“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!”

concern was protecting Melon from Sadie’s wrath, fearing the fiery woman might unleash her anger

sorry, but you must’ve dialed the wrong

hung up the phone, her

number idea for a second. Clenching her teeth, she made a mental note of the number, determined to launch an investigation. Then, she erased the call history and blocked the number before leaving

sighed a long sigh of relief

there with tears streaming down his face, his

warned. She knew that sooner or later, falsehoods would unravel, and she couldn’t perpetuate Holden’s charade indefinitely.

to her son was

reveal the truth, admitting she had been lying all along? Or should

difficult conversation. However, before she could utter a word, Melon spoke, his voice trembling. “Mommy, that uncle isn’t

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