99 Chances for Forgiveness

Alexander Morrison discovered that when he made excuses to accompany Charlotte Clarke and her daughter, I no longer tried to stop him. Even our daughter, Kimberly Morrison, no longer cried or threw tantrums.The moment he stepped toward the door, our daughter picked up a forgiveness coupon and asked him carefully, "Uncle Alex, can you not go see them today and stay home with Mom and me instead?"Alexander didn't stop walking. His voice drifted back from the doorway, carrying a hint of reproach and urgency."Kimmy, be good. Pearl is sick, and I need to take care of her. You still have so many coupons left anyway. "Just tear this one up, it doesn't matter. Remember to forgive me after you use it."Kimmy's eyes turned red as she tore the coupon in her hands into pieces and threw it in the trash. Looking at the table with only two forgiveness coupons remaining, I knew the day we would leave wasn't far away.After Alexander left, Kimmy stared at the door for a long time. Her light br

Fidgeting with the last remaining forgiveness coupon in my hand, I asked him coldly, "Are you coming to Kimmy's parent-teacher conference?"Alexander was about to speak, but I cut him off. "You've already missed her birthday. Are you going to miss her parent-teacher conference too?"Alexander paused, and after a long while, he said, "I'll go. I'll definitely go this time. Is Kimmy mad at me? Can you help me explain..."I had no interest in his long explanations. After getting a definite answer, I ended the call. Kimmy, who was beside me, saw me nod and jumped up happily.Even though there were still several days until the parent-teacher conference, she had already started preparing what clothes she would wear.On the day of the parent-teacher conference, Kimmy got up early and asked me to braid her hair nicely. She also put on her favorite outfit. Her eyes were bright and sparkling, and she was full of smiles.Looking at her so full of anticipation, I felt a knot of anxiety formi

Alexander's tightly gripped phone crashed to the floor. He looked up, his usually calm and wise eyes filled with confusion. "What did you say?"Lucas carefully repeated the terrible news. Alexander stared at him for a long time, then suddenly pulled his lips into a sarcastic smile.His voice was certain as he asked, "Lucas, how much money did Isabella and Kimmy give you to help them put on this show?"Lucas was stunned by Alexander's question and didn't react for a moment. "What?"Alexander held up the divorce papers and the empty box beside them with a cold laugh. "Divorce papers, used-up forgiveness coupons, and now even a plane crash storyline."I mean, how could a hundred forgiveness coupons be used up so easily? And you think I've never seen a real plane crash victim notification? You just grabbed some random paper to fool me?"Does Isabella think everyone else is as stupid as she is? Just because she's jealous, she's making such a big scene and even took Kimmy away from hom

Alexander's eyes stung with tears. He raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face, leaving a clear handprint.He ran as fast as he could. What should have been a 15-minute journey took him only five minutes to reach his front door. However, what Alexander didn't expect was that the lights in the house would actually be on.Thinking that Isabella and Kimberly might have come back, his eyes filled with excitement as he pushed open the door. He called out their names loudly, telling them about his reflection and regret while swearing that he would treat the mother and daughter well from now on.But he searched from downstairs to upstairs, then from upstairs back to downstairs. Yet there was still no sign of the mother and daughter. Only then did Alexander realize that even their belongings had disappeared.In such a large house, he couldn't find a single trace that the mother and daughter had ever lived there. This discovery filled Alexander with despair for a moment. He

I forcefully pulled Alexander up and pointed to the overpass not far away, saying, "Jump from there, and I'll forgive you."That overpass wasn't very high for most people, but Alexander had severe acrophobia. Ever since his father jumped from the 18th floor and died in front of him, he had developed a severe fear of any high places.What normal people could jump from, he absolutely couldn't. I wanted Alexander to back down when faced with this challenge.However, I ultimately underestimated how desperate Alexander had become. He ran toward the overpass without hesitation.Although his face was as pale as a sheet, his eyes showed reckless determination. He closed his eyes and jumped from there. He fell into the water below the overpass and didn't climb ashore for a long time.Standing in front of me, soaking wet, he gave me a pleasing smile. "Isabella, you said if I jumped from there, you'd forgive me! I did it, so will you forgive me now?"I closed my eyes, feeling somewhat irrit