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When Nigel was born, Charlie was accompanying Megan.He did not show up until I had almost recovered from childbirth a month later, and by then, Nigel was absolutely adorable. Only then did Charlie finally have some patience for him.He smiled at me for the first time and said, "The baby looks like me."I nodded with a smile and asked hopefully, "Then can you come home more often and spend time with us?"Charlie looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "What, is the nanny not taking good care of you?"The door opened, and Jamie, Charlie's childhood friend, walked in. He went over to Nigel and pinched his soft cheek, then smiled at Charlie and said, "Charlie, your wife is trying to use the baby to tie you down."Charlie gave Jamie a light punch on the arm right in front of me. "What are you talking about? You know exactly who my love is. You think a baby can tie me down?"Back then, I could feel the pain in my heart. I bit my lip, humiliated, as I looked at Charlie. However, all I cou

The next day, I flew to Oceanton and looked at a place there. It was a large condo that was about 2,150 square feet, but it was more than enough for one person.I hired a housekeeper to clean the whole place before I drove to the supermarket and bought some household supplies.When I passed by a pet store, I glanced inside and locked eyes with a kitten. Those round eyes made it impossible not to like her. I parked my car and walked toward the pet store.The clerk opened the enclosure and carried out the white kitten as he cheerfully introduced me to her breed and personality. I learned she was a Maine Coon and would eventually grow very large. She would eat a lot and make quite a mess, but I did not care.I liked her very much, so naturally, she came home with me.I had the most comfortable days of my life in Oceanton.However, once I had hit the mandatory waiting period for the divorce, I still had to go back to finalize the paperwork and get my divorce certificate.Just thinki

I got into Jamie's car, and he told me the story.Back when he and Charlie were still in college, Megan was merely a junior who had never caught their attention.Unfortunately, Charlie and Jamie's family had crossed quite a few people in the business world. When those people could not beat them in business, they went after Charlie and Jamie instead.It was a truck.If Megan had not shown up in time and shoved them both out of the way with everything she had, they would not have survived.But Megan paid the price.Jamie's eyes reddened a little as he patted his leg. "Megan never wears skirts or shorts because she only has one leg. The other is a prosthetic."She had lost one leg to save Jamie and Charlie. That was how she became the woman they could never forget.I suddenly understood everything. To think there was such a story behind all of this...Then I smiled. "That's nice. Your way of repaying her is taking care of her, and Charlie's way of repaying her is marrying her."

I stopped walking, and my heart felt as if something heavy was pressing into it. It was… heartbreaking.Jamie also froze as he held Emma tightly. "Emma, what did you just say? You spoke, didn't you?"Emma ignored him and only held on to my clothes tighter. "Mommy."I pressed my lips tighter and looked down at her. "I'm not your mommy."But Emma was stubborn and kept calling me 'Mommy' repeatedly. Nigel, who was curled up in Megan's arms, flew into a rage. He ran and slammed into Emma. "This is my mommy! You can't steal her from me! This is my mommy!"The two children almost started fighting again.I quickly picked Emma up and put her back into Jamie's arms. He was still stunned, but he instinctively held her close.I sighed and held Nigel back. "Nigel, you've already chosen someone else, so I'm not your mommy anymore."Then, I looked at Emma. "Emma, I'm not your mommy either. You can call me Ida."Emma pursed her lips, but when she opened her mouth, she still called me 'Mommy'

Nigel cried so hard he could barely breathe.After making sure Emma was alright, I had no choice but to hold Nigel and comfort him. "Nigel, I won't take you with me, but I'll talk to your dad and help work out a better arrangement."I tried to keep my voice gentle, but Nigel had already become stubborn. When he heard what I said, his eyes widened, and he immediately turned his hostility toward Emma, who was standing nearby. "It's all because of that mute girl, right? You want to be her mommy, so you don't want me anymore!"His voice was sharp and piercing, and there was no difference compared to the time he accused me of in the past. I was disappointed, but not that disappointed.I simply let go of him and straightened my back.Charlie arrived quickly. When he got there, Nigel was still crying, and Megan was standing nearby with a dark expression.He looked at me and asked, "What happened?"I pulled Nigel in front of him. "Charlie, if you don't want to take care of your son, at