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 penetrate his

Five years later.

the capital city's

her suitcase in front of her. She was wearing a baseball

mostly obscured, giving her

her were two beautiful

were rather taller than their sameage

a red jersey with embroidered wings on the shoulders, paired

shoes. The scooter under his feet

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

could be likened to princes and princesses from

garnered a fair amount of

what beautiful children!

the parents have to give birth

accustomed to such scenes; they even posed for photos when people requested them. The passersby loved their charming photoshoots as well as their cheerful behavior

the older

the younger

yet again, she could no longer keep her cool. As she walked

reprimand them.

know your names?" The two children scrambled to catch up to their mother. The big brother looked at his mother's annoyed

felt a little guilty. She had chosen her peculiar dress-code as she

even faked her death. If she were to suddenly appear alive in front of him, he

was critically ill and 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, "What do you know? This is called

had taken off their sunglasses, Rose snapped at them sternly, "Put

sighed resignedly

baby Robbie, looked like a tiny adult as

she saw that their sunglasses were back

the same type of sunglasses, they linked hands and

kids a lecture. "Our domestic security is not good enough. There are human traffickers everywhere, so you two had better not

directly approaching Rose. Seeing the familiar

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