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Elizabeth held her hand: “Auntie, don’t be angry.”

“Actually, I don’t believe that Alex dated her. I’m just worried…”

“Worried about what?”

“Worried that… Maureen is never satisfied.”

Elizabeth looked worried: “I didn’t want to bring it up, but since we’re on the topic, I have to tell you.”

“Last time, I saw Maureen privately meeting with Alex. I don’t know what they talked about, but Maureen’s eyes were all red.”

Heather listened silently, clenching her fist.

“Such a disgrace to the family!”

“Elizabeth, you absolutely can’t tell anyone about this, okay?”

Heather lowered her voice.

Elizabeth nodded. “Of course.”

Pearl.

Maureen composed herself and began decorating for New Year’s Day with Geoffrey and Ethan.

She placed Zoe’s photo in the most prominent spot.

“Mom, this way we’re spending Christmas Holidays together, right?”

Maureen stood there for a long time, her fingers tracing Zoe’s photo.

Ethan walked over. “Grandma can definitely see us from heaven.”

“Yeah.”

Maureen nodded.

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She remembered when she was very young. Gareth scared her by saying death erases everything.

she tearfully told Zoe, “Zoe, please don’t die. Chubby

comforted her, “Silly girl, how

you, you become the wind,

night outside. A gentle breeze drifted through the window, brushing

that

Ethan fell asleep clutching Maureen’s hand tightly, afraid she might

and soon drifted off to

was asleep, dead to the world after countless

man felt for Ethan’s hand, lifting the child straight from

next room.

rascal, still clinging to Mom

slid beside Maureen, wrapping

door, Ethan hugged his pillow, muttering “Scumbag dad, stealing Mommy from

When he opened his eyes, only a plump pillow

rubbed his

“Mommy?

Mommy!”

scanned the unfamiliar

“Why am I here?”

head, he mumbled: “Must

too. Now, finally resting soundly, he naturally wasn’t easy to

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woke up in

noticing Ethan’s absence, confusion

Geoffrey, who immediately pulled

“Awake?”

“Where’s Ethan?”

Maureen asked.

cramped yesterday, so I moved him to the guest

without

at the over two

tried to

his Adam’s apple bobbing.

bodies radiated warmth through Maureen’s thin

“No, I can’t sleep.”

tried prying his

her smaller hand

“Be good.”

whispered against

husky voice and hot breath made Maureen

streamed through the window, casting

on his thin lips, amazed they could be this

kissed her forehead, his palm

not

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