Chapter 231

Chapter 231

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“Mom, we screwed up. Let us fix this.” Maelis winced, remembering Zinnia’s chilling attitude. It haunted her.

Maclis was regretful, thinking, ‘No matter what Zinnia did, she is still my kid. Shouldn’t I cut her some slack? We’d just reunited-why’d I even consider sending her away? With patience, everything will be fine.

‘Sure, Zinnia bullied Betty, but Betty is sweet. If Zinnia apologized, Betty would forgive her. We will all live happily. So why did I agree to kick her out?

Regret consumed Maclis. She’d erred. For two days, she lay sleepless, fearing her harsh words had broken Zinnia’s heart and severed their bond.

When sleep finally came, she’d startle awake from nightmares of Zinnia’s rejection. Anxiety and fear gnawed at her.

“Ask her, not me,” Sofia snapped.

“Zinnia, come home. Let’s fix this,” Maelis pleaded, eyes desperate.

“Grandma, I don’t have to stay.” Zinnia avoided Maelis’s gaze, turning to Sofia. Her voice quivered, fragile as butterfly wings. Add pressure, they’d tear-each rip a knife to the heart. The wound was permanent.

pick her up. But it

ball.


She hated this feeling.

you don’t want to go back, you don’t have to. This old woman can still tend

her lip.

mood sour. The two-day closeness was gone, replaced by the formal distance of her

waved them away. “We’ll raise Zinnia fine. If you can’t handle

on Zinnia, not take her. No one would not feel crushed hearing their parents talk about dumping

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They’d driven all this way-why’d she refuse? Even if she was mad, enough

like her heart was being wrung. Her own kid pushed her away.

Zinnia said finally, “Not

master and she lived.


welled. “Last time, I blamed you

didn’t want them anymore. Maelis gripped her blouse, bitter regret choking

caring isn’t your fault. But it’s not mine

“Zinnia…” Maclis’s voice broke.

me like that. I didn’t do anything. You rejected me

her head, feeling confused. They were the ones sending her away. If anyone

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