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 to

Five years later.

the capital city's

She was wearing a baseball cap, a pair of giant sunglasses, and a

mostly obscured, giving

were two

taller

a red jersey with embroidered wings on the shoulders, paired

shoes. The scooter under his feet was moving harmoniously with

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

kids could be likened to princes and princesses

garnered a fair amount of attention

children! Are they

have to give birth to such beautiful

accustomed to such scenes; they even posed for photos when people requested them.

Robert, the older

Rozette, the younger

Rose heard the twins handing out introductions yet again, she could no longer keep her cool. As she walked further

reprimand them.

get abducted? Why would you give your names to strangers? Would it kill you if they don't know your names?" The two

chosen her peculiar dress-code as she was worried about

her death. If she were to suddenly appear alive

would never

sunglasses,

resignedly and put on

older brother, baby Robbie, looked like a tiny adult as he puffed up.

with relief when she saw that their sunglasses were back on

of sunglasses, they linked hands and walked

domestic security is not good enough. There are human traffickers everywhere, so you two had better not run

directly approaching Rose. Seeing the familiar tall, slender figure caught Rose off

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