Two Times the Charm by Mr. Wilson

Chapter 70

Aiden knew full well that the Melendez family had a lot of pull. The other kids at school wouldn’t dare to cross them.

“Oh, honey, don’t you worry, Mommy will never leave you again! I’ll find a way to take you away from the Melendez family”

“So… I can live with Alex then?”

“Absolutely! We’ll leave together and be together always.”

Hope sparkled in Aiden’s eyes but soon enough, he looked somewhat downcast

“What about.. Grandma and Grandpa? They won’t be able to see me anymore, right?”

“Mom, I can’t bear to leave them. If they find me gone, they’ll be so sad! I think I should stay”

Clara gently stroked her son’s hair, saying softly, “Aiden, you’re such a good boy, it warms Mommy’s heart! Don’t worry, Mommy will respect your decision! I can still see you in the future!”

As long as Emmett didn’t find out, everything can still go on.

Upstairs, in the study.

After Emmett started a video conference, Ricardo called him out of the blue.

found the doctor who was there when Aiden was

“Where is she?”

she call you later?”

“Sure”

after hanging up,

deeply, he answered, “Hello, this

your son. L.I’m guilty, I’ve wronged you! Please forgive

you

year, so I didn’t go. In the end, our dean found a replacement! I didn’t personally deliver your son! So…I don’t

found a

was really sick,

need

it was our dean’s son, named…Elio!”

finished their snacks, she read to him.

internal clock reminded him it was

Aiden to bed, she savored this mother–son

difficult to put to sleep. The second she left his side, he’d wake

him every second of every day, even when

born, who…

involuntarily