"Silly child." Quinn shook her head. "You have to be an upright, optimistic and virtuous person. Don't do anything that you will regret."
Eamon nodded. "I know. It's what you have always taught us."
"Respect your sister, Grace." Quinn said, "And listen to your brother from now on."
"Mom, why do you say that?" Eamon was very concerned about his mother. "You need to rest now and not talk anymore. I know what I should do. You can rest assured that I will discuss everything with Zayne."
"You’ re also a good child. I trust you." Quinn looked at her two sons. At that moment, having met Grace, she finally realized how wrong she was.
She should cherish her blessings. She had such a good family, yet she had done such a thing muddle-headedly.
Now she regretted what she had done. Only after she suffered losses could she understand what kind of regret it was.
However, one could never reset their life.
The price she had to pay right now was very tragic.
"You must listen to Mom. Be nice to Grace in the future." Quinn was hoping that her sons could make up for her mistakes, and she also hoped that the children could let go of their grudges and get along happily.
"Why must I do that?" Eamon did not know the matter in detail, so he naturally would not think too much. He was still a high schooler, so he would put too many things into consideration.
"She is a very generous person." Quinn tried to influence her son's ideology again.
"But I don't like to suck up to people. If she’s good, then so be it. I don't want to suck up to her," Eamon said, "We don't share the same mother. Don't you think this kind of relationship is awkward?"
Just then, Zayne looked at Eamon and said, "She's Dad's daughter. We share half the blood. Shouldn't you be nice to her because of this?"
"It should be Dad's responsibility. Dad should be nice to her. I never thought about how nicely I should treat her, and I never expect her to treat me nicely as well. I just want everyone to live a peaceful and quiet life." Eamon's thought was very simple. "And now because of her, Mom and Dad have divorced. That itself makes me feel very uncomfortable."
"Eamon." Quinn looked at her son and said softly, "The reason for our divorce is that I did something wrong."
"Mom, you keep saying that." Eamon obviously did not believe how serious of a mistake his mother had made.
"Eamon, I think it's time you know the truth now." Quinn knew that it would be difficult for her son to understand if she did not explain now. "I deliberately gave your father some fruits with pesticide to give to Grace, so that she would eat them. I wanted to poison her and cause her to miscarry. This is the cruelest and most vicious thing I have done in my life and I'll carry the regret with me for the rest of my life. So, because of this, your father wanted a divorce. This is my fault, and I should bear the consequences." She said.
Eamon's eyes widened in shock. "Is that so?"
He couldn't believe it.
"That's it. I've been unwilling to tell you because I hope that I can maintain the image of a perfect mother within you, but I don't want my son to not have affection in his heart." Quinn realized the key point of the problem. "My divorce has nothing to do with her. On the contrary, she came by just now and said that she hoped we could let go of the past. She is a very generous girl, an innocent person, whilst I am too hateful."
Eamon's eyes were wide open and tongue-tied, and his face paled. He could not believe his mother's words to be so real.
He shifted his gaze towards his brother, Zayne. When he saw his brother nodding slightly, he was speechless in an instant.
A person who had been poisoned by his mother could still forgive her and let go of the past. What kind of courage did it take to do that?
Eamon fell silent for a long time before he diverted his gaze away from his mother and brother, immersed in his own thoughts.
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