Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 416 Totally Different

Ava’s questions surprised me, and I responded vaguely before quickly getting up. “Ava, Mommy doesn’t

have time to take you today. You can take a walk to the kindergarten with grandma, okay?”

“Mommy, when will you get home? When are we going to the island?” Ava slid off her chair and approached me excitedly.

I knew I couldn’t make promises, or she’d question me endlessly. I almost slapped myself for bringing it up. Even if we were going, I should’ve kept it a surprise. But now, I couldn’t fulfill my promise. I had to

make it happen no matter what, or I would let my family down.

I looked at her excited expression and thought before saying, “We’ll go when I return from Solaris, okay?”

I thought taking my parents on vacation would be perfect since Matthew derailed our plans last time. Afterward, I put my small suitcase in the trunk and said goodbye to Ava before leaving for work.

the neighborhood entrance. The

graying hair and a worn–out expression as she

anxiously.

see the woman. Although we were once familiar, Grace

knew she was waiting for Ava. Her desperation was

car passing as she craned her neck to look inside. I considered ignoring her,

do it. After all, she wouldn’t recognize my

to see Ava, so

my mom and telling her not to come out. However, I

have for one’s family.

her from seeing her granddaughter

forever.

in mind, I opened the door and exited my car to approach her. Still,

1. me. I realized she looked so wom that I barely recognized her. She didn’t look like the plump and well-

I used

didn’t resent her much in the past. After all, she had cared for