7

The phone call from my best friend was like a spring breeze, bringing me an unexpected news: Grace had been fired by Aaron, returned to her hometown sadly, and was forced to return all the gifts. She was burdened with a heavy debt that seemed difficult to pay off in her lifetime. Although I didn't know the details, the haze in my heart quietly dissipated a little.

Aaron lost most of his wealth because of me, and now he is busy stabilizing the company and has no time to bother me anymore. As for the two children, although they occasionally begged me to go home, I never paid attention. Belated affection is more humble than grass, and the three of them are no exception.

When I was traveling with my parents, Aaron actually caught up with the children. He looked haggard, his beard was messy, and there was a hint of evasion in his eyes.

He approached me uneasily and whispered, "It took me a lot of effort to find out that you moved with your parents-in-law."

Dad glared at him and interrupted him rudely: "Please shut up, we have been divorced for a long time, don't call us father-in-law and mother-in-law anymore."

He looked embarrassed, but still stared at me stubbornly. I signaled to my parents that it was okay and asked them to wait for me in the car. Aaron then spoke with a sense of relief: "I was wrong about what happened in the past, but I am willing to explain to you. In fact, there is no relationship between Grace and me . She instigated me to do those things to deliberately anger you. She said that this way you would care about me more. I'm sorry, I just want you to keep your eyes on me."

"I never thought of hurting you. After the divorce, I wanted to come to you immediately, but Grace was too scheming. She actually drugged me!" At this point, Aaron's eyes became fierce. The two children were frightened, but still looked at me timidly:

"Mom, please make peace with Dad. You are the only one who will take care of us when Mom is sick, and you are the only one who will always be good to us. We really know we are wrong."

The two children hugged my legs tightly, crying and calling me mom, but I remained expressionless. Although they knew they were wrong, their way of seeking peace actually put me back into the fire pit. These two children clearly witnessed me being angry with Aaron for countless times , and they also knew how much I had been wronged, but they still chose to stand on Dad's side and asked me to continue to pay for them.

Aaron saw that I was unmoved and thought I had softened my heart, so he quickly said, "As long as you remarry me, I will never interfere with your freedom. You can go home whenever you want, and everything is up to you."

" I have forced Grace to have an abortion, and she will never appear in front of us again. Our family of four can still live happily together, honey, come back."

I firmly pushed the two children back into Aaron's arms and said, "I will be happy, but I will never be with you and your son."

Aaron froze, as if he had suffered a severe blow. He trembled and asked, "Are you really unwilling to forgive me?"

I remained silent and just looked at him expressionlessly. His emotional card had no effect on me because the emotions between him and me had long been exhausted.

After a long silence, Aaron finally gave up. With red eyes, he left with his two children in tears.

I heard that my best friend is helping the courier boy sue Aaron for assault, and the trial is about to begin. I directly transferred 52,000 yuan to my best friend, with the note: the courier boy's lawyer fee. The courier boy suffered an undeserved disaster because of me, and I must not let him be beaten in vain.

With my best friend, a top lawyer, around, I believe Aaron will be beaten to a pulp. The compensation given to the courier boy will be a way to make up for the grievance of being beaten.

After a while, my parents hesitated and came to my side. I smiled at them gently and said, "I will have nothing to do with him in the future. I will start my own life again. Don't worry too much."

I know they can't bear to leave the two grandchildren, and I won't force them to treat the two children as strangers. After all, the older generation's thinking is different from mine. To me, they are just familiar strangers. If they can reform in the future, maybe we can still have dinner at the same table; if they remain the same, I won't be foolish enough to give my heart to them again.

After all, I should be the first in my life and should not compromise for anyone.

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