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 woman

and a worn–out expression as she looked toward the

anxiously.

Although we were once familiar, Grace

she was waiting for Ava. Her desperation was evident from how she

her neck to look inside.

couldn’t bear to do it. After all,

be longing to see Ava, so she might do something if I ignored her.

and telling her not to come out. However, I understood

one’s family.

I couldn’t stop her from seeing her granddaughter

forever.

the door and exited my car to approach her. Still, she didn’t notice

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

Grace I used to know.

her much in the past. After all, she had cared for me and Ava, especially when