Chapter 210
“Have you told Daddy?” Esther asked, her heart still holding onto a glimmer of hope.
Felix nodded solemnly and replied, “I did.”
A bitter taste filled Esther’s heart. So, even though Bradley knew Felix was her son, he still chose to proceed with his wedding to Liliane today?
Resentment pierced Esther’s heart like countless sharp blades. She had thought that feigning selective amnesia would perfectly end her secret love of ten years.
Little did she know… it was all just wishful thinking.
Bradley wouldn’t soften his heart just because she was the birth mother of Tinkerbell, Pixie, and Felix! He wouldn’t erase everything that had happened in the past simply because they had children together.
Knowing this was a risky gamble, Esther still decided to take the chance.
Finally, she understood that Bradley’s heart didn’t belong to her or their children.
“Mommy, please don’t cry.” Felix reached out to wipe away Esther’s tears.
Esther tightly embraced him, unable to hold back her own sobs.
“Mommy, it’s okay, it’s okay,” Felix reassured her, gently patting her back.
Esther regained her composure and held Felix’s hand, silently speaking to Tinkerbell in her heart. ‘Tinkerbell, Mommy brought your little brother to visit. Do you remember him? You met before at Sunflower Welfare. I’m sorry for only coming to see you now. Please forgive Mommy. Tinkerbell, I won’t give up on finding Pixie. Next time, I’ll bring Pixie and Felix to visit you together.”
Esther reached out and tenderly touched the wooden plaque hanging on the apple tree. Taking a deep breath, she led Felix to Faye’s grave. “Felix, come here. Let’s greet your grandmother.”
Following Esther’s lead, Felix placed the flowers they had brought in front of Faye’s
tombstone.
“Grandma, hello. I’m your grandson, Felix. My Mommy is your daughter, Esther.”
Esther gently stroked Felix’s hair and whispered, “Mom, it’s me, Esther. This is my son, Felix. Look, doesn’t he resemble me when I was young? Mom, I’m going to take Felix abroad to find Pixie. The next time I come back, I’ll bring Pixie with me to see you.”
Esther then said, “Felix, let’s go.”
Felix looked at Esther, sensing her somber mood, and sweetly said, “Mommy, I’m a little man. I’ll protect you!”
“You’re the best, my son!”
As Esther and Felix left the cemetery, a handsome man in a trench coat walked past Esther, holding a bouquet of pure white horse-tail lotus flowers. He halted abruptly when he saw the fresh flowers placed in front of Faye’s tombstone. Setting down his flowers, he hurriedly went to the cemetery office.
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