"That's enough."I pulled Jasper behind me and cut off Tyler sharply, my voice cold."I'll always be your mom."Tyler lit up with a proud smile at my words—until I spoke again."But I'm not coming back to you."His eyes widened in disbelief, and he reached for my hand."We can't go back to the way things were."I pulled my hand away, took Jasper's, and turned to leave. But Philip stepped in and stopped me."Tyler and I have been waiting for you to come home. You once told me that you can always forgive the person you love, no matter what mistakes they make, right?"His eyes were full of hope, but I crushed it without hesitation."But I don't love you anymore."Seeing him stand there so humble and pitiful, I couldn't help but find it ridiculous and even a little funny.I tightened my grip on Jasper's hand. "Come on. Let's go home."The sunset stretched our shadows long behind us.After what I saw on that phone, there was no way I could ever be with Philip again.Those mes
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