Chapter 306 Epilogue: Sibling Rivalry II

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“Mommy, Mina said your pendant was so pretty, so I wanted to show it to her. But then she said she really liked it…”

Richard’s voice cracked, his small frame trembling. “Mommy, I’m sorry!”

With that, he burst into tears, his sobs echoing through the room like a thunderstorm.

Cecilia pouted, her eyes glinting with mischief. “Mommy, Richie’s got a crush on Mina.”

Kaia was floored.

Richard is only five years old. How could he get a crush?

“Richie, is Cici telling the truth?” she asked, her tone a mix of disbelief and curiosity.

Richard nodded, tears streaming down his cheeks. “But

Mommy, I don’t like Mina anymore! I’ll go get the pendant back!”

Kaia took a deep breath, kneeling to meet his gaze.

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“Richard, listen. First, lying is never okay.

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“Second, even though I’m your mom, you can’t just take my things without asking. If you want to borrow something from home, you need our permission, got it?

“And third, you never take things from outside unless they’re paid for. Understand?”

Richard sniffled, nodding solemnly. “I’m sorry, Mommy. I know I messed up. You can punish me. I won’t eat tonight!”

Kaia shook her head.

“No cartoons for a week,” she declared firmly.

Richard’s eyes widened, his world crumbling.

“Mommy!” he wailed, as if she’d banished his entire universe.

Kaia wasn’t fooled. Richard had just scarfed down yogurt that afternoon, so skipping dinner was his sneaky way of avoiding real punishment.

Richard shot Cecilia a resentful glance.

Cecilia hummed, fishing two gold pendants from her pocket

ith a smug grin.

with

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so popular. Breck gave me this one, and Ernst gave me that

Kaia’s jaw dropped. “What?!”

almost too perfect. “I tried to say no,

and waved him over frantically. “Lucien, get over here! I

kid was a hopeless

stood there, practically

at her

Cecilia to apologize to her classmates for accepting

deal with Mina Ramos‘ father, who kept bowing

warm smile. “Kids will be kids. My boy’s got some learning

down to Mina’s level, holding out a sparkly haigpin. “Sweetie, how

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melted into a beaming

I love

&

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is coming out of your

solemnly.

H

Lucien

are from Cecilia’s

“Are those for Cici, or are they

didn’t mean to be difficult, but the gifts—a sleek black fountain pen and a wristwatch–were hardly suitable for a

arm around her waist, pulling her close

“Jealous, darling?”

him

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jealous.

kids out. Cici knows she messed up. I’ll

nodded. “Sounds good. You

long ago: when one parent

front of the kids, their authority

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couldn’t resist teasing, “Lucien, I hear that

it when

was thirty–nine, and his wife

are you looking

her eyes. “They’re all middle–aged men and still acting

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popped a grape into her mouth,

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the nanny was keeping an eye

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