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Ruby's eyes turned even more pitiful. "I'm sorry...."

"You shouldn't be cause they're not dead!" Her voice was near a shout for the first time. "All we have to do is find this woman, and we'll find my kids." She scoffed. "They can't be dead. I know it. She wouldn't bring someone over to assist with the delivery only to leave them behind to burn with me." "I don't know, Sylvie. Perhaps, she changed her mind and returned the kids, not wanting them to be the weak link that could be traced to her."

"No!" Sylvie yelled now. "It's not possible. It can't be!"

She bursted into tears,

, the ache in her heart having more reasons to return.

It couldn't be true. She couldn't just lose her kids after everything. They couldn't be dead.

let her cry until the tears had subsided a little. "I could show you where we buried them.

Ruby let her cry unti Some hours later, Sylvie and Ruby were at the graveyard. Her legs wobbled as the woman led her through the different tombstones until they got to two tombstones bearing the names: Little Fairy and Fairy Prince.

They hadn't even been named. Of course, how could they have been named when she was unconscious?

Sylvie dropped

her

knees, in-between the two graves. Her hand shivered as she reached out to touch the names. Was it really her kids? Were they truly dead? cheeks.

Unrestricted tears flooded her

"I'm so sorry, Sylvie," Ruby spoke from behind. "When you're ready, you can name them, then we have their names changed."

Sylvie continued crying, her shoulders slumped.

"I promise you, I'll help in the best way I can to find the woman who did this. I won't rest, Sylvie, until she pays for her crimes, and I don't even mean legally." Her eyes darkened. "When I do find her, the law will be too merciful for her." a long time, Sylvie remained there, crying her eyes out.

ī

For

She

wanted

to believe lieve

what if Ruby

in there. Her abductor

right?!

her, kneeling beside woman had changed her mind and brought them back to the warehouse? Were her

hand around her shoulder and pulled her into a

That's enough. They're

Oh, she never should've been their mother. She didn't

them, she whimpered. "They

her lightly on

after a long time, when the pain allowed

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away from

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here?" Her voice still quivered with tears rolling down

sighed, lifting her hand to stroke

my brother lost someone-a woman that had been dear to him. He had stepped out to get and when he returned, he found her dead in the room." She dropped her hand from Sylvie's hair, a frown crawling into her face at

filled with more warmth. "They had

didn't like where this

in a married man's

your mother,"

shocked. Confused. Hurt.

them. Sitting across from Ruby in a mini bar close to the cemetery, her face showed

at the untouched glass of freshly squeezed juice Ruby had ordered for her. Staring at the thick reddish liquid

eyes staring down at the wooden table between she and Sylvie as though the whole scene was replaying right in front of her. "But our parents were strict on

in the end, my parents won, and Miller and Floria got separated. Miller got married

heart skipped at the mention of her fa... former father's name. But none of the emotions she felt mirrored on her face. They stayed hidden,

both kept it a secret until ten years later, Eldon found out. He was hurt and filed for a divorce. I was a little surprised when I heard he kept you and didn't reveal the truth

and Floria continued with their affair, until one day, Floria ended up dead. Her death is still a mystery with

but he was always checking up on

he truly loved you, Sylvie. Unfortunately, he couldn't meet you because... he felt you were better off with

exhaled shakily. "Three years after Floria's death,

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head reeled. Her eyes finally met Ruby's, shock reflecting in

He was dead!?

He fell

before his death, he forced me to make a promise. He wanted me to always look after you and ensure you were well taken care of. He said if there was ever a day that Eldon decided to kick you out, I

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