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Gabriel had always communicated with his two children as equals, never imposing his own thoughts on them just because Jaxon and Joshua were young.

His gaze softened.“Keep saying, Dad is listening.”

Jaxon took a deep breath and said, “It was all because Dad doesn’t like Mom. That’s why they bullied her.”

“They knew that no one would protect their mother.”

There was a trace of sadness in his voice for Hazel, which made Gabriel’s thoughts grind to a halt.

His throat felt tight. He lowered his gaze, his voice rough as he asked, “Why do you think I don’t like mom?”

your

Jaxon furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, then answered.

“Because Dad never went to any banquets with Mom, never kissed her goodbye when you left, and never hugged her when you came home.”

“At every meal, it was just Mom, my brother, and me. I often saw Mom hiding in her room, crying by herself.”

Gabriel’s heart clenched at those words.

He thought of Hazel now, speaking to him so coldly. Then, he remembered how she was when they had first married–how she used to laugh and sing with him. He remembered her during their pregnancy. It suddenly struck him that she didn’t become indifferent to him overnight. Though Jaxon was young, his memory was sharp.

He lowered his head, looking sorrowful.“Dad, actually, I’m also

to

blame

“I knew Mom didn’t like Gianna, but I still couldn’t stop my brother from talking to her. That was wrong.”

“Mom is our mother, isn’t she?”

Jaxon’s words hit Gabriel like a bolt of lightning. The children understood the truth, and he only realized it after the divorce.

Hearing Jaxon’s words, Joshua lowered his head, a sad expression crossing his face. In the past, he had thought Hazel was unkind to him because she often stopped him from eating snacks or staying up late, while she seemed gentler with Gianna. How heartbreaking it must have been for Hazel.

their hero, someone capable of anything. Gabriel fought to suppress the bitterness, gently patting Jaxon’s head. He then asked softly, “Is there

and shook his head.“Dad, you should rest early. My brother

our room

to their room before returning to the bedroom himself. He slumped onto the sofa, leaving the lights off, sinking into

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already asleep in John’s

Hazel, waking her up. He said in a soft voice, “Ms. Robinson, let me hold her. She just

Hazel nodded.

study where John was

began telling him about Mason.

way he looked at

bit strange.

ever met him before?”

I only lived here for a short time when I was a child, then went abroad with my foster father.

to take Hazel and Leila to ZN Laboratory for

seen you when you were

eyes toward

in an orphanage in Akron, the nearest county to Nyack, before being adopted

to Nyack with her grandmother, Hazel had visited this orphanage as part

she had met John. He was

conversation with him, but he avoided her. By the time she left the orphanage in Akron, he still hadn’t let

thin as a monkey, she secretly gave him a nickname,

her pocket money each year. She would write letters, and send books, toys, and snacks–but every time, she never received a response from

for someone to look into it,”

was your original name before you were adopted and

me Blake because I was always

his name after he

no memories at all

was already four or five years old when he came there, so he should

Johnson sighed. “No.”

and he wasn’t sure whether he had forgotten or lost his memories. In the

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