Chapter 35

"Dylan, where were you?" Greta went first after Betina recovered from her shock.

"I was waiting for my mom outside!" Still holding his parents' hands, Dylan raised his head and answered sincerely.

Liana's heart fluttered when she heard the word 'mother', after all, Dylan knew she was his mother, and he could recognize her with just one look. Liana found it hard to describe the sweet feeling that arose in her heart, and she felt her world collapse and watched her son's cute face eagerly, memorizing every detail, making up for the lost time. She didn't realize that Edward was looking at her intensely, an unreadable complication communicated through his eyes.

He had not expected the captivating arrival of his ex-wife. He knew she was a beauty, but only in the way that a mannequin is beautiful, a pretty shell. But that night, her beauty came alive. If her beauty in the past was passive, like that of a beautiful mannequin on display, her beauty that night was active, attracting his att