Chapter 626
Theo stood at the entrance of the villa the whole time, his gaze looking so complicated that | found it hard to
read.
The car drove far away but he remained rooted to the sspot. His tall and slender body was further obscured
by the cold and fine drizzle.
| withdrew my gaze, looking down at the divorce papers in my hands.
"Is there really no room for change between the two of you?" Jerasked, his voice warm and tender.
| cast my eyes down at the divorce papers in my hands and said in a bitter tone, "Jerome, sthings may have
passed but they'll always be there. Like a thorn, they'll prick you from tto time, causing you t o bleed non-
stop."
How was | supposed to let this go?
From the moment the child died, up until learning about Cecilia's death, | had been searching for an excuse for
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmyself. | had blamed Petra for everything, putting all my resentment and displeasure on her. | convinced myself
tand tagain to ignore Theo's role in it.
| told myself that he was innocent. There was nothing
he could do about the child, nor could he have done anything about Cecilia's death. Even the part about him
taking care of Cindy, | told myself over and over again that he was only doing it out of duty and obligation.
| was not that petty and could accept all these things. As long as he was good toand cared about me, none
of this would matter.
Though not once did | ever think that all of this was a mistake knowingly caused by him. He knew full well that
Petra and Grayson were my biological parents. | did not blhim for not telling me, nor did | resent him for
swapping Cindy's and my DNA reports.
| just could not stand the fact that he knew Petra was my mother yet still watched coldly as she hurt me.
He could have letgo in the beginning. | mentioned divorce, and if he had agreed to have a divorce in the
beginning, | would have taken the child and Cecilia to another city. | would have given birth to him there and
never appeared in front of him again!
It might be tough for two women to raise two children together, but at least things would not have turned out
this way.
When we arrived at Jerome's place, Xander opened the door with Munchkin in his arms. His long and slender
figure stood straight at the door. He was looking atwith a complicated gaze, saying, "The food's ready. We
were just waiting for everyone to arrive."
After going into the house, Xander put Munchkin in Jerome's arms and went to the kitchen.
Munchkin reached out toto ask for a hug and my heart melted. | reached out to hold him in my arms.
Jerasked, "What's your next course of action?”
| thought about it and replied, "I plan to take Munchkin to Zenon."
After a pause, | looked at him and said, "I have a property in Hothorn Residences. Can you ask around and see if |
can sell it?"
He frowned. "Are you short of money?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm| shook my head. "I've saved a lot of money over the years."
After a pause, | continued, "Cecilia and | each bought a house in Hothorn Residences last time, and | think
leaving one for Munchkin is enough. Cecilia sold off the store and bought a house in Zenon, so there'll be two
houses left for Munchkin altogether.” i
As for myself, after working in Grant Corporation for years, coupled with the money from the contract with
Magnificent, my life in the future was practically guaranteed.
Jerfell silent for a moment. After a very long time, he looked up atand asked, "Is there no room for
turning back between you and Theo?"
He asked the squestion again. | frowned. "I've lied to myself long enough. | would often dream of my child
beggingto save him. Every t| woke up from the nightmare, | would lie to myself and say that Theo did
not intend for that to happen either."
Jerpursed his lips and said no more.
Munchkin held my hand and | lowered my head to look at him, smiling subconsciously.
It was not so bad, at least. I still had Munchkin with m e.
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