Todos los capítulos de Loved Until Their Real Child Arrived: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

The Rubik's Cube was old and worn out, but I couldn't bear to throw it away because it was the first gift I received after Mom and Dad took me home.Dad was the one who gave me the baseball cap with the moon design. He brought it back with him after one of his business trips. My name was embroidered on it.Lastly, I picked up a family portrait.The photo was taken five years ago, not long after Mom and Dad took me home. I was grinning from ear to ear as Mom and Dad sandwiched me in between them.I carefully wrapped the photo frame in a sweater and tucked it between my other clothes. I could look at it whenever I missed them.I zipped the luggage bag closed after I was done packing. It was a little heavier compared to when I first arrived, but I could still pick it up with some effort.The sky had completely darkened outside.I sat on the luggage bag and quietly waited for Mom and Dad to come home.If they truly wanted to send me back to the orphanage, I would tell them that I w

Mom and Dad had bought a blueberry cake and a hat with a moon design. They had even thought about how to apologize to me.It turned out that they still loved me.Unfortunately, it was much too late.…The car drove through the residential area and stopped in its designated parking lot.Mom grabbed the cake box while Dad carefully carried the car model. They smiled as they headed upstairs, discussing how they wanted to surprise me later.I trailed after them, phasing through several doors before finally arriving home.The lights in the living room were still switched on."We're home, Ash," Mom called out cheerfully. "Look what we bought for you!"They didn't receive an answer.Dad placed the car model on the coffee table, right next to the old, cracked one.Although one was brand new, and the other one was old and worn out, they looked like identical twins."Is he asleep?" Mom whispered as she tiptoed to my room.I followed her.Mom gently pushed the door open and murmured

Dad's expression stiffened.Noticing that something was amiss, Mom moved closer to him and asked, "What's going on? Who is it?"Dad didn't answer her and simply held his phone. His knuckles had turned white from how hard he was gripping it. His lips trembled as he stared into the distance as if he wasn't looking at anything in particular.The person on the other end of the line was still speaking.The phone slipped from Dad's fingers and clattered onto the floor."Gabriel? Say something!" Mom exclaimed in fear.She grabbed Dad's arm and shook it. "Who's calling you? Did you get news about Ash? Where is he?"Dad slowly turned to look at her.The light from the streetlight streamed in through the window and shone on him, casting half of his face in light and the other half in darkness. The half that was illuminated was deathly pale while it was impossible to make out the expression on the half that was cast in shadow.His lips moved again. His voice was hoarse when he finally sa

Mom suddenly whispered, "Gabriel."Dad hummed in response."Ash had a luggage bag with him. Where do you think he wanted to go?"She slowly turned to look at him. Her eyes were completely hollow, reminiscent of two black holes.Dad opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a single word. He simply tightened his hold on Mom's hand.Just then, someone knocked on the lounge's door.A uniformed police officer stood at the door, carrying my blue luggage bag."Are you Ashton Walker's family?" the officer asked as he placed the bag on the floor and unzipped it. "We found this luggage bag at the scene of the accident. We've checked the items inside, but we need the deceased's family to verify them."He then pulled out each item and placed them on the floor, including a pair of blue pants, the scarf that Mom had knitted for me, an old Rubik's Cube, and a baseball cap with a moon design. The family portrait was also completely undamaged since it had been well-protected by the sweater.Mom's

Tears were streaming down Mom's face by the time she finished reading the letter.She wailed, "I can't even imagine how anguished Ash must have felt when he was writing this letter for us…"Dad took the letter from Mom and read it. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he closed his eyes, dripping onto the letter and spreading across the paper.Freya had woken up. She stood at the door while dressed in her pajamas. She rubbed her eyes as she asked, "Mom, Dad, why are you crying?"She padded into the room and looked at the tears on Mom's and Dad's faces, confused."Is Ash home?" she asked, her eyes lighting up in anticipation as she looked around.No one answered her.The anticipation in her eyes slowly dimmed, replaced by confusion and uneasiness."Where's Ash? Why isn't he home yet?"Mom kneeled and held Freya's hand. Tears continued to stream down her face as she said, "Freya… Ash has gone somewhere very far away.""Where did he go?" Freya asked, tilting her head. "Did he go ther