bChapter /bb60 /b

“Skr, you bitch.” she hissed through clenched teeth, muttering a string of curses under her breath.

On the other side, Skr suddenly sneezed, and Adam instantly

Skr chuckled, “I’m not sick. Just a bad guy gossiping about

“Who’s this bad guy?” Adam asked, looking puzzled. “Why’s she: dares to talk bad about you again.”

I rmed. “Mom, are you sick?b” /b

mean things about you, Mommy? Tell me. bI’ll /bgo teach her a lesson so she never

Skr ruffled Adam’s hair and gathered him into her arms. “Sweetie, you don’t need to worry about all that grown–up stuff. Get some bsleep/b. bSleep /bbhelps /bkids grow tall.”

“Okay then,” Adam said softly.

Skr softly hummed a gentle luby as Adam nestled contentedly in her arms, his face radiating pure bliss as his eyelids grew heavy and slowly closed.

Skr waited until Adam was sound asleep. Then she gentlyid him down and tucked him in.

A few days ago, Adam came running to her room carrying his pillow and nketb, /btears streaming down his face as he imed bhe /bbwas /btoo scared bto /bbsleep /balone and begged to stay with iher/ii. /i

Skr didn’t want to agree at first, but then he looked at her with those big, teary eyes full of pleading.

As if under a spell, she couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Skr pinched Adam’s cheek affectionately. “Where did you pick up this little rascal

act?b” /b

Yosef was cold and aloof, always keeping everyone at arm’s length. Even after ten yearsb, /bshe still couldn’t melt that icy heart.

As for Elianna, it was not worth mentioning.

Skr had no idea how Elianna managed to have such a sweet and adorable kid.

Skr asionally stroked Adam’s cheek, her eyes looking through him as if she were seeing the child who had died early.

Before she knew it, she had drifted off to sleep.

She dreamed of that child. He walked ahead, and she followed behind, but no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t reach him.

She called out, and the little figure finally stopped.

She gently grasped his shoulder and turned him around. To her surprise, the face staring back at her was none other than Adamb, /bwho bwas /bsleeping soundly beside her.

Skr jolted awake, pressing a hand to her forehead. ‘Dreams really do mirror our thoughts,‘ she thought.

In the dead of night, with the sky still dark, Skr found herself wide awake. After tucking Adam in, she quietly went downstairs and bopened /bba /bbbottle /bbof /b

wine.

The child had been taken away immediately after birth. She never even got bto /bcatch onest glimpse of her baby.

Over the yearsb, /bshe would dream of the child from time to time, but could never quite make out its face in those dreams.

For the first time today, bshe /bfinally saw his bface /bclearly.

‘What a pity, Skr thought. ‘Adam isn’t mine. He’s Yosef and Elianna’s son.‘

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Skr kept pouring herself drink after drink, yet the more she drank, the sharper her mind became.

As dawn broke, Skr returned to her room, got ready for the day, and then gently woke Adam so they could go downstairs bfor /bbreakfast together

“Mommy, you have dark circles under your eyes,” Adam said worriedly. “Didn’t you sleep wellst night?

“Did I bother you, Mommy? Maybe I should go back and sleep in my own room.”

Though he really wanted to keep sleeping with Skr, Adam cared more about her getting proper rest.

“It’s not about you,” Skr said with a soft smile.

Adam pressed his lips together, carefully cutting the egg on his te and spreading jam ion /ithe toast. Then he pushed the prepared food btoward /bbSkr /band said sweetly, “Here, Mommy.”

spre art.

Watching how well–behaved Adam was, Skr felt an inexplicable pang in her heart.

“Thank you, Adam,” she said softly, her voice gentle.

Adam gave a sweet, squinty smile. “You’re wee.”

Yana gazed at the thoughtful Adami, /ifeeling a pang of envy. “What a good boy you are, Adam. Your parents are truly blessed.”