Adina always addressed Mabel as Mrs. Winters. Today, she took the initiative to call her “Mother”.Mabel felt as if a huge weight was off her heart.If Duke and Adina accepted her as their mother, it meant that they had forgiven the past.“Oh… Addy, don’t you worry. Leave your children with me. I will take care of them,” she said happily.“Mommy, I don’t want to live away from you!” Harold lunged at Adina and wrapped his arms around her neck. He cried, “Mommy, I want to stay with you. Please, I beg you!”Melody tugged on Adina’s sleeve and said, “Mommy, I’ve never lived away from you. Please don’t move out… please!”Even though George and Alden were quiet, it was clear that they shared their sibling’s wish. They looked very reluctant.Alden, especially, looked hesitant. He and Melody had never been away from their mother. Even when Adina was at her busiest, she had taken them along with her.The Jones Corporation resort project seemed fine for now. He knew that the situation th
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