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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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me this one, and

Kaia’s jaw dropped. “What?!”

Cecilia chirped, her innocence almost too perfect. “I tried to say no, but

frantically. “Lucien, get over here! I can’t handle these

was a hopeless romantic, and

practically

at her wit’s

day, Lucien took Cecilia to apologize to her classmates for accepting

meanwhile, had to deal with Mina Ramos‘ father, who kept bowing and

warm smile. “Kids will be kids. My

holding out a sparkly haigpin. “Sweetie, how about Richard

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pout melted into

you! I

&

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her son. “This is coming out of

nodded solemnly.

H

the car, Lucien pulled out

are from Cecilia’s classmates‘

choked. “Are those for Cici,

be difficult, but the gifts—a sleek black

an arm around her waist, pulling

“Jealous, darling?”

brushing him off,

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not jealous.

to straighten these kids out. Cici knows

good. You

parent disciplined, the

least in front of the kids, their authority was

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hear that gold turned into a fancy watch. Still got that charm at nearly

bristled. He hated it when

was thirty–nine, and his wife was

looking

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

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mouth, smirking. “Who knows what

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eye on

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