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He Chose Her Son, So Our Son Called Him Mr. Carter 9
He'd lost a lot of weight in just a few days. Stubble shadowed his jaw, and there was nothing left of the confident man he'd once been."Has Arthur been sleeping okay? Does he still not want to talk to me?"He stared at me, desperate for me to say Arthur had forgiven him.I didn't answer. "Just do what you agreed to in the settlement. Don't show up at his school or the house unannounced and corner him."Victor nodded, then asked hesitantly, "If I do everything right from now on, would you ever consider...""I don't want to answer that."His face went gray.After a long silence, he asked quietly, "Could I see Arthur sometime in the next few days?""If Arthur wants to, I'll let you know when.""Could you talk to him for me? I really want to see him..."I frowned. "Victor, do you still expect me to fix things for you?"Arthur gave you more chances than I can count, and you left him behind every time. If he doesn't want to see you now, that's his choice."I'm not going to force him to forg
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The day before our scheduled divorce meeting, Victor showed up at my parents' door again.He said he only wanted to drop off the books Arthur had left behind. I told him to leave them and go.He set the box down on the porch, but he kept looking into the house and wouldn't leave."Daisy, can we talk?"I'd run out of patience. "We have nothing to talk about. You can go."Not long after, a cab pulled up at the curb.Lily stepped out, her makeup perfect. As soon as she saw me, she marched over, hooked her arm through Victor's, and gave me a taunting smile."Daisy, long time no see."Victor jerked away from her like he'd been burned. "Who told you to come here?"Lily stumbled, her smile fading. "I was worried about you. You haven't answered my calls in days, and you haven't come back to the apartment. I had to bring Leo and find you."As she said it, she tried to get close to him again.Victor stepped back in disgust. "I told you. We have nothing to do with each other anymore."Lily's expr
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My father's voice shook with rage."Daisy stood by you when you had nothing. When you struggled to get your business off the ground, she sold her jewelry to cover the shortfall. And how did you repay her? All you cared about was another woman and her kid!"The color slowly drained from Victor's face.My father let him go. "Stop harassing my daughter and my grandson," he said coldly, "or I'm calling the police."The door shut again. Half an hour later, I saw on the security camera that Victor had finally walked away.From behind, he looked stiff and defeated, as if he'd aged years in a day.But I didn't feel any satisfaction. I was just tired.That afternoon, I took Arthur to enroll at a new school nearby.Arthur had always gotten good grades, so the new school accepted him right away.That night, Victor sent a long email.He wrote about the first time we met, our first date, and our wedding. He said he'd never meant to betray his family.He finally stopped lying. He admitted he had nev
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I didn't know how Victor had found us so quickly.The morning after we arrived at my parents' house, I opened the front door to find Victor standing there, disheveled and red-eyed.He rushed toward me and reached for my hand, practically begging."Daisy, I'm sorry. I know I was wrong. I lost my head for a while. Please come home with me. If you want, I'll cut all ties with Lily right now! I'll never see her or Leo again!"I stepped back without thinking and kept out of his reach.Victor panicked and tried to remind me of everything we'd shared."Daisy, we've been together ten years! Don't you remember our wedding vows? I'll throw Arthur another birthday party, the biggest one ever. I'll get that model back from Leo. I'll replace every toy Arthur threw out. No, I'll buy him even better ones!"His frantic promises struck me as bitterly ironic.I looked at him coldly. "Victor, the damage is done. New toys won't make up for it."You signed the divorce papers yourself, and I've signed them
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Victor spent the whole night taking care of Lily and Leo. He didn't leave Lily's apartment until early morning, rubbing his aching temples.He checked his phone. Nothing. No new messages from Daisy.He figured Daisy had only been sulking when she texted him the night before.After all, for the past month, no matter how much he'd ignored her and Arthur, Daisy had always given in eventually.Women are always like this. The tiniest slight, and they threaten divorce.Victor straightened his suit, pushed aside the nagging unease in his chest, and drove home.He had it all worked out. He'd make Daisy and Arthur breakfast himself. If he gave Daisy an easy way to back down, she'd stay by his side, sweet and quiet as always.But when he opened the front door, the house was silent.There was no familiar smell of coffee, no sound of Arthur laughing.Victor frowned, hurried upstairs, and pushed open the door to the master bedroom.The closet doors stood wide open. All of Daisy's clothes and jewelr
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I didn't waste another word. I got out of the car with Arthur.As Victor's car sped off, I moved our flights up to that night.There was nothing left about Victor worth holding on to. Every extra second near him was torture.When we got home, Arthur unzipped his suitcase, took out every present Victor had ever bought him, and threw them all in the trash.I asked softly, "You don't want any of these?"Arthur paused for a moment without turning around. "No, Mom," he said calmly. "I don't want anything Mr. Carter gave me anymore."My mother called.She sounded anxious and worried. "Daisy, are you really sure about this? You're really divorcing Victor? Arthur's still so little..."I gripped the phone. "Mom, I've thought it through. We don't need a husband who's rotten to the core or a father who keeps hurting his own child. Arthur and I are flying out to you tonight."My mother sighed softly. "All right. I won't interfere with your decision."By the time I hung up, the cab was already wait
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