The car stops outside Leo’s villa. Claire gets out of the car and looks up at the luxurious villa like a palace without speaking.
Leo takes her hand and whispers, “this is really your home from now on, if it used to be a cage for you.”
Leo’s tone is filled with guilt and joy of making up with Claire.
They walk through the garden together. The front door suddenly opens. Conan stands at the door and cries happily, “Daddy, Mommy, welcome home.”
Claire is shocked. It’s not just because of Conan’s sudden appearance here, but also because of Conan’s dress.
He is wearing a Christmas red hat and colorful clothes. He has two roses in one hand and a handful of petals in the other.
As Conan speaks, he jumps up and throws the flowers in the sky. He looks a little funny, which doesn’t match his identity as a genius.
Claire and Leo are both amused by Conan.
“Why are you here? Did you go over the wall?” Claire says seriously.
Conan doesn’t explain. He and Leo look at each other and laugh.
“I arranged Conan to move here. He was waiting for us last night, but you said you wanted to see the moon, so Conan was probably bored at home and dressed like this.”
Conan pouts and says, “I’m not bored. I want Mommy to be happier when she comes home. And it’s my home now. Do I have to climb over the wall to get in?”
It seems to make sense. Claire pinches Conan’s little face and says, “you two are so close.”
Leo picks up Conan. They are really like a couple of tacit combinations.
Conan suddenly smiles and says, “Mommy, did you and Daddy do something bad last night?”
“Maybe Mommy did something bad to Daddy.” Leo answers Conan’s question.
Claire ignores them and walks into the villa.
It’s a familiar scene. A huge sparkling crystal lamp, beautiful printed floor to ceiling windows and spotless floor.
But when she comes here again, Claire finally makes the place her home. Claire sighs.
Leo whispers, “I fired the maids, but the environment doesn’t change. Maybe you’ll get used to it.”
Claire does not answer Leo, but looks around quietly. Leo and she used to fight here. The shadows seem to remain in the air.
But Claire’s mood is not affected at all. She just feels that fate is unpredictable.
She walks slowly from the living room to the second floor. Every step she takes, she turns back and smiles at them. Leo and Conan follow her and act like two bodyguards behind the princess.
Claire goes to the second floor. She stands outside the door of her former room and opens it gently.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....