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.

lifetimes' worth of passionate love was unable to penetrate his heart,

Five years later.

the capital city's

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

mostly obscured, giving her

were two

were rather taller than their sameage

red jersey with embroidered wings on the shoulders, paired with black slacks

shoes. The scooter under his feet was moving harmoniously with his

to him fashioned a pair of pigtails. She wore a pink princess dress, and her face was as smooth and

could be likened to princes and princesses from an

garnered a fair amount of attention and compliments from people

what beautiful children! Are they

must the parents have

them. The passersby loved their charming photoshoots as well as their cheerful behavior

Robert, the older

the younger

the twins handing out introductions yet again, she could no longer keep

reprimand them.

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

had chosen her peculiar dress-code as she was worried about

years ago and even faked her death. If she were to suddenly appear alive in front of him, he would probably kill her with his own two

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

she realized her twins had taken off their sunglasses,

two kids sighed resignedly and put on

brother, baby Robbie, looked like a tiny adult as he puffed up. "At least

their sunglasses were back on

mother and her kids wore the same type of sunglasses, they linked hands

a lecture. "Our domestic security is not good enough. There are human traffickers everywhere, so

Rose. Seeing the familiar tall, slender figure

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