Side Chick Era... Over

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Chapter 1056

Victoria’s mother, however, was nothing like Shayla. She lacked that same strength.

Sometimes, Richard would catch himself wondering if only Shayla had been a little gentler, a little softer- how different things might have been.

Perhaps because he had finally found someone willing to listen, Richard began reminiscing about the past–his tender moments with Shayla, the little habits and preferences she’d once had. Even after all these years, he still remembered them vividly.

It was clear he had loved her once. But how deep that love had truly run–no one could say.

Suddenly, Sharon asked, “Then what about Victoria’s mother?”

Richard’s voice faltered. He hesitated before answering, “To tell the truth… what I feel for Audrey was more gratitude than love. If she hadn’t saved me back then, I would’ve died. She’s my savior.

“Sharon, she rescued me. She stayed by my side when I had nothing—nursed me, cared for me, and never left. We were married for several years, and she bore me a child. No matter how things turned out, a child is always innocent.

must understand. As a parent, no matter the reason, you can never abandon your own blood, can you?”

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Richard continued, recounting the story of the fisher girl who had once changed his

was named Audrey Patrick, a fisherwoman

for him without a word of complaint. To pay for his medical expenses, she worked several jobs,

parents as a child and grew up with her elder brother. She was the most beautiful girl in the entire village, her looks attracting the unwanted attention of many men with ill

people Richard was her husband, hoping the claim would keep those men at bay. But she underestimated the ugliness of human nature. One night, she was cornered–nearly

ignited a fury he couldn’t suppress. He beat those men half to

between

should at least fulfill my duty as a husband. And over

her whole heart.

memory, I told her the truth, and we parted ways. Later, when she

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me. She only asked that I raise Victoria well, away from that fishing village, so that Victoria wouldn’t suffer as she had. That was her

tell