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.

hesitated, then admitted, “It’s not

accident had occurred not far from the village, near

in Loraine’s mind began to

remarked that as she grew older, she Looked more and more like her mother. Could it be that

so, Zaria’s bewildered expression

downcast eyes, noticing that she was Lost in thought and failing to respond for some time. A pang of regret washed over

bringing up this incident, he had

had been anything but easy. She

exhaled softly, his heart aching for her. He pulled Loraine into a gentle embrace, patting her back soothingly

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them. As for the Cooper family, you handle them as you see fit. If you want me to stay out of it, I’ll follow your

of Marco’s arms around her. His words, filled with Loyalty and tenderness, brought