“Sweetie, what’s troubling you?” Ariana inquired, promptly embracing him.

Melon’s emotions surged upon seeing Ariana. Tears coursed down his cheeks as he choked. “A bad woman is saying that she’s Daddy’s wife. But it’s all lies!

She says you’re the other woman who took Daddy away. But I know you’d never do that!” He let Ariana handle the call, breaking into uncontrollable sobs.

“Tell her it’s not true! Please, tell her!”

Ariana was also startled, her heart pounding like a drum. She swiftly peered at Melon’s smartwatch, confirming that it was indeed Holden on the line. An annoyingly familiar voice on the other end cursed vehemently, “Give your phone to that shameless mother of yours. I want to know who that bitch is!”

from Sadie’s wrath, fearing the fiery woman might unleash her anger

different voice, saying, “I’m sorry, but you must’ve

then, she abruptly hung up the phone, her heart racing as_ she contemplated the

at the caller ID on her phone. She wasn’t buying the wrong number idea for a second. Clenching her teeth, she made a

sigh of relief as the phone

sat there with tears streaming down his face,

and the looming truth, much like Mitchel had warned. She knew that sooner or later, falsehoods would unravel, and she couldn’t perpetuate Holden’s charade indefinitely. She and Holden had no

this to her son was a daunting

she had been lying all along? Or should she simply tell him his father had

on Ariana as she took a deep breath, bracing herself for the difficult conversation. However, before she

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