Kane looked up at Aurelia with earnest eyes and asked, "Mom, if Uncle Arnold and Lisa got a divorce, would you marry Uncle Arnold? Then you would be my aunt-in-law, and at the same time, you’re my mom, and William would be both my brother and my cousin. Things would get super complicated, right?"
Aurelia pressed her hand against her forehead, feeling speechless.
Leopold felt like the thundering through his mind.
"She's my wife. How could she marry Arnold?" he said, trying to maintain some composure.
Kane let out a sigh, "But you guys are divorced."
"We'll get remarried," Leopold declared with unwavering certainty.
Aurelia shot him a sideways glance, "That's not a sure thing. There's an old saying that you can't step into the same river twice. Why would I go back to you?"
Leopold was speechless, "In front of Kane, is this the way to talk? So blunt and harsh?"
Aurelia shrugged, "You cold-heartedly left me, and Kane saw it all. He'll understand if I don't remarry you."
"Sure, I get it," Kane nodded sagely, "But, you know that to err is human, and to forgive is divine. If Dad can make things right, maybe you could give him another chance?"
"We'll see," Aurelia said nonchalantly, her shoulders lifting in a shrug. She intended to be the sun that always kept out of Leopold's reach.
Leopold's mood instantly soured.
He thought Aurelia was entertaining thoughts of fluttering away with Arnold, leaving him behind.
"In life and in death, you're meant to be my woman. Not just in this lifetime, but in every life to come, you're destined to be my wife."
"Yeah, right, Mr. Big Shot," Aurelia thought sarcastically, "If I had any choice, I definitely wouldn't pick a man who offers zero sense of security like you."
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