Two Times the Charm (Clara and Emmett) novel Chapter 93

As soon as Alex heard this, he quickly grabbed his mom's hand, "Mom, please, I'm begging you! Promise me! I swear I'll behave, and I won't make you mad anymore. I'll listen to you, okay?"

Truth be told, if Clara said she wasn't moved, she'd be lying.

She was about to agree, but...

"Alex, Mom doesn't want to lie to you! Mom really can't be with Mr. Milburn."

"Hmph! Then I don't like Mom anymore! I want to be with Mr. Milburn, and I won't have a Mom anymore, only Mr. Milburn!"

With that, he stormed off into the game room and locked the door from the inside.

Elio immediately went over and knocked on the door, "Alex! Alex, don't be like this, come out and let me talk to your Mom again!"

"If my Mom doesn't agree, I'm not coming out! And I'm not eating!"

Elio helplessly turned to Clara and lowered his voice, "Clara, what are you doing? Even if you truly don't like me, don't hurt the child's feelings! He's still young, and he doesn't understand!"

"But if I lie to him now, I'll have to tell him the truth later! I might have to tell more lies to cover up today's incident. It's better to let him know from the start that this is impossible."

"So if I come up with a solution that eases your worries, will you marry me?"

Clara rubbed her temples, "Let's discuss it when you actually have a solution! Do you think with all this going on, I have the mental capacity to think about these things? If the Melendez family takes Alex away, I won't be able to live!"

"If you marry me, I'll fight for Alex's custody! You don't have a stable income right now, so naturally, you can't fight against the Melendez family. But if you marry me, it's a different story! In court, you can also demand your custody rights, and the judge will consider all aspects."

"Elio, are you crazy? You want to challenge the Melendez family for me?" Clara furrowed her brows and shook her head, "No, I absolutely can't let you do this! I don't want anyone to get involved in this or let the Melendez family give the Milburn family any trouble! I would feel guilty!"