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Chapter 427

Author: Lana Mora
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-27 07:23:50

Ruby finally reopened the webpage she had seen earlier.

She had been watching everything Zane had done.

It was time to put an end to certain things.

“Elijah, would you like to go for a walk with me?”

Elijah, now wearing a new protective charm and a small bell around his neck, looked even more spirited. He nodded immediately and ran off to grab his backpack.

He raised a hand to negotiate: I want a candied hawthorn skewer. I won’t get cavities. Auntie, don’t tell the Boss.

Ruby burst out laughing. “Didn’t Amelia just say that I’m your mom? Shouldn’t you call me ‘Mom’ instead?”

Elijah, his little head full of confusion, scratched the back of it, looking a bit puzzled.

Despite being middle-aged, Ruby still retained the charm and beauty of someone in their thirties. With a little dressing up, and after changing Elijah into a stylish outfit, the two of them genuinely looked like mother and son.

Her first stop was a hair salon.

For years, people had praised her long hair, saying it made her
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