Jay Ares received an unexpected gift. A newborn baby.

As he looked at swaddled infant clamoring for food, a thick layer of frost seemed to cover Jay's handsome face.

"Where's the child's mother?" he asked through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing dangerously.

How dare that woman take his seed and shun the responsibility of taking care of the child?

"My apologies, sir," replied the courier. "The child's mother has died in the hospital, from dystocia.".

Jay tensed up and fell silent. He took a long time processing it, the flame in his eyes mixed with a hint of doubt. "Dead?"

The person nodded grimly, took out his phone, and showed Jay the portrait of the deceased Rose.

"Mr. Ares, this is Rose's memorial portrait that we took of her. I can send it to you if you like—"

Jay's eyes scanned the phone screen rapidly. The woman in the photo was bloated and her swollen face was as pale as a ghost. Her protuberant eyes were opened wide, staring right across the screen. Who could this be if not Rose?

When Jay, who had OLD, saw Rose's dead image, all sympathy and mercy inside him vanished.

"No! Tell me, where is she buried?"

"No. 674 in Mountain's Fork Cemetery."

Jay clutched the child and hurried back into the house.

In a nearby spot, Rose watched from the window of her brown car as Jay's tall figure retreated into the house. There was a sour look in her eyes.

Even the news of her death did not disrupt his calm expression.

Perhaps she was only able to trick him so easily because he did not love her at all.

Her yearning for the man may have finally fizzled out, forever.

two lifetimes' worth of passionate love was unable

Five years later.

capital

a baseball cap, a

palm-sized face was mostly obscured,

were two

taller than

with embroidered wings on the shoulders, paired with black slacks and

The scooter under his feet was moving harmoniously

pair of pigtails. She wore a pink princess dress, and her face was as smooth and pale as an elf from a

kids could be likened to princes and princesses from an

garnered a fair amount

children! Are they

must the parents have to give birth to

requested them. The passersby loved their charming photoshoots as well as their

the

the

longer keep her cool. As she walked further in

reprimand them.

I've told you time and time again about human traffickers! Do you want to get abducted? Why would you give your names to strangers? Would it kill you if they don't know your names?" The two children scrambled

peculiar dress-code as she was

years ago and even faked her death. If she were to suddenly appear

and wished to see her daughter and grandchildren one final time. If it were not for that, Rose would never

she realized her twins had taken off their sunglasses, Rose snapped at them sternly, "Put

two kids sighed resignedly and put

looked like a tiny adult as he puffed up. "At

when she saw that their sunglasses

wore the same type of sunglasses, they linked hands and walked side by side out

domestic security is not good enough. There are human traffickers everywhere, so you

the familiar tall, slender figure caught Rose off

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