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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Mommy! I’m so popular. Breck gave me this one,

Kaia’s jaw dropped. “What?!”

Cecilia chirped, her innocence almost too perfect. “I tried

and waved him over frantically. “Lucien, get

was a hopeless romantic,

there, practically

at

apologize to her classmates

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

be kids. My boy’s got some learning to do, that’s

crouched down to Mina’s level, holding out a sparkly haigpin. “Sweetie, how about Richard gives you this

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melted into

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her son. “This is

nodded solemnly.

H H H

Lucien pulled out two

from

those for Cici, or are they love tokens for

sleek black fountain pen and a wristwatch–were hardly suitable for a

slid an arm around her waist, pulling her

“Jealous, darling?”

scoffed, brushing him off, “As if.”

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jealous.

got to straighten these kids out. Cici knows she messed up. I’ll have

good. You

agreed long ago: when one parent disciplined, the other stayed out of

front of the kids, their authority was a united

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resist teasing, “Lucien, I hear that gold turned into a fancy watch.

it when they

his

you looking for a

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

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mouth, smirking. “Who

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was keeping an eye on the three kids at

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