6

The next day, at about ten o'clock, Raymond Jones and his parents-in-law walked into my room. Their eyes first fell on Noah, and then they carefully pulled me to sit down and started talking.

" Lynn , you and Xiaoguang have had a good relationship for so many years, how come you are getting a divorce this time?" I gritted my teeth and held back the turmoil in my heart, "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry, I have failed you all these years of care. But I am serious about divorcing Raymond Jones this time, I'm really sorry."

" If you divorce, Noah will become a single-parent child, which is not good for the child's growth. Besides, aren't you afraid that having a stepmother and a stepfather will be bad for the child?" My mother-in-law held my hand tightly and said earnestly, "Listen to mom, this woman has to take care of the child no matter what she does. How can a stepmother be as good as a biological mother, don't you think?"

I gently pulled my hand back and said, "Mom, after the divorce, Noah will live with me." "How can this be possible? Noah is the blood of our Jones's family, how can he go with you?" my father-in-law retorted angrily.

" Why can't he just come with me? I have a job and money, what's wrong with Noah being with me? Besides, if Raymond Jones and the two elders want to see the kids in the future, I will allow them to do so." I responded firmly.

" No, I can't come with you!" My father-in-law slammed the table, pointed at me and said sternly, "Either this marriage ends, or Noah stays with us, the Jones' family!"

My mother-in-law patted me on the shoulder and said, "Lynn, you don't want to be separated from your child, do you? Raymond Jones has already told me about him and Ruby. I swear, there is absolutely nothing going on between them."

"You are just too sensitive!" added the mother-in-law.

I knew in my heart that my parents-in-law had been prepared for this and came today to play the good cop and the bad cop respectively in an attempt to convince me.