“I didn’t say that I agree!”

Xyla looked at her daughter and smiled when she caught the slight disappointment in her expression.

Even when she could not see Rowan again in this lifetime, having the pair of children she had was the most precious gift the man had given her.

“I know that you’re doing this for my sake,” Xyla said gently, “But I really don’t want to look for someone else. How William Jenner treated me in the past… It’s still fresh in my head.”

Cordelia hung her head in silence.

“But the man you mentioned, he’s not as bad as William Jenner, right?”

“Huh?” Cordelia jolted. “No, of course not! He’s super nice!”

“Treating the sick and saving those in need is benevolent.” Xyla smiled. “I don’t agree to another marriage, but meeting him and having an acquaintance is fine.”

“Really?” Cordelia’s eyes lit up. She hugged her mother.

the mother and daughter cuddling together. Ginger meowed and stretched

looked peaceful

not easy that her mother was willing to take this step forward. She would leave the

looked at Cordelia. “What cat does the

time I met

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felt a clench in her heart. It was an inexplicable sadness that even breathing felt painful. She recalled her carefree days in

busy school work, forbidding students from doing anything unrelated to their studies. The school ordered

red as she stood at the school gate with tears falling. It was then she was pulled into a warm

head, his eyes brimming with indulgence that was reserved only for

why are you crying over something

and sobbed, saying after a while, “I can’t

take care

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