But Ethan sensed something wrong. Gareth always contacted Mommy no matter how busy. What happened? Was he in trouble?

“Mommy, I miss Uncle Gareth. Call him?”

Realizing they hadn’t spoken for long, Maureen picked up her phone to dial Gareth’s number.

Country Town, hospital.

The phone rang, and Gareth’s friend Lawrence stepped forward to pick it up. Seeing “Maureen” on the caller ID, he frowned slightly.

“Alex has been in trouble for so long, and only now she calls? How heartless.”

Lawrence glanced at Gareth lying injured on the hospital bed–covered with medical devices and tubes–and hung up Maureen’s call.

“Don’t blame me, Alex. You should find someone suitable instead of getting tangled with a married woman.”

After saying this, Lawrence blocked Maureen’s number and placed the phone back on the nightstand.

When Maureen tried calling Gareth again, she only got a busy signal.

Assuming he couldn’t answer because he was occupied, she didn’t attempt another call.

“Uncle Gareth will call back when he sees it,‘

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Maureen reassured Ethan.


Ethan found it stranger still–Uncle Gareth had never ignored Mommy’s calls before. What could have happened?

But with the urgent matter between Mommy and his jerk dad to resolve, he brushed the thought aside.

“Mommy, Uncle Gareth is really great. I keep telling Uncle Alex that Uncle Gareth is dad. Could you be with him instead?”

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Maureen froze, “What?”

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I don’t like Uncle Alex. I like Uncle Gareth. Marry Uncle Gareth and let him

Ethan continued.

him. “Silly, you’re too young to


do you like Uncle Geoffrey or Uncle

directly at

a young child, Maureen answered dismissively: “Neither. Mommy

was brushing him off and quietly made other

you like

Maureen suddenly asked.

son take a walk together today, she’d assumed Ethan liked

shook his head. “I don’t like

he’d abandoned him, his brother, and Mommy. He’d teamed up with that awful woman to bully Mommy, almost getting her

in his body was a constant reminder–his jerk

man.

Ethan, who seemed to get along well with Geoffrey on the surface,

son: “Alright, Mommy will listen to you. Sleep


then did Ethan obediently drift off, though

Maureen was occupied, Ethan called

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a luxury villa’s top–floor

the Robson

party, Albert was now organizing Katherine and

enthusiastically, delivering his daughter Katherine and

forget your grandpa. Visit often after your parents‘ engagement

Albert absolutely adored Jacob.

mine, the cleverest and most sensible, would never forget

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