Chapter Twenty Six

Rosalie

"Why did you say no to daddy, Mama?" Mason asked. "Don't you love him?"

"Don't ask me questions, Mason. I have made my decision and nothing can change it." I declared. "Not all parents get married to each other."

"We want you and daddy to be together." Alessandra expressed with a pout. "We want to be with him everyday."

"He wants the same thing as well, but what you're asking me to do is impossible." I told them. "I tried it once, it was a total failure and I promised myself that I'll never do it again."

"You just didn't get it right the first time." Maya remarked. "It doesn't mean the second time will be no better."

Kevin had accurately pointed out that the likelihood of my second marriage mirroring the first was minimal. Adrien, now wiser due to Yvette's betrayal, was essentially using me as a rebound. I vowed never to put myself through such a situation again—once bitten, twice shy.

"I adore you more than you can fathom, my darlings, but I can't fulfill this for you