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Willow sat next to Julian. Then, she patted on the empty seat beside her. "Mommy, sit here!"I sat down beside her.Willow turned her body slightly so that she was facing me. "Make a wish, Mommy."I looked at the flickering candles and closed my eyes."I hope that Willow will get better with time. I also hope that we can enjoy a good and happy life for a long long time," I slowly muttered those words inwardly.Then, I opened my eyes and blew out the candles in one go.Willow leaned closer toward me at once. It was as though she wanted to stick herself onto me like glue. "What did you wish for, Mommy?"I was about to answer her, but Julian did not want to see me get pressured. He interrupted, "Willow, her wishes won't come true if she says them out loud."It was difficult for young children to hide their emotions. Willow was visibly disappointed. "Alright."I could not help grinning at the adorable sight of Willow pouting indignantly. I sliced a small piece of cake for her. "Le
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Shayne shouted furiously down the line.I checked who the caller was and realized I had not blocked Shayne's number yet. "Why should I?"Shayne was infuriated by the hint of nonchalance in my tone. He said through gritted teeth, "Did you know that Zach had to wait all by himself outside the kindergarten and only got home after 9:00 pm just because you didn't go and pick him up?"I replied calmly, "Mr. Pearce, I think you're blaming the wrong person. Luna Sider is his mother now. As for me…"I got up, walked over to the balcony, and looked into the distance.It was dark outside. I could only see the stars in the sky and the lights coming from faraway houses. I continued, "I'm just a stranger to you and your family now."Shayne took a deep breath. "Are you still blaming us?""No." I said unhurriedly, "It's simply because I have a new life now. I don't see the need to be overly involved with people and things that are in the past now. Don't you think so?"Without allowing Shayne
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"Just like Mom. Is that okay?"Willow was put into a difficult position.I put down some bait. "As long as you agree, then you can sleep in my room tonight." Willow looked at me. She then turned her head to look at the spacious room and threw her caution to the wind. "Okay!"Once Willow had brushed her teeth, she placed her cup and toothbrush in my bathroom. She then walked to the door with her head held high and reached out to Julian."Daddy."Julian was stunned. He then squatted in disbelief. He even wondered if he had misheard her. "Did you just speak to me?"Willow looked at me as I stood behind Julian. Although it was difficult, she replied, "That's right."Julian picked her up immediately.After he learned Willow was autistic, he took her to visit the doctor to receive all kinds of treatment. However, she still refused to speak.Back then, he'd thought it was fine as long as she lived a good life. Later on, she met me. Only then was she willing to speak to me. Howeve
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Willow was clearly upset. She sobbed as she said, "I woke up and didn't see you. I thought you didn't want me anymore."I held her hand and led her to the living room.Willow obediently sat on the sofa, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.I helped her wipe her tears and comforted her in a gentle voice. "It's my fault for waking up early. I wanted to prepare breakfast for you, but I forgot that you would be upset if you couldn't see me."Willow's eyes were brimming with tears. "Is that true?""Of course, it's true."I then comforted her patiently. "So, can you please stop crying?"Willow stopped crying and nodded lightly. She then threw herself into my arms and said in a muffled voice, "But, Mom, getting up early to cook is too tiring. I want you to sleep a little longer."Since there was someone making breakfast, there was no need for me to take over someone else's job.I gently ruffled her hair and replied, "You're so thoughtful."Willow blushed and gave me a shy s
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Seeing that Willow was now willing to speak, everyone else in the household gathered to tease her. But aside from Julian and me, she still refused to engage with anyone else.I pondered seriously as I ate. If just braiding her hair could make her so happy that she talked to everyone about it...Then perhaps she might start talking to others more as well if I did more similar things.…After breakfast, Willow held my hand and said goodbye to Julian, who was standing in the living room. "Daddy, I'm going to school now."Julian had planned to go straight to work at first. However, he immediately changed his plan upon hearing her words. "I'll fetch the both of you."Willow tilted her head. She didn't understand why Julian had suddenly changed his mind.However, Julian simply drove the car up to her and said, "Get in the car."Willow was too young and couldn't sit in the passenger seat, so I sat with her in the back.As Julian drove, he looked at Willow through the rearview mirro
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Luna had become his mother, yet he didn't seem satisfied with it. He kept wanting to take his relationship with Luna a step further.What did that have to do with me?I looked at him with disgust. "Why are you telling me this? Are we familiar with each other?"Zach stood there dumbfounded, staring at me in shock.I frowned, not bothering to hide my disdain. "How you and your mom develop your bond is your business. It has nothing to do with me. Stop approaching me over and over again to tell me about it. I don't have that much time to waste. Understand?"With that, I walked past him without. After taking a couple of steps, I remembered something and turned to the kindergarten teacher. "I hope you can better supervise your students in the future. Don't constantly allow him to chat to strangers." I got into the car after I said that.Julian stepped on the gas, turned the steering wheel, and merged onto the road. He looked at me, his gaze probing.After spending some time with
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The days ahead were still long, so there was no rush to figure everything out right away.I decided to focus all my attention on Willow for now and be the best mother I could be for her. I wanted to do my best to help her improve.Willow was a rather unique child. To understand how her condition could improve, I had to read more books and try to find clues in them that might help her get better. Fortunately, there was a bookstore nearby.I strode into the bookstore. It was very big, with three floors in total. The third floor housed the more specialized and knowledge-oriented books. I read the classification information on the bookshelves. The books near the window were related to psychology.I started with the psychology section and soon found books about autism. After paying for them, I didn't rush home. Instead, I sat in the reading area and started to read.There were actually a lot of books on autism, but most of them focused on cases where the person had never spoken since
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Aralyn saw signs of improvement in Willow and wanted to analyze why Willow had suddenly started to improve. Could Willow fully recover if she continued interacting with her this way?…Julian, seeing that I was genuinely concerned for Willow, naturally viewed me in a more favorable light. "The situation in the book is very different from Willow's condition," he said.Over the years, he had taken Willow to all the doctors she needed to see. He had also gone through countless relevant books. However, he never found a way to cure her."Yeah," I agreed. "But she was clearly willing to interact with others this morning. So, from now on, I want to try encouraging her to interact more with others while doing things for her that she'd like to brag about."I continued, "Perhaps she would be more willing to speak to others if she could brag? We can then see which situation is more beneficial for her recovery."Of course, this was just an idea. Willow's real guardian was still Julian, so
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Willow nodded firmly. "Okay."…Zach stood off to the side, watching Aralyn's departing figure from a distance longingly.But this time, he held back the impulse to follow her.There were more important matters for Shayne to attend to. Zach got into the car and instructed Noah, "Take me to my dad's villa."Noah was a bit puzzled. "You're not going to follow your mom today?"Could it be that he was tired of her? If that were the case, then good for Zach."Because if Dad wants to control me, he definitely won't let me take my belongings with me. So, we have to act on it before he does. We'll move everything out. That way, by the time he tries to stop us, it'll already be too late."Zach reluctantly looked away. "Once we're done today, I can be with Mom again tomorrow.""But after breaking ties with your dad, what will you do if you run out of money?" Noah asked."My mom bought me some commercial properties. The annual rent is more than enough to support me and you guys, so you
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"About four to five hundred thousand, I think?" Julian answered without hesitation.I frowned. "That's expensive. Don't you think it's wasteful to wear it just once?"Julian lifted his head to look into my eyes. "My girlfriend wore this dress on our first day together while attending a banquet with me. It's worth keeping this dress for the sentimental value."I stared at him for a long time before replying, "You've got a sense of humor."Julian stood up and walked to me. "I know when you were with Shayne, you were probably afraid to spend too much because he was starting his business and under financial pressure. You worried it might affect his company's operations, so you were always frugal.""But my company is much larger now, Lyn. Even if you spend more, I can afford to take care of you. You don't have to save money for me."As he spoke, he held my hand."But we're not actually a couple."Julian maintained his composure. "If we want others to believe we're dating, then our i
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What Luna said was somewhat reasonable.Though still frustrated, he said to Luna, "I misunderstood you. I'm sorry."Luna acted as if she were strong. "It's okay. As long as you understand my feelings, I'm satisfied," she responded, smiling.She looked as though she was hurt by Shayne's misunderstanding but was trying hard to hold it in.Although Shayne still didn't like her, seeing her silently give so much for him moved him.He looked at Luna and said seriously, "After your child is born, I will not only pay for the child's support, but I'll also cover part of your expenses."Luna looked at Shayne in surprise. He was willing to support her child and take care of her as well?It seemed her acting wasn't in vain.Luna was very pleased with today's outcome.After finishing the conversation with Luna, Shayne found a seat and sat down, watching Aralyn from a distance.Julian was sitting next to her, and it was clear that Julian's love for Aralyn was deep.In business, he was alw
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Hearing this, I couldn't help but laugh. "Using love as an excuse makes it okay to hurt others?""It's not an excuse. He really loves you!" Luna exclaimed.Only then did I understand—Luna wanted to tie Shayne to me somehow. "Even though I've repeatedly made it clear that I don't want to see him, he still comes to bother me. Is this what you call love? It feels more like harassment to me."Luna looked as though she had just heard the most absurd thing. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Is this how worthless someone who loves you is to you? If others who like you found out how heartless you are, how upset do you think they'd be?"As she spoke, she glanced at Julian.Her words nearly made me laugh out of anger. "If Shayne knew how eager you are to get rid of him, do you think he'll still be willing to spend money on you?"Luna froze.At that moment, Julian spoke up in disdain. "You're saying all of this in front of me to try and sow discord between Aralyn and me, aren't you? "I've
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I scoffed. "This has nothing to do with gender, Shayne. My life principle has always been to hold onto the right person when I meet them."Julian looked down at me, his eyes exceptionally tender.Shayne was silent for a moment. "You weren't like this before.""Yeah, I used to always listen to you, and what did that get me?"Shayne stayed silent."If being sensible doesn't lead to the results I want, then of course I'm going to make an effort to change."Finding something to counter with, Shayne asked, "But Aralyn, before you did this, did you think about our child? Can he accept him as his new father?""When you cheated during our marriage, involved our child with your mistress, and even encouraged him to call her 'Mom,' did you think about him then? And now, you have the audacity to lecture me?"I gave him a disdainful look. "Don't you forget one thing—whether it's him or you, I've already given up on both of you. So, don't bother bringing him up to guilt-trip me."With that,
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Alice puffed out her chest, proudly declaring, "I'm Aralyn's friend. Her business is my business! If you make her unhappy, I'm stepping in!"…When Julian saw me, he quickened his pace and stopped in front of me.Taking my hand, he looked at me in concern as if I were truly his lover. His voice was full of care. "What's wrong?""First, Luna came to find me, and then Shayne came. He said the two of us aren't really in a relationship," I complained.Once Julian confirmed it wasn't a serious issue, he let out a sigh of relief. "It's fine. They'll come to believe it over time."As he spoke, he pulled me into his arms.I tilted my head in surprise, looking at him.Julian lowered his voice and explained, "Let your ex-husband see just how great we are together."Hearing this, I hugged Julian back and buried my face in his chest, stifling a laugh."What are you laughing about?""I just think it's amusing that we're acting so seriously when we're only pretending to be in a relationsh
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"But the more you do that, the more I'll talk about it. Luna, from now on, every time I see something about you two, I'll bring it up."I didn't want to waste more time on Luna. "If you keep staying in front of me and ruining my mood, I'll grab a microphone and tell everyone here exactly what you've done."Luna's expression twisted as she quickly looked around. After ensuring no one was paying attention to her, she finally left.Not long after she left, Alice came over to me. She was holding a plate of delicious food and sat down next to me, immediately complaining, "My dad just dragged me around to greet everyone."I laughed at her frustrated expression. "That must have been annoying, huh?"Alice grabbed my hand. "Yeah! They look at me and make small talk, saying things like, 'I held you when you were a baby.' How could I possibly remember something from back then? I would seem rude if I didn't respond, so I just nodded." She aggressively picked up a piece of meat with her uten
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"She's my woman, Aralyn Jaffe." Julian introduced me to everyone.Someone immediately handed me a glass of wine. "Oh! My apologies. Let me toast to you."I accepted the glass and watched as he tilted his head back and drank the entire glass. Taking a deep breath, I was just about to take a sip when Julian took the glass from my hand. "She doesn't drink. Anyone who tries to make her drink is going against me," he stated emotionlessly.The people who had been eager to persuade me to drink immediately gave up. In their eyes, I was someone they couldn't provoke, as Julian was protecting me.They began to flatter me. "Ms. Jaffe, you're so lucky to have won over Mr. Hughes."Since Julian and I were only pretending to be in a relationship, I didn't know how to respond to their compliments, so I just smiled politely.Once the crowd around us dispersed, I quietly asked, "Is it really okay not to drink?""Of course," Julian said, his typically cold tone now tinged with a hint of amuseme
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Julian chuckled. "Reminds me of when Alice used to pester me every day."As his words fell, Alice said, "What are you two saying about me?"Her father had been invited to the banquet today. To broaden her horizons, he decided to bring her along.Alice had initially thought the event would be boring, but as soon as she arrived, she spotted Aralyn.She ran over and heard Julian mention her name before she could even greet them.Alice's intuition told her that Julian wasn't saying anything good about her.Though caught in the act, Julian didn't seem embarrassed. "Just using you as an example."Alice glared at Julian in dissatisfaction.Julian slowed his pace.When Alice eventually went off to find her father, he continued nonchalantly, "Back then, I felt the same way you do now. But I also understood one thing—if you don't find a way to resolve this issue, Shayne will keep bothering you."I really didn't want to deal with Shayne more than necessary. "Do you have any solution?"
