Chapter 11

After that, we went to another mall to buy clothes for Emma. By the time I got her into a better mood, the sky had already gone dark.Jamie asked for my location and came to pick her up.Some time later, he was standing across the street as I walked toward him with Emma in my arms.A black sedan suddenly sped toward us in that instant. I was so frightened that I instinctively ran forward.However, the car seemed aimed straight at me, as if the driver was determined to kill me.The next moment, I heard a heart-wrenching scream beside my ear. "Ida!"A powerful force knocked me into the grass on the other side of the road, and sharp branches and thorns cut into my skin.The first thing I did was to check on Emma. She was not hurt, and she was only frightened and frozen in shock in my arms.Jamie ran over and pulled both of us into his arms, trembling uncontrollably. "Are you okay? Are either of you hurt?"I shook my head, then looked at Charlie, who was lying on the ground and gr

Chapter 12

After the situation with Megan was handled, I immediately flew back to Oceanton.On one hand, I truly missed my own home and Snowy. On the other hand, I also wanted to get away from Charlie and Nigel's constant pestering.But I had not expected Charlie to follow me all the way to Oceanton.That night, my doorbell rang. I saw Charlie standing outside with Nigel. I did not open the door, and I only spoke to them through the video doorbell. "Don't come and disturb my life again."Nigel banged the door. "Mommy, don't you want me anymore?!"I took a sip of water, and my parched throat felt much better. Then, I coughed lightly and said, "I'll always be your mother on paper, but I don't expect anything from you anymore. Do you understand that, Nigel?"While a child could not understand, Charlie could.He began to sob, "Can't you give me another chance? I love you."I scoffed. "I gave you plenty of chances, but I don't love you anymore. I don't care about your love anymore either. All

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