Liz felt a lump in her throat, the irony of the situation suffocating her.

"Enough already!" She turned back, frowning. "Kids say all sorts of things. Do you really think dredging up childhood babble is meaningful?"

"It seems you remember it all too well," Remington chuckled, a hint of self-mockery in his voice.

He stared at her. "Maybe it isn't meaningful. But what if I become the clingy nuisance that sticks with you forever?"

Liz's chest heaved, a sour sensation rushing to her nose. She fought it down, almost shrieking at him.

"Then I'd rather go through hell and high water to get rid of this nuisance!"

Remington saw the bitterness in her eyes, feeling a pang in his heart as if she had already carved out a piece of it.

She was indeed more ruthless than him. He had let her stick to him so easily back then; now, she wouldn't even glance back.

Liz had been relatively stable these past few days.

However, it was clear that her postpartum depression would uncontrollably surface in Remington's presence.

Her mood was volatile, easily agitated.

Both Liz and Remington were aware of this.

moment, his grip on her wrist weakened, and he

just joking. Don't get so worked up. I've already asked Ray to

the hospital because he was worried about her,

been for Mrs. Bernice Madden's accident,

up in front of her, wanting to let go

she chased him to the emergency exit and he

Mr.

stared at Remington, ignoring the paleness of his face, her voice

Remington simply nodded.

pulled open a drawer, took something out,

I won't

her eyebrows

card. Liz recognized it as the one from their first divorce, when he demanded $3

had snapped the card right away, clearly not having touched it since,

card's snapped, it's just a useless piece of plastic to me now. You

didn't move, Remington took her hand and placed

to entangle with him anymore, especially since the card was hers and she had painstakingly

for a divorce, ultimately deceiving her,

that he was returning the card, she

around it, securing it, "Any more

as

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