Saved a Hundred Goodbyes
My name was Natalia Granger. My husband, Andrew Lane, was a CEO, but he didn't love me or our son, Carl Lane.
In order to spend time with his first love, Jennifer Zink, and her child, Jordan, Andrew would give one piece of candy to Carl before leaving. He promised he would return once Carl collected 100 candy wrappers.
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Yet, when Carl finally gathered 100 candy wrappers, Andrew dumped him by the side of a highway instead. It was all because of another child's birthday party.
Panicking, I searched everywhere for Carl. By the time I found him, he had become mute due to the trauma.
However, Andrew only commented flippantly, "Jenny and Jordan didn't mean it. Can't you two be more magnanimous?"
Eventually, Carl no longer became sad when Andrew left, nor did he hold out hope for Andrew's return.
Instead, he simply wanted to return the candy wrappers to Andrew while also leaving a note that read, "Daddy, I don't want you to come back anymore, but could you return my voice to me?"