Estelle smiled warmly and assured him, “I will certainly cherish him. Why do you suddenly say such words? Are you afraid I’ll leave him and come back here alone?”

Amused by her question, Ron smiled with relief, “I just wish for both of you to have a happy life ahead. Well, I’ll leave now. I’ll pick you up and drive you to the airport tomorrow morning.”

“Okay, thank you.”

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As night fell, Estelle managed to coax the two children to sleep before returning to the bedroom to ...