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One of the teachers walked over and explained, "This is Willow's mother. She's here to drop off Willow today. You've probably had some misunderstanding.""That's impossible!" Zach retorted instantly, "She's my mom!""You shouldn't just call anyone your mom." I cut him off. "I don't remember ever giving birth to a child like you."Zach was struck speechless.The teacher tried to remind Zach. "Have you forgotten? You said you didn't know this lady when she came to pick you up last time."Inwardly, the teacher found it strange since Zach was suddenly claiming that he was my son today.On the other hand, Zach was extremely delighted as he watched me get into the car without sparing him another look.With me no longer wanting any involvement with him, Zach figured he could finally enjoy a happy life with Luna as his mother now.Zach had forgotten all about his displeasure of seeing me here just now. Instead, he was brimming with joy."Great! I'm finally free from that ever-so-annoy
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Many patients were staying in the hospital wards. A lot of them were even forced to rest on hospital beds placed along the corridors since the wards were fully occupied.A majority of these patients faced serious health issues and had to stay at the hospital for an extended period. Most of them were already staying here when I got admitted to the hospital previously, and they were still here even after I got discharged.I saw a few familiar faces the instant I came near a ward.An elderly man asked, "Didn't you get discharged the other day? Why are you visiting the hospital again?""I fell down the stairs a few days ago, right?" I did not hide from them the reason why I was here. Ultimately, I also wanted to find out if anyone saw or took photos of what happened that day.Still, I could not divulge all of the details of the incident to them. "I noticed the floor was really slippery back then. It was as if someone made it that way on purpose."So, I'm thinking of checking if there
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Then, I would have a lovely and considerate daughter… She would even love me sincerely and wholeheartedly.I could not help smiling at the thought of that. "I will."Julian turned his gaze away and concentrated on his work again. "I don't think you've had time to unpack your things yet."I got to my feet. "I'm going to do that now."…My bedroom was located farthest to the east on the second floor. The room was spacious, and it even had a dressing room attached to it. In addition, the room had good lighting and a huge balcony.As the curtains were pulled back, shafts of bright sunlight fell on the bed, creating a warm ambiance in the room.I did not unpack and organize my things right away. Instead, I lay on the bed and enjoyed the peace and tranquility that I had not felt in a long while.At that moment, I had this feeling that it would not be a bad thing if I could spend my days like this for the rest of my life.Once I was done resting, I dragged my suitcase into the dressi
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After saying that, the person introduced themselves. "I'm Zach's teacher. Classes are already over for today, but no one's here to pick him up yet."So, I was wondering if something had happened at home to have held you up?" The teacher asked politely.Before Shayne and I separated, had Luna not picked Zach up from school every day diligently? Yet, she started neglecting Zach as soon as Shayne and I had gotten divorced?I was quite surprised to hear that. Still…These people and their familial matters had nothing to do with me now. I had no intention of poking my nose in their business either."I'm actually one of your students, Willow Hughes' mother. I'm not related to Zach Pearce." I smiled and replied, "I think you've called the wrong number."The teacher apologized immediately. "I'm sorry for the mix-up.""It's alright." I ended the call right away.When I entered the elevator, I could hear my phone ringing again. This time, it was a call from Shayne.I answered the phone.
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Willow sat next to Julian. Then, she patted on the empty seat beside her. "Mommy, sit here!"I sat down beside her.Willow turned her body slightly so that she was facing me. "Make a wish, Mommy."I looked at the flickering candles and closed my eyes."I hope that Willow will get better with time. I also hope that we can enjoy a good and happy life for a long long time," I slowly muttered those words inwardly.Then, I opened my eyes and blew out the candles in one go.Willow leaned closer toward me at once. It was as though she wanted to stick herself onto me like glue. "What did you wish for, Mommy?"I was about to answer her, but Julian did not want to see me get pressured. He interrupted, "Willow, her wishes won't come true if she says them out loud."It was difficult for young children to hide their emotions. Willow was visibly disappointed. "Alright."I could not help grinning at the adorable sight of Willow pouting indignantly. I sliced a small piece of cake for her. "Le
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Shayne shouted furiously down the line.I checked who the caller was and realized I had not blocked Shayne's number yet. "Why should I?"Shayne was infuriated by the hint of nonchalance in my tone. He said through gritted teeth, "Did you know that Zach had to wait all by himself outside the kindergarten and only got home after 9:00 pm just because you didn't go and pick him up?"I replied calmly, "Mr. Pearce, I think you're blaming the wrong person. Luna Sider is his mother now. As for me…"I got up, walked over to the balcony, and looked into the distance.It was dark outside. I could only see the stars in the sky and the lights coming from faraway houses. I continued, "I'm just a stranger to you and your family now."Shayne took a deep breath. "Are you still blaming us?""No." I said unhurriedly, "It's simply because I have a new life now. I don't see the need to be overly involved with people and things that are in the past now. Don't you think so?"Without allowing Shayne
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"Just like Mom. Is that okay?"Willow was put into a difficult position.I put down some bait. "As long as you agree, then you can sleep in my room tonight." Willow looked at me. She then turned her head to look at the spacious room and threw her caution to the wind. "Okay!"Once Willow had brushed her teeth, she placed her cup and toothbrush in my bathroom. She then walked to the door with her head held high and reached out to Julian."Daddy."Julian was stunned. He then squatted in disbelief. He even wondered if he had misheard her. "Did you just speak to me?"Willow looked at me as I stood behind Julian. Although it was difficult, she replied, "That's right."Julian picked her up immediately.After he learned Willow was autistic, he took her to visit the doctor to receive all kinds of treatment. However, she still refused to speak.Back then, he'd thought it was fine as long as she lived a good life. Later on, she met me. Only then was she willing to speak to me. Howeve
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Willow was clearly upset. She sobbed as she said, "I woke up and didn't see you. I thought you didn't want me anymore."I held her hand and led her to the living room.Willow obediently sat on the sofa, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.I helped her wipe her tears and comforted her in a gentle voice. "It's my fault for waking up early. I wanted to prepare breakfast for you, but I forgot that you would be upset if you couldn't see me."Willow's eyes were brimming with tears. "Is that true?""Of course, it's true."I then comforted her patiently. "So, can you please stop crying?"Willow stopped crying and nodded lightly. She then threw herself into my arms and said in a muffled voice, "But, Mom, getting up early to cook is too tiring. I want you to sleep a little longer."Since there was someone making breakfast, there was no need for me to take over someone else's job.I gently ruffled her hair and replied, "You're so thoughtful."Willow blushed and gave me a shy s
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Spencer asked, "Just because of one little argument?""In your eyes, maybe it was just a little argument," Stephanie said calmly. "But for me, it was the last straw that broke the camel's back. In this relationship, I was the one who always gave more."No matter what Kelly did, the one who ended up hurt was always me. You only had to take her side and blame me to settle everything. So, to you, it was always just small stuff."She continued, "Nobody wants to spend their whole life being wronged like that. I don't either. So, after that day, I really thought it through…"How much love do I still have left for you? Is it enough to keep tolerating you and her? The answer was no. I even realized at that moment that I didn't love you anymore."Forget tolerating both of you. Even just dealing with one of you felt unbearable. Then, I thought, since it's gotten to this point… We might as well break up."When Stephanie said this, her eyes carried a relaxed smile. "I just haven't figured ou
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Shannon shook her head. "That's why I really don't think much of Luna. If it weren't for our son liking her…"Patrick understood how Shannon felt. "Honestly, we did wrong by Luna before. Once she's willing to come back, we should make it up to her as much as we can."Shannon was unwilling, but seeing Patrick insist, she could only mumble, "Fine, we'll do what you say.""Okay."…Hannah noticed that over the past few days, Patrick and Shannon hadn't contacted her at all, and she immediately found it strange.In the past, the two elders were very close to her son, almost seeing him every day. What was going on now?After putting her son to sleep, Hannah took the initiative and called Shannon. "Mrs. Cunningham..."Shannon frowned and glanced at Patrick, speaking in a low voice, "It's a call from Hannah."Patrick's face darkened almost instantly, but he forced himself to hold it in. "Don't tell her we went to see Rowan, and don't let on that we know the truth. If she wants to fool
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Rowan shook his head. "If it were really that simple, that would be nice."Patrick didn't understand why Rowan said that.Rowan continued, "Before Luna and I divorced, she had already guessed you were lying, so she made it very clear to Mason…"If I chose to come back and help you, she would divorce me. If I stayed with her, she would continue living the hard life with me."Patrick hadn't expected the truth to be like this. His face turned even uglier. Shannon was also in pain.Rowan tilted his head up, staring at the ceiling. "But in the end, I was too scared the company would fall apart, so I chose to go back. To completely cut ties with me, she went and started dating Shayne."At first, Luna still had hope for him. After all, they had truly loved each other for so long.But over time, through all the back-and-forth, she probably realized he was never going to change, so she finally gave up completely.Recently, the comics she created have been doing very well. Because of tha
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Rowan said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat."Patrick followed behind Rowan and asked, "Have you thought about what to do with Mason in the future?"Rowan didn't take the question seriously. "Why would I?""He's your only child. If you don't acknowledge him, you'll end our family line."Rowan didn't know why, but looking at the streetlights and the thinning crowd around him, he felt unusually calm. "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"When they reached the restaurant, he handed the menu to his mother. "See what you want to eat."Shannon picked a light vegetarian dish and said, "We just didn't expect Hannah to lie to us!"Rowan crossed his legs and repeated her words. "You didn't expect Hannah to lie to you?"Patrick ordered two meat dishes before saying, "Exactly. Who would've thought she would dare lie about something like that?"Rowan stared at his father. "So, just because you said it, even if you had doubts, you really thought I cheated on her with Luna…"Shouldn't you ha
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Willow stared at me in shock for a long time before finally asking, "You can really do that?"I nodded. "Yeah. As long as you want to, you can keep in touch with her as much as you want."Willow jumped up excitedly. "That's awesome!"Just then, there was an urgent matter at the company that needed Julian's attention. After taking the call, he happened to overhear my conversation with Willow.He immediately got an idea. "During summer break, if you want to hang out with Pamela every day, she might not have that much free time."Willow's smile disappeared instantly. She asked, "Then, what should I do?"He guided her, "Do you think there's an excuse that could make both of you improve and leave her mom no reason to say no?"She followed his lead and quickly figured it out. "Studying?"He didn't give it away directly. "Oh?""Daddy, how about you hire a tutor for me during summer break? I can get a head start on school! Then, I'll ask Pamela to join me. Her mom will definitely agre
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Alice raised her voice and asked, "You two already broke up, and he's still coming around asking you to apologize?"Stephanie shrugged. "What else could it be? You don't think I'd made all that up just now, do you?"Alice had never thought that, but Spencer's behavior still struck her as outrageous. "Do you need me to help you?""No, it's fine." Stephanie had already moved on, so she needed to handle it herself. "I can deal with it."With that, she walked out of the hotel.Spencer saw her come out and quickly stepped in front of her. "Can we talk?"He expected Stephanie would agree, but she gave him a glance and asked, "What do we have to talk about?""I know you're upset because of her, but can you be the bigger person? If you just apologize to her, a lot of things can be smoothed over."She looked at him, confused. "Why should I be the bigger person?""Because you're my girlfriend!" He tried to persuade her.Hearing that, Stephanie couldn't help but laugh out loud. "It look
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The expression on Stephanie's face suddenly turned bitter. "Actually, when we first started dating, my friends kept warning me. They said he was way too close with that female friend of his, and that I was going to end up hurt."But I didn't believe them. I thought they were just overthinking everything and would never find real love that way. So, I went ahead and got together with Spencer. But after we got together, I realized they were all correct."In Spencer's eyes, that female friend was always more important than me. Every time she bullied me, he would make me step up and apologize to her."Stephanie looked exhausted. "I could put up with it once or twice, but after a while, anyone would get tired."Alice nodded in strong agreement. "Yeah."Stephanie continued, "Recently, the two of us had another fight because of his 'friend.' And as always, he took her side without question…"After I calmed down, I really sat and thought about it. I realized… It's been like this for years
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Stella went silent.Then, she hung up.Alice turned to look at Joseph."What?" he asked.Alice answered plainly, "I don't care who you date in the future, but I don't want to be dragged into it. Otherwise, it'll cause me a lot of trouble.""Alright."Since they had company matters to deal with, neither of them had any free time.After Alice dropped Joseph off at the company, she headed back to Hughes Group.As soon as she got into the elevator, she saw Stephanie coming out of it. Stephanie also noticed Alice, but after just one glance, she looked away.Alice clearly recognized Stephanie, too.As the elevator doors opened, Alice didn't go straight upstairs. Instead, she turned and walked up to Stephanie, asking, "Why are you working at this company now?"Stephanie had expected this encounter. "Obviously, I'm highly capable and got the job."Her family background wasn't impressive. When she was dating her ex-boyfriend, people in his circle always thought she was a gold-digger
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Everyone went silent."We just thought you two got back together later," his friends replied.Joseph almost laughed out of anger. "I've been broke the whole time. You all should know there's no way she would get back with me."Only then did everyone sound disappointed. "Alright, then."Joseph opened the platform where people were posting, and saw that everyone was trashing them."Alice is a homewrecker! She must get off on stealing other people's boyfriends! If she liked him so much, why didn't she say yes when he confessed? Why wait until he has a girlfriend to start messing around?""Joseph's no better. Someone just crooked a finger at him, and he went running like a dog. He missed out on Stella, a great woman, and now he's doomed to never find love again!""Those two scumbags deserve each other!""Let them stay together! Just don't go ruining anyone else!"The insults were disgusting. Joseph just skipped past them.As he kept refreshing, he suddenly saw Alice's response. I
