“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!”

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

faked a different voice, saying, “I’m sorry, but you must’ve dialed the

phone, her heart racing as_ she contemplated the

wrong number idea for a second. Clenching her teeth, she made a mental

sighed a long sigh of relief as the phone remained

Melon, who sat there with tears streaming down his face, his voice silenced

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

her son was

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

bracing herself for the difficult conversation. However, before she could utter a word,

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