Chapter 67I think it might be because I haven't been spending time with Rollo lately, he may be feeling neglected and emotionally hurt."Rollo, would you like to go to the playground?" Rollo enjoys the playground for children near the apartment. But unlike his usual enthusiasm, Rollo just looked at me coldly without any expression and continued reading his book."Or would you like to go to the fast food restaurant? Do you want to go somewhere?" I continued to ask, smiling and sitting down next to Rollo, but he remained silent in response to my questions. Just when I didn't know what else to ask, I heard him say, "Mom doesn't have to pretend to care about me. Dad said you only care about your love and there will come a day when you'll abandon me.""Is that right?" Rollo looked at me and emphasized.I awkwardly chuckled and asked, "What are you saying, Rollo? Ron is also your father. He loves you very much. You know he's always there for you, besides me." This was the truth. Even thoug
Chapter 68I stared coldly at the man in front of me, eager to know where he derived his confidence and arrogance from after what he had done to Rollo and me.Enzo observed my reaction, chuckled lightly, and acted as if what he said was blatantly obvious. "So, Rollo must have told you, the little one must be quite curious about it. Do you have an explanation for him? You know, even though Rollo is just a child, he should understand what kind of woman his mother is, right?"He spoke as if he were shifting all the responsibility onto me and making it my fault that everything had turned out this way. "Me? How am I as a woman? Did you tell him that one day I would abandon him for love? Are you out of your mind, Enzo? I've wanted to distance myself from you, from crazies like you, so many times. Why can't you leave me be?"Enzo glared at me, and after hearing what I said, the smile on his face faded, replaced by a cold look in his eyes. Enzo's emotions and attitude were unusually volatile,
Chapter 69After that day, my son and I reconciled with each other, but ever since the little one spent the day with Enzo, he often exhibited unusual behavior. I'm not sure, but it's pretty different. My son wouldn't allow me to visit Ron in the hospital and didn't want to go with me either.Every time this happened, Rollo showed signs of worry and fear about something, and even though I tried to ask, he refused to answer. There were times when I got so angry and raised my voice, and then the boy would burst into tears, making it difficult for me to handle."What did you learn at school today?" I asked, recently noticing Rollo's poor mood. I thought Rollo was still just a child and shouldn't have such fluctuating emotions.Rollo paused eating, shaking his head silently, then spoke, "Mom... am I going to have to change schools? Actually, I want to go to the same school as Min, but... it seems that if I change schools, you won't be happy, right?"I was puzzled by what the boy said. I ha
Chapter 70Ron held my hand tightly and asked me again, "Why? You're not happy here either. Even though you say Enzo isn't harming you, I know he's always finding ways to bother you and Rollo. Why not come with me? I won't hurt you; you know what kind of person I am."I naturally knew that if Ron were a bad person, he would never have helped me for over six years, and he hadn't gained anything from helping me."I know, Ron. But this time, I can't go with you. You've helped me a lot, and I can't help you with anything in return," I said, unable to look him in the eye, so I couldn't see his current expression.Ron seemed unable to accept my vague reasons and asked again, but this time with a choked-up and reluctant tone. "Flora, I once said that I respected your decisions, and no matter what you decided, I would stand by your side, but... I also want to know the reason why you don't want to come with me."I looked at Ron's tired face, feeling guilty but unable to find a way to rectify t
Chapter 71No matter how strong I tried to be, I couldn't hold back the tears rolling down my face. The pain and helplessness I felt made it suddenly difficult to breathe. I had never heard Ron talk about his background, nor did I know that his family was so wealthy. But I had never thought of being friends with him for money; to me, Ron was the beacon that saved me during the darkest days of my life. His mother's words, full of contempt and disdain, made it impossible for me to stay calm. A sense of frustration and shame overwhelmed me, making me want to cry out.Many people on the street noticed and were curious about why I was crying. They pointed and whispered to each other. I quickly wiped away my tears and ran away. When I reached a quiet alley with few people, I finally sat down. I buried my face in my hands and cried silently, too embarrassed to sob aloud. I didn't know how much time had passed, but by the time I stopped crying, the sun had set."It's been five hours..." I mu
Chapter 72After closing the door to the room, I clenched my fists in anger, tears beginning to fall, but I didn't want to wipe them away. It felt like the whole world had turned its back on me, and I was left to battle it all alone.All my anger and frustration were directed at Enzo; it was his presence that had caused all of this. If it weren't for him, Rollo wouldn't have distanced himself from me like this, let alone stand up to defend him in front of me.But this wasn't the first time I had grown to despise him. He had done similar things with Min before. Enzo knew how to manipulate my children into siding with him, while I felt powerless, just standing by and watching, unable to do anything.Because of this, I skipped dinner, turned off the lights, and lay on my bed contemplating. Perhaps due to exhaustion and excessive thinking, I eventually drifted off without realizing it. It wasn't until I felt my whole body being pressed down by something extremely uncomfortable and heavy t
Chapter 73As usual, I woke up early to prepare breakfast for my son and take him to school. However, as soon as I opened the bedroom door, I saw Rollo standing in front of it, looking extremely pitiful and distraught. Before I could understand what was happening with him, Rollo spoke with a quivering voice."Mom, are you angry because Dad came here? Last night... I heard..." Rollo said hesitantly and embarrassed. At this point, I also understood the issue, as the last night had been quite intense. But if he had asked that question, I decided to show my discomfort intentionally."Isn't it that you also wanted him to come? Mom doesn't have any other choice," I sighed and waited for Rollo's reaction. As I had predicted, Rollo pursed his lips, deep in thought, and then spoke up, "Alright, I won't ask Dad to come here again, so please don't be angry, okay?"I knew that Enzo had come here on his own, not because Rollo had called him, but I couldn't comprehend what was so good about Enzo th
Chapter 74Ron spoke gently and explained everything that had happened to me. I never expected Enzo's actions to be so horrifying and shocking."Because all of this has no clear evidence since Enzo was just the mastermind behind it all, he didn't directly carry out those acts. With the power in Enzo's hands, my family knows what he did but... I and my family couldn't do anything about him," Ron sighed."Why are you telling me now? If you had told me earlier, then..." I said, thinking that if Ron hadn't kept this secret, maybe I could have done something to help.Ron heard me and chuckled dismissively, shaking his head. "I didn't want to tell you. I didn't want you to continue suffering like you did six years ago.""But..." I wanted to say more, but Ron quickly interrupted, "In the time to come, I can be with you to take care of you and Rollo. If there's any problem, just call me. Even though I'm not here, my subordinates are still working here. They can assist you."The conversation b