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Chapter 144

Penulis: Lightmoon
Marisol received another call from Andre on Celebration of Unity Day, and she was feeling quite surprised. The frequency of Andre's calls recently was unusually high.

She'd thought that after Andre got angry last time, he wouldn't speak to her for months. So this was rather unexpected.

Andre's somewhat listless voice came through the phone. "Mom, I start school tomorrow. Could you take me?"

Marisol was startled. "Are you sick?"

Why did he sound so drained?

Andre hesitated before saying, "Yeah, I feel awful. I miss you so much, Mom."

Marisol was quiet for a moment. Then, she said, "How did you get sick? Hasn't Dad been taking care of you? Here, give the phone to Dad. I need to talk to him."

Andre froze. He instinctively looked up at the man sitting across from him—legs spread wide, leaning back against the couch in a commanding pose—and called out reflexively, "Dad, Mom wants to talk to you."

An uncomfortable silence stretched between Marisol and Lucian.

Lucian shot a look at t
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