Chapter 25
Right then, Holly came to explain the situation. “This is Willow’s mother, Zachary. She’s here to drop her off. This is a misunderstanding.”
“Impossible!” Zachary refuted without hesitation. “She’s my mommy!”
“Hey, don’t get all friendly,” I interrupted him. “I definitely didn’t give birth to a son like you.”
He was taken aback.
Holly quickly chimed in, “Did you forget? You said you didn’t know her when she came to pick you up last time.”
Why was he claiming someone he supposedly didn’t know as his mother today? Strange.
As Zachary watched me enter the car, looking nonchalant, he couldn’t contain his excitement.
At last, his Mean Mommy abandoned him! He could finally live a happy life with his Mommy Jessie!
His displeasure from seeing me earlier quickly dissipated and was replaced with utter joy.
Woohoo! He had finally escaped from his Annoying Mommy!
Elated, he bolted into his classroom.
Meanwhile, Willow looked at his retreating figure and let out a huff. “Stupid boy! He doesn’t know how great of a mommy he’s lost!”
Inside the car, the chauffeur took the driver’s seat, while Zane and I sat in the back seats. He looked at me, face full of inquiry.
I’d had enough of his stare. “Are you curious why I was so cold to Zachary?”
Zane didn’t deny it. “He’s your flesh and blood, after all.”
It suddenly occurred to me that Zane was the first person to find me after I fell down the stairs, so he knew nothing about the full story. My voice turned as cold as ice. “Jessica tampered with the stairs. When Zachary saw me fall, he chose to ignore me and ran off. And the reason? Well, he desperately wanted me to divorce his dad so they all could live happily ever after as a family of four.”
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