Hearing this, Cynthia's eyes practically lit up.
Lily, however, froze.
She stared fixedly at Dominic, her voice suddenly spiking. "I don't agree!"
"I don't agree!"
She backed away as she screamed, tears streaming down her face. "You can't marry her! She's a bad person! She stole Mom's place!"
Dominic's expression darkened. "Lily, watch your tone."
Lily sobbed uncontrollably. "She is a bad person! She tried to hurt Mom before! And you still want to marry her! Dad, you're a huge jerk! You're with a bad person! I hate you! I hate both of you!"
Having roared her piece, she turned and ran back to her room, throwing herself onto the bed and bawling.
Cynthia stood outside the door, her eyes also rimmed with red. She turned her head away in silence, looking as though she had suffered a massive grievance.
Dominic raised a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, then turned and headed downstairs.
Cynthia followed him down, her voice soft. "Dominic, maybe... I should head back for now. Lily's in a bad mood, and my being here will only make her more resistant..."
"No need."
Dominic stopped in the living room, his back to her, his voice tinged with exhaustion. "She'll be fine once she cries it out."
Cynthia's voice remained gentle. "Then I'll go heat up some food for you."
For a while, Lily was forgotten upstairs.
She cried on her bed for a good long time before suddenly remembering something. She grabbed her kids' smartwatch, opened the contacts, and made a call.
"Lily?"
Seraphina's voice came through the speaker.
The moment Lily heard her mother's voice, her lip trembled, and she cried even harder.
"Mom... Mom... Dad is going to marry that woman... He said he's going to marry her..."
Her voice hitched brokenly, heavy with tears. "I don't want her to be my mom... I only want you, Mom... Can you come pick me up, please? I don't want to stay here anymore..."



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The readers' comments on the novel: Unloved Unwanted Unstoppable (Seraphina and Dominic)
Dominic is an idiot, stupid, foolish and brainless, Cynthia is the worst kind out there always getting saved by stupid Dominic...
Cynthia needs to be dealt with, she has caused too much trouble already!...
Dominic is such a fool, he doesn't seem to be able to think for himself. He believes what other people say without question....