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, “It’s

her family, her parents’ car accident had occurred not far from the village, near

elusive connection in Loraine’s mind began

more and more like her mother. Could it be that Zaria

so, Zaria’s bewildered expression earlier would make

respond for some time. A pang of regret washed over him for having

entered the orphanage, it was right around the time of her parents’ accident. By suddenly bringing up this incident,

in the orphanage had been anything but easy. She had been bullied by Judie and covertly observed by someone

Loraine into a gentle embrace, patting her back soothingly as though comforting a child. “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have brought

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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 stay out

thought was interrupted by the warmth of Marco’s arms around her. His words, filled with Loyalty and