Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

I picked up the little one and kissed him on his cheek. This kid, raised by Myra, had fair skin, and there was a soft baby smell about him that I just loved. Whenever I teased him, he giggled, lifting everyone's spirits.

Honestly, I felt a special connection with this child. He seemed to remember me, his eyes following me and touching my face as he babbled away.

Lauren looked at the little one and commented, "You're so kind, Chlo. You like every child you meet."

"You don't like his charming little antics?" I quipped back, and Lauren rolled her eyes.

I turned to Myra. "Did Johnson ask Matthew about the child's future?"

Myra nodded. "Yes, he did, but Matthew hasn't made a decision. It seems like he's having a hard time letting go. After all, he called him his son for several months. It's not easy to be so heartless." Lauren immediately retorted, "Does he have a heart at all? He's only that way because this little one has a dangly bit between his legs!"

Myra and I stared at Lauren. In truth, her words were straightforward and not entirely wrong.

Noticing our gaze, she defended herself. "What are you staring at me for? I said nothing wrong."

Myra and I laughed.

"Think, how does Matthew treat Ava? He raised her for a few years, yet he left her without even looking back. He was heartless then, so why is he suddenly so reluctant with this little one? It's because this one's a boy," Lauren bluntly stated. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Everyone knows that the Murphys favor boys over girls," I said as Myra and

His fate isn't worth pitying. In my opinion, let the child acknowledge his roots. I'm

after his dad. Didn't Abby fool him? She played him like a fiddle, and even after he ran

we have. Look at what happened in the end. She ended

doesn't learn his lesson, he's hopeless! Damn it!" Lauren replied a

in love with a beautiful snake, and that incident made the whole Murphy family go bankrupt. I say Matthew's current situation is the result of his father's sins. It left a disaster in its

with the little one and said, "But I don't have any say in how Matthew raises a child, though. I can't stop

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