All Chapters of No Longer Theirs: The One They Can't Replace: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Winter blinked once and said softly, "It's already fixed."The past weeks had been pure chaos. Her health had suffered. The Strouds kept throwing problems at her. She had to learn the ropes at Everlast Tech while cramming academic work she'd put aside for years. But even with all of that, she made time to repair Alistair's race car.She was that kind of person. Even the smallest promise mattered to her. If she said she would do something, she would do it well."Good." Ezekiel's voice held no emotion. "I'll pick him up from school today. Please bring the car and hand it over."Winter paused. "Today?""Is that a problem, Ms. Everhart? Alistair told me your son, Terence, is in the same class. You'll be picking Terence up too, won't you?"Her lips pressed tight. Silence wrapped around her.She used to brave every storm and heat to pick Terence up. Even when she fell sick, she still showed up outside that classroom.But after deciding to divorce Joshua, she muted the parent group

Terence's eyes shook. He spun around sharply, staring at Winter's back in shock. "Winter!" Alistair's dull eyes immediately brightened. He ran toward her with pure joy, arms raised but then hesitated, lowering them in fear.He had been bullied all day. He almost threw himself into her arms, wanting to cry. But this was only their second meeting. He was worried that being too clingy would scare her away.As a mother, Winter saw everything written on his small face. She said nothing and bent down, wrapping her arms gently around his soft little body."Winter…" His voice was muffled, eyes reddened. Terence saw it all. His fists clenched tightly.He couldn't even remember the last time Winter had hugged him. He had always thought she was too clingy and didn't like it. But now, watching her hug another child, something twisted painfully in his chest.Jessica froze too. She'd thought Winter came to pick up Terence. She never expected Winter was there for Alistair again.Who was thi

Ezekiel spoke in a light, casual tone, as if the invitation barely mattered.Before Winter could answer, Alistair clapped excitedly. "Yay! Anything is fun if Winter is with us!"Winter opened her mouth to respond, but Alistair added, "Dad, you should hang out with Winter more. That way, people won't say you and Wesley are a couple!"George, sitting up front, instantly lost control and snickered. Winter's eyes widened as she kept a calm face but mentally choked on the biggest gossip of her life.Was Ezekiel gay? No wonder Alistair never had another parent showing up at events. If a second father suddenly appeared beside him, the whole school would explode.But if he liked men, where did Alistair come from? Was it surrogacy? Adoption? Or a marriage of convenience?Her brain overheated. She was way too innocent for this. If a hardcore BL fan had been here, they'd already be writing a scandalous love saga filled with wild plot twists defying all common sense.Ezekiel narrowed his

Because Winter joined them, Alistair had the warmest little birthday of his life.Every year, Ezekiel celebrated with him and gave him gifts. It always made Alistair happy, but this year's joy felt different from all the others.Alistair looked at Winter, then at Ezekiel, smiling so wide his cheeks nearly cracked. He smiled so hard his cheeks almost cracked. Inside, he whispered his wish again, hoping that his dad would always have Winter by his side and that he could spend every birthday with Winter from then on.Ezekiel picked up the plush toys on the table. He handed the little fox, Hook, to Alistair and held out the bunny, Judy, to Winter."Ms. Everhart, this one's for you.""Oh… Thank you."She loved little toys like this, and she couldn't resist the pull. Without thinking, she accepted it. Suddenly, Alistair giggled. "Dad, you look like Hook!""If I look like Hook, what does Winter look like then?" Ezekiel asked, a slight smile in his eyes."Um… Judy!"Alistair's eye

Winter's eyes widened in shock, her heart fluttering wildly.Alistair was too young to speak like that. His view of the world was obviously skewed.But she knew he only said it because he cared about her. She couldn't blame him.Terence, however, looked as if someone had shot an arrow straight through his spine. He froze, and his little face went white with fury. He could barely breathe.He thought it was unbelievable that neither of them had the slightest shame."Alistair, that's out of line." Ezekiel's voice dropped low and cold.Alistair lowered his head, tears welling."Mr. Stroud, Alistair spoke out of turn because he likes Ms. Everhart."Ezekiel's eyes went flat as he glanced at Joshua's stormy face. "Still, kids say whatever pops into their heads. You're not seriously going to hold a grudge against a five-year-old, are you?"Alistair's words kept crashing inside Joshua's head. The noise pounded so fiercely that his temples started aching.Was he really that pathetic?