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“What’s been going on?” Eileen asked. “I thought Dalores was already settled into her job at the educational center. She seemed to be doing fine the last time I checked.”

“Oh, she’s doing fine, no doubt. But all her focus is on keeping me at a distance, as if I might snatch Emerson away from her. She’s insisting on being independent. Now that Emerson’s health has improved, she has even figured out how much his treatment cost and told me she’ll repay every penny.”

Julio couldn’t help but feel both irritated and amused as he shared the story.

Eileen had believed they had patched things up. Well, maybe not fully reconciled, but at least, they had cleared the air and seemed to be on the same page again.

Phoebe said, “Julio, if I can be honest, to a woman, her child is everything—especially someone like Dalores, who grew up without a family and now sees her son as her entire world. You hurt her before, and now, she’s scared that your influence could let you walk away with Emerson someday. She feels this way because you haven’t given her the sense of security she needs. I’ve heard about your situation. You stayed with her mostly for the sake of your son, and now, you’re wearing yourself out trying to help Emerson recover. She sees all of this and believes that Emerson matters more to you than she ever did.”

in Dalores’ heart. To Dalores, Julio wasn’t someone she could fully rely

gently, “It’s going to take time for her to understand that you want both her and Emerson in your life. Right now, her entire world revolves around Emerson. Once he’s fully recovered and the three of

ever since Emerson came into the picture. If Julio could be honest about what he felt, Eileen

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everything went smoothly over the next week,

what I’d have done without you all. Once Emerson’s officially discharged, I’ll treat everyone

to help a little. It’s really thanks to Julio’s money and connections that Emerson recovered so fast. A meal sounds great,

knew exactly what

slightly. She wasn’t much into business, only

she had been asked to bring the project up, it didn’t feel right to do