He’s here to relive his memories? With his ex? I should’ve known…

Nicole’s initial joyful expression slipped away, and it was replaced with a dull look as she stared down at the wreath in her hands.

Wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes, Susan suggested, “Ms. Lane, let’s go see the children.”

“Yeah.” Nicole nodded and followed the other woman toward the rockery.

There was a pond beside the rockery. Susan watched the children playing gleefully with an intent expression on her face.

After a moment, Nina suddenly tripped on a pebble that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. She staggered a few steps before falling into the pond with a loud splash.

“Nina!” Susan screamed.

In the next instant, she leaped into the pond.

Evan came running over at the shout. When he saw the two struggling figures in the pond, he immediately jumped in to save them.

“Evan, save Nina first!”

The words had barely left Susan’s lips when Evan scooped Nina into his arms. He quickly swam toward the shoreline and placed his daughter down.

time he turned back to rescue Susan, she had already

on her. Nicole and the children watched on worriedly from the sidelines. After

out of her mouth was, “Evan, is Nina okay?” Her

serious while confusion swirled

fine. Susan, why did you jump in when you don’t

was so worried I didn’t think about that. Nina is your child, which means she’s mine as well. When I saw her in danger, the only thing I could think of

“Susan…”

took off his own jacket and draped it across her drenched form. Then, he made a call to have someone bring over

chest, a blissful

the side, a

a true family in all the ways that matter; I’m just an outsider looking in. It’s about time I go my own way. Evan belongs to Susan so I shouldn’t be having such feelings for him… Nicole

and she

ground in Evan’s embrace, Susan saw all the

Garden, Nicole

outright bidding them goodbye would not work. She would have to leave

decided the best time would be in the middle of

morning, she would have been back in K

are you

out of her somber thoughts. She

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