The air in the car turned silent. Luna’s whole body stiffened.

She had not seen both Neil and Nellie for days. This was the longest time she had spent apart from them since she gave birth to them six years ago.

She missed them dearly.

From the calls they shared this morning and yesterday in the afternoon, she knew the children missed her dearly too.

The fire in her heart that was burning with excitement at the thought of meeting her children was cruelly extinguished by Alice’s cold words, instead turning cold and frosty.

Alice was doing this on purpose. She did not have any feelings for Neil and Nellie. She was just trying to get to her, to get to the children.

“Joshua?“ Noticing Joshua’s continued silence, Alice even called out to him softly.

Only then did he blink and recover his wits. He coughed slightly, raised his eyes and looked at Luna from the back as she sat in the passenger seat. “We’ll do as Alice says.“

though she had not lived with the children throughout the six years of their lives, after all, blood was thicker than water. Besides, Alice and the children were

hands clenched into fists by her side, her nails cutting deep crescents into her palms. She bit her lip, holding on to the delusional idea that she might be

I have an afternoon

hug them tightly in her arms. Cook them a sumptuous lunch and just spend an afternoon

was determined to rob

the babies.” To make Joshua agree, she even used a term of endearment like ‘babies’ to describe Neil and Neillie. “Joshua, don’t tell me you

did. Before they left for Sea City, he had arranged for Lily to stay in Luna’s apartment at

photos that Lily sent him. They were his precious treasure. He even

“Why not do it this way. Alice and I are their birth parents, while Luna is their foster mother, all of us love the children. We have been apart for too long, neither can

made both Alice

“No.“

that’s a

Deadly silence once again

said, “Then we’ll just do as Joshua

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