Gavin’s face was pale, and his eyes were filled with helplessness. But I looked at him indifferently.”
“Don’t touch it with your dirty hands. That’s what my mom left for me.“>
As soon as my words fell, Elsie’s shocked gasp sounded not far away.”
Elsie, who came uninvited, looked at Gavin with a heartbroken expression on her face.}
Then, she questioned me sternly, “Aryanna, have you gone crazy? Is it just because Dominic doesn’t want you anymore? Why did you treat his son like this?”
I knew Dominic was standing behind me.}
Elsie just wanted to sow discord between Dominic and me. That was why she questioned me with those words.”
I lowered my head and couldn’t help but laugh.
I found it funny because Elsie was still trying to stir up trouble now.”
Without saying a word, I walked up to Elsie and slapped her in the face.”
Elsie was stunned for a moment. When she opened her mouth and was about to speak, I slapped her again.”
Finally, Elsie came back to her senses. She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes, and she wanted to slap me back. But Dominic stopped her.
Dominic stood between us, trying to let both of us calm down.
But his words only made Elsie even angrier.>
She yelled at him, “Dominic, the person who got slapped is me! Not Aryanna!“}
Elsie’s yell made Dominic feel impatient, and his face darkened.}
He said to Elsie, “It was my idea to fire you. It has nothing to do with Aryanna. If there’s nothing else, please leave now.“>
Hearing this, Elsie stared at Dominic in disbelief.}
She cried out, “She slapped me and hurt your son! Didn’t you see that?“}
Hearing this, Gavin supported himself against the wall and slowly stood up from the ground.}
Then, he said in a hoarse voice, “No.
“It has nothing to do with my mom. I fell down by myself.“}
Elsie’s face turned pale, and she stumbled backward.
“You bastard, Dominic. You’re a bastard, and so is your son!“}
With that, Elsie cried and left. Then, Dominic and Gavin both looked at me with expectations in their eyes, hesitant to speak.”
I knew what they were thinking.
They thought that without Elsie, I would soften my attitude, go back to them, and continue to be a good wife and mother. As I expected, just as I turned around and walked a few steps, I heard Dominic’s voice coming from.
“Aryanna, I drove for two hours early in the morning to get here. Neither of us have eaten anything.”
“It’s nothing for me actually. But Gavin is still a kid. Can you make him something to eat?“}]
i thought about it.
Then, I said to them, “You guys wait outside. I’ll bring some food over.“}}
With that, I entered the house. But instead of going to the nearest kitchen, I took Mr. Bunny back to the room first.
I opened the first layer of the dresser.
And I took out a file that I had prepared long ago.”
Two minutes later, I gave this file, along with a bag of bread, to Gavin.
Then, I spoke to Dominic and Gavin.”
“I’ve consulted my lawyer It’s currently difficult to formally sever the mother–son relationship legally in the country.
“But it doesn’t matter. As long as Gavin signs this contract, there will be no obligation for him to take care of me when I get old.”
Since I had chosen to ditch Gavin, I naturally wouldn’t let him bear the responsibility of taking care of me in the future.
This contract was completely to protect Gavin’s interests.
But Gavin suddenly knelt in front of me. He hugged my legs and cried desperately, begging me to forgive him.
“Mom, I don’t want to cut off ties with you!
“Without you, I’m just a pathetic good–for–nothing!
“I can’t live without you, Mom. No. Please don’t leave me…”
Dominic looked at me, feeling like despair had enveloped him.
He looked at me as if he was looking at a complete stranger.
Gavin kept begging me, but I remained indifferent. The frightened and crying boy finally turned to his dad and shouted in despair. “Dad! Didn’t you say that Mom was just being angry? You told me that she wouldn’t really abandon me! You lied to me! You lied to me!! “Say something! Tell Mom that I have realized my mistake and promise not to let her down ever again in the future!”
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Dominic turned his body and covered his eyes. After a long while, he finally calmed down a little. Then, he turned back to look into my
eyes.
“Aryanna…”
But I interrupted him indifferently.
“Take Gavin back and don’t show up again.”}
With that, I ignored the pain in Dominic’s and Gavin’s eyes and slowly closed the wood.
In the living room, Maritza was sitting in a corner, basking in the sun and mending the battered Mr. Bunny with her glasses on.”
I poured two cups of tea, one for Maritza and one for myself. Then, I turned on my laptop, ready to work.
Five months had passed since I divorced.
One day, I went to pick up Kyla at school because Emilie was working overtime.}]
When Kyla just got in the car, she began to gossip with me about the recent major events happening at her school.
She said that last Monday, a boy, named Gavin from another class, jumped out of the room on the fourth floor when it was evening self–study time. It was said that he had a fight with his drunk father before that night. He was currently under observation in the intensive care unit, and it was unknown whether he could pull through.”
Because of this, the school specifically organized a lecture on adolescents‘ mental health, which took up several of Kyla’s lunchtime piano lessons.
After listening to the girl’s innocent complaints, I fell silent for a moment and gently tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.§ Then, I said, “Kyla, you must not be as foolish as that boy. Your life is still long. Even if you make mistakes, as long as you have the courage to start over, there is no obstacle you can’t overcome.”
Kyla nodded with a little confusion. Then, she held my hand and pouted her mouth cutely.
“But I have you and my mom. With you, I’m not afraid of anything.“}
Hearing this, I smiled, “That’s right. Now, what do you want to eat? We’ll go buy some food now.”
The streetlights flickered on both sides of the road. I held the steering wheel and slowly drove the silver car into the traffic.
The road had always been under
our feet.
With determination, we could reach anywhere I wanted to go.”
The end.
