Sir Ares, Goodnight

Chapter 2

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.

was unable

Five years later.

the capital city's

suitcase in front of her. She was wearing a baseball cap, a pair of giant sunglasses, and

obscured, giving her a rather comical

were two beautiful

rather taller

with embroidered wings on the shoulders,

shoes. The scooter under his feet

of pigtails. She wore a pink princess dress, and

could be likened to princes and princesses from an

they walked, they garnered a fair amount of attention and compliments from people

what beautiful children! Are they

of genes must the parents have to give birth to such

for photos when people requested them. The passersby loved their charming photoshoots as well as their cheerful behavior

the older

the

introductions yet again, she could no longer keep her

reprimand them.

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 to catch up

guilty. She had chosen her peculiar dress-code

death. If she were to suddenly appear alive in front of him, he would probably kill her with

wished to see her daughter and grandchildren one final time. If it were not for that, Rose would never have risked returning to the familiar city. Rose said dismissively,

their sunglasses, Rose snapped at them sternly,

kids sighed resignedly

adult as he

with relief when she saw that their sunglasses were back on and covering their highly iconic

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

domestic security is not good enough. There are human traffickers

familiar tall, slender figure caught Rose

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