Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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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gave me this one, and Ernst gave me

Kaia’s jaw dropped. “What?!”

almost too perfect. “I tried to say

Lucien strolling in and waved him over frantically. “Lucien, get

kid was a hopeless romantic,

practically preening with

at

apologize to her

had to deal with Mina Ramos‘ father, who

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

a sparkly haigpin. “Sweetie,

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into

I love

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is coming out of your allowance,

nodded solemnly. “Thanks,

H H

in the car, Lucien

from Cecilia’s classmates‘

nearly choked. “Are those for Cici,

gifts—a sleek black fountain pen and a

arm around her waist, pulling

“Jealous, darling?”

him off, “As if.”

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not jealous.

out. Cici knows she messed up. I’ll

good.

long ago: when one parent disciplined, the other stayed

the kids, their authority

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

bristled. He hated it when they brought up

and his wife was

are you looking

the two grown men bicker, rolled her eyes. “They’re all middle–aged

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into her mouth, smirking. “Who knows what gets into

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was keeping an eye on the three kids