in Seaborne City.

The cabin doors opened. Rowan stepped out holding Pip, with Lyra close behind. As soon as she looked up, she froze in her tracks.

Relatives from the Jameson family, Charles and Victoria, her mother Delilah, Caleb, and several close friends had all gathered at the estate. Hearing the chopper, the entire crowd surged forward.

Everyone knew she had gone missing at sea, her fate unknown. After agonizing for days, they rushed over the second they heard she was safe.

Lyra immediately spotted Marcus, who hadn't made an appearance in ages. He hadn't even attended her wedding or Pip's birth, yet here he was, flying all the way from overseas. Her stomach dropped. It was only now that she realized just how massive of a panic her disappearance had caused.

Overwhelmed, she instinctively shrank back, pressing herself against Rowan's side.

"Nervous?" he asked.

Rowan grabbed her hand, noticing the clammy sweat coating her palms.

Lyra shook her head. The truth was, she had been terrified to tell her own family where she was, fearing they would immediately tip off Rowan. But she knew that since they were expecting twins, her mother already had enough hope for the future, so...

He turned his head, his hand resting reassuringly on the small of her back. "They've just been worried sick about you," he murmured.

As the family of three walked forward, the crowd instantly swarmed them.

Maddie practically sprinted over, grabbing Lyra's arm while Leo trailed closely behind. She was frantic but elated. "Lyra! Where the hell have you been? Why didn't you call?"

Victoria pushed her way to the front, the redness around her eyes still prominent. Reaching out, she took Pip from her son's arms, her voice breaking. "Thank God you're both safe."

Dozens of eyes fixed on Lyra, filled with lingering terror and overwhelming relief. The sheer weight of their gazes made her acutely aware of how her reckless escape had emotionally destroyed everyone she loved.

"Mom..."

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