Goodbye, My Love

“I assumed she was there for Judie. Whenever Judie was reprimanded for trying to get others to beat me up, her mother would arrive to take her away.”

The memory stirred in Loraine a fleeting pang of envy for children with parents to shield them from their mistakes.

Marco reached out to gently touch her hair, affectionately ruffling it, and for a moment, Loraine’s mind drifted.

She no Longer needed to envy others. Now she had family who would stand by her, and a loved one.

Suddenly, Marco’s hand paused, and his eyes lit up with realization.

“Could it be that your being placed in the orphanage has something to do with her?” he asked.

then admitted,

had occurred not far from

in Loraine’s mind began

grew older, she Looked more and more like her mother. Could it be that Zaria had

so, Zaria’s bewildered expression

Lost in thought and failing to respond for some time.

By suddenly bringing up this incident, he had inadvertently caused Loraine to recall her deceased parents and a childhood filled with

received from Eloise, Loraine’s time in the orphanage had been anything but easy. She had been

Loraine into a gentle embrace, patting her back soothingly as though comforting a

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the past. Don’t dwell on them. As for the Cooper family, you handle them as you see fit. If you want me to

by the warmth of Marco’s arms around her. His words, filled with Loyalty and tenderness, brought a simultaneous