Chapter 160

Ruby's words completely caught me off guard.

I stood up, staring at her in disbelief. "What?"

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She rose to her feet as well, meeting my gaze with determination. Her head dipped slightly as she repeated, "Yes, Kane. You heard me. I'll be their mother."

I shook my head, trying to make sense of her declaration. She wasn't thinking this through-she was simply reacting, letting emotions guide her.

"Kane, why are you opposing this?" my mother interjected, her tone firm but her smile forced. "It's a good thing if Ruby takes care of the children."

I turned to her, frustration bubbling under the surface. "Mom, you don't understand."

The truth was, I didn't love Ruby. Even if I were to marry her one day, it would be

a marriage of convenience-a compromise, not a union built on love.

I glanced at my father, hoping for some insight from him, but his face was unreadable. He sat silently, observing me with an expression I couldn't decipher.

Finally, he spoke. "I thought about offering you an alternative, but it looks like your girlfriend has already made her choice. The decision is yours now. I've stopped meddling in your life."

I knew exactly what he was implying. He wanted me to reconcile with Selene.

But that was out of the question.

life. She deserved to face the consequences of her actions-my rejection, not my

I left the living room, a

glanced outside. My children were sitting

back to Mommy. Don't worry," Leo said with confidence, his tone

there, watching him silently. He really was

clenched instinctively, but I quickly composed myself

the brief exchange, I made my

saw me, they jumped off the bench, ready to run back toward

gently and guided them

looked into their small, defiant faces. They avoided my gaze,

with your dad?" I

and uneven, but his words

flickered inside me, but

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my tone steady. "But you'll get used to this ine soon I'll enroll

at me, her eyes brimming with tears. "She's my mom," she

me. My frustration melted into sadness

away.

cry," I murmured

the garden, carrying a tablet and a phone. He

said, placing the tablet in Leg's hands and the phone in Luna's. "You can play with these. I hope it helps you feel a

remembered how much Luna loved playing on my phone

grabbed the tablet, his small hands clutching it eagerly. A smte spread across his

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