Emily held Corinne's icy hand and quickly reassured her, "Of course not, my darling. I want to take you with me! Moonie, will you come to Molomia with me?"

Corinne hesitated, which was surprising. After all, she had been dreaming of going away with her mother ever since she could remember.

It hit Emily hard that Corinne was all grown up with a life of her own when she saw her hesitating.

Emily wiped away her tears, smiled, and said to Corinne, "Look at me, still treating you like a child! I've forgotten that you're a grown woman now, with your own family and children." Corinne snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Emily with a complicated expression. "Can't you stay with us?"

Emily's smile faded into a bittersweet expression. "Moonie, I..."

Corinne was always that smart. She immediately knew what Emily was concerned about. "Mom, are you worried about the Riveras?"

silent, but she was as good

nightmare; it was the family she had barely escaped from. She did not want to remain in a city where she

hand tightly. "I get it. We can move far away from the city.

let me off the hook so easily. As long as they know

what abuse her mother had suffered at the hands of the

the matter. "Alright, let's not discuss who goes where for now. You're injured, so you should focus on getting better for

She started to share with her where she had been and the things she

over, and Emily drifted

times, only to receive no response. After making sure Emily had fallen asleep, Corinne laid Emily's body flat,

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