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.

saw someone standing at the neighborhood entrance. The

had graying hair and a worn–out

anxiously.

see the woman. Although we were once familiar,

was waiting

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

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

and stayed in my car to consider the situation, I knew Grace must be longing to see Ava, so she might do something if I ignored her. I couldn’t bear to imagine what Grace would do.

mom and telling her not to come

have for one’s family. Grace

her from

forever.

door and exited my car to approach her. Still, she

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

I used to

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