“I didn’t say that I agree!”

Xyla looked at her daughter and smiled when she caught the slight disappointment in her expression.

Even when she could not see Rowan again in this lifetime, having the pair of children she had was the most precious gift the man had given her.

“I know that you’re doing this for my sake,” Xyla said gently, “But I really don’t want to look for someone else. How William Jenner treated me in the past… It’s still fresh in my head.”

Cordelia hung her head in silence.

“But the man you mentioned, he’s not as bad as William Jenner, right?”

“Huh?” Cordelia jolted. “No, of course not! He’s super nice!”

“Treating the sick and saving those in need is benevolent.” Xyla smiled. “I don’t agree to another marriage, but meeting him and having an acquaintance is fine.”

“Really?” Cordelia’s eyes lit up. She hugged her mother.

the mother and

looked peaceful and

willing to take this step forward. She would leave the future to

Xyla looked at Cordelia. “What cat

I met him,

“What?”

an inexplicable sadness that even breathing felt painful. She recalled her carefree days in the

school found that Xyla and Janine kept a pet cat back then. The international school had strict rules and busy school work, forbidding students from doing anything unrelated to their studies.

with tears falling. It was

rubbed her head, his eyes brimming with indulgence that was

are you crying over

looked at him and sobbed, saying after a while,

care of

“What?”

chuckled. “The shelter can barely provide, and you have spoiled the cat. It probably can’t stand an environment like that. I might as well take it home. We have space at home anyway. It won’t end up in

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