The Pinnacle of Life

“Argh!” Lenneberg fell to her knees, covering her face as she wailed.

She approached Maya slowly. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I owe you, all of you, so much. I’m so useless, I…”

A streak of red blood dripped down her snow-white chin. No daughter would be able to accept their own mother’s begging.

Maya knelt down slowly, too, her eyes blurring with tears while looking at Lenneberg. “To be honest, I hated you. Dad missed you so much, but you never came back. He always called for you in his sleep…”

“But mom told me not to hate you because you tried your best. You didn’t come back, and that was the greatest protection you gave me…”

“But I still miss Dad and Mom so much, I wish they could come back.”

Lenneberg grabbed her chest as she felt her heart tearing apart.

Maya reached out her hand. “I miss you too, Mom…”

embraced Maya tightly. “My daughter, my precious baby, I… Have missed you every

daughter had reunited. Endless tears fell as they tried to relate

at the side and

experienced such a hard life. Alex wondered how she had survived since the age of ten. Despite going through a lot, she had always kept this story in her heart, telling no one about it. If

then left quietly to give the two of

***

“What did you say?”

Snow Dragon Valley is Maya’s biological

when she first heard the news.

she had lost her due to the harsh circumstances. Since Maya had always remembered a glimpse of her mother,

Maya away. If Maya were to leave, I don’t think I can get used to it.” Brittany

said, “Mom, a woman follows her husband no matter what. Now that Maya is your daughter-in-law, it’s not right for her to go back with her mom. If she does so, then let’s go to Snow Dragon Valley too! We can’t let the couple live apart. That’s

I was hoping that Maya would hear

said, “Mom, you already have several grandsons. If we have more, could