#Chapter 29: A Million Dollar Mistake

Renee’s POV “Earth to Renee,” Bella snaps her fingers at me to get my attention. “What?” I hear myself ask as I pull myself back to the present moment. Bella doesn’t answer, she just rolls her eyes at me. I’m supposed to be shipping out our prototype designs, but I can’t stop thinking about my encounter with Eric last night at the ice cream shop. It was a side of him. I don’t think I’ve ever seen before though. Although to be fair, no one has ever kidnapped my daughter before. Despite that, he was sweet. It was almost as if I was getting a taste of how our life could have been. I package up the prototype and slap on the address and move onto the next, I have to put him out of my mind for now. When Bella and I finish packaging up our designs, I excuse myself to go fill up my water bottle. I keep my head down until I reach the fountain, and then suddenly stop when I look up. Eric is getting a drink of water. Why is he here? He has a sink and fridge in office. I look u