Chapter 3

Six yearster, at Jindale City’s train station.

As Elysia stepped off the train with her three sons in tow, they immediately became an eye–catcher.-

Dressed in simple and cozy attire, Elysia’s natural beauty was still breathtaking. Even without makeup,

her expression seemed to captivate onlookers.

The kids were adorably cute, theirrge eyes peeking on the top of their masks, glistening and round.

Their long eyshes fluttered, instantly endearing them to anyone who nced their way.

Looks like another case of cajoling people to have a kid of their own.

Elysia paid no mind to the stares. Standing at the exit of the train station, she gazed at the

surroundings that were both familiar and strangely alien, her mind awash with emotions.

eve of a

Back then, Tarquin had used her of infidelity and thus thrust her into the eye scandalous storm.

A monthter, she discovered she was pregnant, which seemed to confirm Tarquin’s usations. The

gossip and rumors nearly drowned her. Her foster parents, embarrassed by her and seeing no

further use for her, had cut ties and kicked her out of the house.

She knew the children was from that stranger. Abortion crossed her mind, but after much thought, she

couldn’t bring herself to do it.

That children were also her flesh and blood! The children hade to her, and that was fate. No

matter how difficult, she was determined to bring the children into the world and

raise them.

Afraid her tarnished reputation might affect her children’s future, she left Jindale City to live in the

countryside.

Life as a pregnant woman alone was tough, and finding work was the first major hurdle. Many

employers were hesitant to hire her because of her condition.

But she had to work. She needed money. She needed to eat, to pay for hospital bills, to prepare for

baby form, and to save for their schooling…

Eventually, she managed to find a job at a diner. Terrified of being fired, she worked harder. than

anyone else, never taking a day off. This led to malnutrition and exhaustion.

In her ninth month of pregnancy, she fainted on her way home from work.

Strangely, when she came to, she found herself and her children deep in the mountains.

She still didn’t know what had happened back then till this day.

Who had performed the cesarean section?

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Who had taken her and her children to the mountains?

And why had they been left there?

Their rescuers had imed to have found them by chance and, taking pity on them, had

taken them in.

That was the beginning of five years of an easy, happy, and carefree life.

But as the children grew, Elysia had to think about their education and future.

The mountains were peaceful, but besides their rescuers, they were isted. Once their rescuers

passed away, the children would be alone. She couldn’t let her children wander through life without

experiencing the world’s richness and beauty.

After much deliberation, she bid farewell to their rescuers and descended the mountain with her

children. She hadn’t nned to return to Jindale City; the memories of her past ordeal there still

haunted her.

But when she tried to get her children registered, she identally discovered she was still

ally married.

Confused, she remembered clearly signing the divorce papers!

Unable toprehend the situation, she faced a new problem. As a married woman, Tarquin’s name

would automatically appear as the father on her children’s register of birth.

The Bradfords were a prominent family, and Tarquin Bradford, having no fondness for her, would surely

not wee the role of father. So, before registering her children, she needed to finalize her divorce.

That’s why she hade to Jindale City–to find Tarquin and dissolve their marriage.

She bore no grudge against Tarquin. She had wronged him first, and his usations had not been

entirely baseless.

If she harbored any resentment, it was towards the man who had taken advantage of her that fateful

night.

Men’s promises can be deceitful, and she had learned that the hard way.

She had been told she would be the happiest and most honored woman in the world, but look

how that turned out!

Oh, the irony!

Thinking about her past grievances… she felt a surge of anger!

“Mommy, I gotta pee,” Emmett suddenly tugged at her clothes, his voice tinged with embarrassment.

Elysia snapped back to the present, her gaze falling on her three kids. Her heart was immediately filled

with warmth.

The chaos of the past had indeed turned her life upside down, but it had given her these precious

children, and for that, she was grateful.