The elevator doors opened, and there stood Noah with a small paper bag. The moment he saw me, he ran out."Mom, Uncle Lorenzo said you didn't eat dessert, so he told me to bring you..."He stopped when he noticed the two people kneeling in the lobby and the pale man standing beside them.Noah's little face scrunched into a frown. Then he did something none of us expected.He came to me, pushed the paper bag into my hand, and stepped in front of me, glaring up at Severin and the twins."Leave my mom alone."His voice was small, but it didn't waver."She's my mom. She's not yours anymore."Lucien looked up at Noah's hostile little face and froze.He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.Seraphina's sobbing stopped short. She stared at Noah, her eyes full of envy and bitter regret.They saw Noah step in front of me without hesitation. They saw the tenderness in my eyes when I looked down and smiled at him.They'd once had all of that, and they were the ones who'd thrown it away.They f
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