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Chapter 118

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I cried endlessly after leaving the hotel, clutching the urn that was said to contain Mommy’s ashes. Unable to bear it any longer, I opened it.

Inside, I found a small box. Wiping my tears, I carefully took it out, my hands trembling.

A customized photo locket necklace. Old. Worn.

My attention was drawn to the pendant. Slowly, I opened it—and fresh tears spilled down my cheeks.

Inside was a tiny photo. I was crying when it was taken, and Mommy... Mommy was smiling.

My gaze dropped back to the box when I noticed more pictures inside.

“Mommy...” I whispered, my voice breaking, as I pulled out the photographs.

They were of us—when I was just a child, unaware of the cruelty of the world.

As I looked through them one by one, the ache in my chest deepened. It felt like I couldn’t breathe.

She was probably gone.

For all these years, I had never known what it was like to be loved by a mother. I had always searched for that warmth, that care.

I only found out about her last night. Now, I was d
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