"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.

contributed to the film's creation; she

credits, she used the

her pseudonym

immediately set off a fresh wave

week of the movie's

gave the company a solid

company's CEO, Joe, called

and full of drive; after such an achievement, their enthusiasm was

behind-the-scenes owner, Briony didn't have the heart to dampen their

Joe's

Briony attend in

have refused-she was never one for

thought of her two kids, and

she was going to the party as

you all of

keep the Leilani pseudonym under wraps for now,

build up my reputation as a strong,

of your way for that kind of

Since Stewart and I are co-parenting, I can't let there be too big a gap between us

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