"I love it," little Mario chirped, his voice brimming with excitement. "I have Mommy

and Daddy, and Ms. Riley, little Nina, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Carol, my teachers at preschool, and cookies... I love all of them!"

As Briony listened, a sense of ease slowly settled in her heart.

That afternoon, Attorney Hughes called to ask about proceeding with the lawsuit.

Briony told him she'd decided to drop it for now.

She realized things were good as they were-she and Stewart led separate lives, but they co-parented the kids together.

This way, the children could still have both parents' love and presence.

Life, after all, has to keep moving forward.

A week later, the students welcomed summer break.

The animation studio Briony had invested in released its first original feature film in theaters.

The box office numbers were fantastic.

Within just a week, the film became a huge hit!

Traditional folk elements woven into the story generated a lot of buzz and discussion.

had contributed to the film's creation; she personally illustrated

those credits, she used

had become her pseudonym

immediately set

movie's release, ticket

company a solid

the studio was called, suddenly became a household name. The company's CEO, Joe, called Briony to share the good news and suggested throwing a

and full of drive;

Briony didn't have the heart to

agreed to Joe's proposal

Briony

would have refused-she was never one for

two kids, and suddenly

when he heard she was going to

you all

"I'll keep the Leilani pseudonym under

slowly build up my reputation as a strong, independent

"Why go out of your way for that kind of

grow up. Since Stewart and I are co-parenting, I can't let there be too

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