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Shirley quickly left the villa, not giving Antwan and Tracy any chance to catch up.
In her opinion, Tracy and Antwan were the same. They would be quite scary when they went crazy. It
was better to let the two do what they wanted. Shirley would go aside to protect herself from
getting hurt.
When Shirley returned to her apartment, she found her children were asleep.
May was awake and was sorting out school items and materials for the two children so that they
could take them and go out to school tomorrow.
Shirley was moved at the sight of May.
“May, it’s so late. Don’t work too hard. Have a rest. I will handle these things.”
May turned her head and smiled at Shirley. “Ms. Wilson, what are you talking about? It’s not hard work.
But you must have worked very hard today. Please take good care of yourself. Don’t be too
tired. If you get ill, the children…”
“Don’t worry, May. I know what I’m doing.”
Shirley nodded.
All these years, she had been putting in a lot of effort. It was common for her to work overnight. She
hoped that the plan would succeed this time. Then Shirley could also take a good rest
completely.
May was tidying up school bags for two children. There held wet tissues, towels, clothes, masks,
and so on.
Shirley suddenly had an idea. She got up and took the brush and painting plate. Then she took the
bag from May.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Ms. Wilson, what are you doing?”
May asked in curiosity.
“Their bags are too monotonous. I’ll put on some decoration.”
As Shirley spoke, she began to paint on the schoolbags.
She didn’t have any talent for painting. However, some moments later, the bags became cute and
interesting with paintings on them.
Shirley drew the Sunflower Island on the schoolbags. And there was the blue sea, the white beach,
the sunflowers, and the way their family ran on the beach…
“What a warm image! Ms. Wilson, you are so considerate. The children will like it when they wake
up tomorrow.”
May looked at the painting and smiled gently. However, she showed a sad face gradually. “It’s just this
picture. No man is there. It would be great if there is a man in the picture.”
“May, stop…”
Shirley sighed.
Recently May had been urging Shirley to get married so that the children would also have a father.
“Ms. Wilson, please forgive me for nagging. In the past, when we were on Sunflower Island, we could
live a life that was aloof from worldly affairs. But now that the children come to normal
society, something cannot be avoided…”
“What do you mean can’t be avoided? In this modern life, there are so many divorced women. A single
mother is a winner in life. I have money and beauty, and no annoying husband. Many women
are envious of me!”
“You are right. But when you need a man, there must be a man. For example, when I just filled in the
enrollment information, there is a blank space to put in the name and occupation of the child’s
father. What should I write on?”
The reason why May mentioned “a man” again was that she was in a difficult situation when she was
filling in the enrollment information.
May was deeply aware that both Shirley and the two children needed a man!
“Just fill it up with ‘NA’. Anyway, it’s normal that someone has no father or husband. Why can’t I just
live without them?”
Shirley continued to draw the picture with the brush. Her mood was not affected at all.
When she ch to divorce Braden and left Seatle for Sunflower Island, Shirley already predicted
this situation. She accepted it and she didn’t think it was a big deal.
“How can that be!”
May did not think so and argued, “Ms. Wilson, think about it. Now the teachers in kindergarten are too
smart. If they know that Ben and Ally don’t have a father, they will not care about the children that much.
If the children’s classmates know it, they will laugh at the two poor kids. It will hurt Ben and Ally, so this
column must be filled no matter what. Moreover, you can’t let them know you’re a single mother…”
“What about filling in Mr. Parker’s name? Anyway, the two children have been calling him Daddy. Mr.
Parker is a reliable person. If you are with him, I will support you.”
In May’s heart, since Ewan loved Shirley the most, he was qualified to be Shirley’s future husband. May
had been hoping that Shirley and Ewan could get married soon so that she would rest
assured.
Unexpectedly, Shirley awkwardly said, “No, I can’t put Ewan on it. I have already cut off relations with
him. If not necessary, we will never meet again.”
“What?”
May widened her eyes in shock, not daring to believe what she had heard. “Aren’t you and Mr. Parker
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmgoing to get married? Even if you can’t be a couple, you will be best friends for a lifetime. How could you
end up breaking up? Did Mr. Parker hurt you?”
Shirley shook her head. “How could Ewan hurt me? Even if he hurt himself, he will never hurt me. The
reason why I broke up with him was that he had sacrificed too much for me. It was so much that I was
unable to bear it. He has done too much. Breaking up was the best way.”
“But…”
May looked at Shirley with pain and whispered, “But without Mr. Parker, you will have to rely on only
yourself in the future. Your life can be more difficult than before. How can I be at ease?”
Shirley let out a long sigh and smiled bitterly. “Yes, without him, it is like losing one of my legs. I will live a
hard time in the future. I will suffer a lot. But I must learn to walk alone. I can’t just ask for others for
goodness. If I owe too much, it will be difficult to repay it…”
May didn’t understand. She looked at Shirley and asked, “Ms. Wilson, I don’t understand what you mean.
Mr. Parker is good. Since he can accept you and the two children without any grudge and do anything for
you without reservation, why can’t you just try to start with him?”
“May, don’t you know me? I would have done it if I could. I could even come back and remarry Braden
within e four years. He is the father of my children, but do you think I can do it?”
May finally understood it.
“That’s right. Ms. Wilson, you’re such a woman. Braden is a bad person. Don’t get involved with him.
Even if he is the father of the children, we should avoid him no matter when. I don’t want you
to be hurt again.”
When May mentioned Braden, she was filled with righteous indignation. She even wanted to kick
him in the ass.
“No, I won’t.”
Shirley looked dejected as she said in a low voice, “He’s dead…”
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