Beyond the Divorce

I picked up the little one and kissed him on his cheek. This kid, raised by Myra, had fair skin, and there was a soft baby smell about him that I just loved. Whenever I teased him, he giggled, lifting everyone's spirits.

Honestly, I felt a special connection with this child. He seemed to remember me, his eyes following me and touching my face as he babbled away.

Lauren looked at the little one and commented, "You're so kind, Chlo. You like every child you meet."

"You don't like his charming little antics?" I quipped back, and Lauren rolled her eyes.

I turned to Myra. "Did Johnson ask Matthew about the child's future?"

Myra nodded. "Yes, he did, but Matthew hasn't made a decision. It seems like he's having a hard time letting go. After all, he called him his son for several months. It's not easy to be so heartless." Lauren immediately retorted, "Does he have a heart at all? He's only that way because this little one has a dangly bit between his legs!"

Myra and I stared at Lauren. In truth, her words were straightforward and not entirely wrong.

Noticing our gaze, she defended herself. "What are you staring at me for? I said nothing wrong."

Myra and I laughed.

"Think, how does Matthew treat Ava? He raised her for a few years, yet he left her without even looking back. He was heartless then, so why is he suddenly so reluctant with this little one? It's because this one's a boy," Lauren bluntly stated.

Everyone knows that the Murphys favor boys over girls," I said as Myra and I

pitying. In my opinion, let the child acknowledge his roots. I'm

his dad. Didn't Abby fool him? She played him like a fiddle, and even after he ran away, she still made him raise her child," I said

Melanie. She's the best example we have. Look at what happened in the end. She

Matthew doesn't learn his lesson, he's hopeless! Damn

that incident made the whole Murphy family go bankrupt. I say Matthew's current situation is the result of his

little one and said, "But I don't have any say in how Matthew raises a child, though.

looked at me

Chlo, everyone

on whether you

not. Matthew is no

short of

If he weren't short of cleverness, he wouldn't be so lacking in morality!" Lauren fiercely