When Love Breaks by Jack

I couldn’t help but chuckle.

I wasn’t sure what Gregory had said, but Edith suddenly snapped, “Who’s drunk now? Fine, you’ll come crawling back to me soon enough!”

With that, she abruptly ended the call, turning to me with a grin. “Jane, could you do your future aunt a favor?”

…She sure took to that role quickly.

I raised an eyebrow, “Future aunt? You really planning on remarrying Herbert just to move up a generation?”

“It’s worth considering.” Edith winked at me. “So, will you help me out?”

“With what?”

“Don’t spill the beans about you and Bella to Gregory.”

“Huh?”

“I’ve never seen Gregory lose his cool.” Edith looked positively gleeful.

I laughed. “That’s the favor?”

She nodded. “Yep. So, will you?”

“Sure.” I readily agreed.

to Gregory among the younger Fords, aside

at tomorrow’s celebration party, my backstory was going to be revealed to

if I didn’t say anything, Gregory would

cheek, looking at me with a fondness usually reserved for elders, “No wonder Gregory’s fond of you. Ah,

I sighed in resignation.

the SUV, Ivy

your attitude last time,

“No.”

“That kid, she doesn’t hold grudges. Right when I came downstairs… she, she even called me “Mom”!” Ivy shared in her happiness, “That’s great, that’s great! When are you planning

“We’re not doing it.”

“Ivy, you might not believe me,

her on set, or even Summer calling her before, none of it moved her

she initially thought Summer was her daughter, she was full of doubts and

as if some instinct guided her, making

had carried for ten months and given

Ivy also felt that Jane resembled Bella’s daughter more, being the rational person she was, she still asked, “Are you sure about this?” “Aren’t you

where Summer falsely claimed to

Bella

understand your concerns, but I truly feel that mother-daughter connection. And right now, what she

her, lest we create

moment, “Let’s leave it at that for now, and

her mind, “Oh, ‘Slow Life’ called earlier. They’re starting to edit the first episode and were asking how we’d like it