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Before long , the delivery arrived at her doorstep . The courier called Teresa , but she didn’t let him in . With a child at home , she couldn’t be mots ca
She took everything in before closing the door .
Michael was woken up by the commotion and came running over . He said , “ Mommy , why are there so many yummy treats ? And there are flowers . Ch there’s even a little box with them . ”
Teresa was about to warn him not to open it , but Michael had already flipped the box open .
“ What a pretty necklace ! ” Michael playfully put it on his head and asked , “ Mommy , do I look pretty ? ”
Teresa suddenly recalled Jonathan
squip about hanging
the necklace on a dog’s neck . She couldn’t help but laugh .
Michael looked at her with innocent curiosity . “ Mommy , why are you
laughing ? ”
“ Because you’re adorable , ” replied Teresa .
Michael pouted and said , “ Fine . But who sent all these goodies and the flowers ? They must be from Mr. Lime , right ? ”
Teresa was stunned . She wondered how Michael managed to guess it was Jonathan so quickly .
Seeing Teresa stay silent , Michael said smugly , “ I am right , aren’t I ? ”
Michael said , “ Mommy , why did Mr. Lime send us all these gifts ? He gave the necklace to you , too , right ? ”
“ The snacks are for you . ” Teresa quickly changed the subject . “ Do you remember you ran to his office last time ? He said he really appreciated your concern for him . ”
“ Wow . Mr. Lime is always so nice to me .” Michael spun around in circles . He was so happy , as if he could sprout wings and soar through the clouds .
Seeing Michael so happy , Teresa couldn’t help but recall what Miriam had said .
Teresa asked Michael , “ I have a question for
you . How would you feel if Mr. Lime became your dad ? ”
Michael said , “ But Mr. Lime told me he isn’t my dad . ”
Teresa clarified , “ I mean it’s an assumption . ”
Michael exclaimed , “ I’d be so happy , a thousand times happier than eating candies . ”
Still overjoyed , Michael spun around in circles once more .
Seeing Michael spinning around without getting dizzy , Teresa quickly reached out and grabbed his little arm . “ Alright , sweetheart . That’s enough spinning . You don’t want to fall and hurt yourself , do you ? ”
Michael tilted his head and asked Teresa , “ Will Mr. Lime really become my
dad ? ”
Teresa said , “ I’ll think of a way to make it . ”
Michael said , “ Mommy , you’re not thinking of kidnapping Mr. Lime to make him my dad , are you ? You said forcing people is wrong . ”
Teresa said , “ I’m not going to force him . I’ll figure out another
Teresa dropped the subject and went to prepare some fruit for Michael .
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Cathy went to the dealership where Werner claimed to have ordered a cat for Cheryl , only to discover he hadn’t placed any bider all t invoice was forged .
Cathy felt a growing unease . She wondered , ‘ If the invoice was fake , could the medical report be fake too ? Wid did he really give that 100 mingda dollars to ? ‘
Once suspicion took root in the heart , it grew like a seed of doubt , sprouting and stretching
into an unshakable free .
For decades , Cathy had never once checked Werner’s phone . But that night , after he had fallen asleep , she furtively picked up bin dence ,
She found records of his transfers to a private hospital in Shaville and his chat history with Liam Jenkins , his friend in Shaville However , the chat tatay was incomplete , with obvious gaps suggesting some messages had been deleted .
Before Werner woke up , Cathy carefully placed his phone back where it belonged and silently lay down .
The next day , Werner told Cathy he was flying to Shaville to celebrate Liam’s birthday , and Cathy didn’t press further .
Cathy kept her mouth shut , not letting on that she had caught his lie . She thought , ‘ Liam’s birthday is in December , and it is nowhere near autumn yet . Werner thinks I am none the wiser . Stupid .
Cathy was unfamiliar with booking flights . She urgently called Donald and instructed him to book her a flight ticket to Shaville after the fight Verrer took .
Donald asked , “ Mom , why are you going to Shaville ? ”
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