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Chapters
Chapter 1: My Son's Wish
Chapter 2: A Day of the Housewife
Chapter 3: Good News?
Chapter 4: Life Is a Bitch
Chapter 5: A Job
Chapter 6: Drugged
Chapter 7: Awakening
Chapter 8: Divorce
Chapter 9: A White Lie
Chapter 10: Everyone's Watching
Chapter 11: Longing
Chapter 12: Out of Control
Chapter 13: A Rude Awakening
Chapter 14: Daddy
Chapter 15: She's My Girlfriend
Chapter 16: Manipulation
Chapter 17: I Was Just a Divorced Woman
Chapter 18: Mother and Catherine
Chapter 19: Reconciliation
Chapter 20: I Had to Do Something.
Chapter 21: You Should Have Told me Sooner
Chapter 22: Compromise
Chapter 23: Date with Catherine
Chapter 24: A Rude Awakening of Philip
Chapter 25: I was too naive.
Chapter 26: Lucy's Custody
Chapter 27: A Tie
Chapter 28: Do You Still Love Her?
Chapter 29: Gossip
Chapter 30: My Good Friend
Chapter 31: Regrets
Chapter 32: Confrontation
Chapter 33: A Peaceful Night
Chapter 34: A Gentle Breakthrough
Chapter 35: Change of Plan
Chapter 36: A Mother's Defense
Chapter 37: It Was Not Your Fault
Chapter 38: Annie...Could You Hold Me?
Chapter 39: Rage
Chapter 40: Mother Would Be Horrified
Chapter 41: Why Not
Chapter 42: Lunch Battle
Chapter 43: New Friends
Chapter 44: The Doll Therapy Plan
Chapter 45: You're So Nice to Me
Chapter 46: Sue Peterson
Chapter 47: I Would Start Practicing My Writing
Chapter 48: It's a Big Day for All of Us
Chapter 49: Dave's Confrontation
Chapter 50: Family.
Chapter 51: A Bridge Built with Dolls
Chapter 52: Cold Coffee
Chapter 53: Slow Progress
Chapter 54: Brian's Letter
Chapter 55: New Target
Chapter 56: Respect
Chapter 57: Assistance
Chapter 58: Invitation
Chapter 59: Unexpected Apologies
Chapter 60: Charity Gala
Chapter 61: Charity Gala Part Two
Chapter 62: Investigation
Chapter 63: We Should Interact Like a Normal Couple Would
Chapter 64: Breaking Free
Chapter 65: Between Real and Pretense
She's Mine
Chapter 67: Unexpected Interruption
Chapter 68: So Is It That You Don't Love Dad
Chapter 69: Six Years of Marriage
Chapter 70: A Child's Questions
Chapter 71: Howard's Past
Chapter 72: First Paycheck
Chapter 73: New Plan
Chapter 74: Opportunity
Chapter 75: From Pretension to Reality Part I
Chapter 76: From Pretense to Reality Part II
Chapter 77: Knock Before Entering Next time
Chapter 78: Fantasy
Chapter 79: Selena!!!
Chapter 80: So We Have the House to Ourselves?
Chapter 81: Hello?
Chapter 82: I'll Get Jealous
Chapter 83: Mom's Worries
Chapter 83: Grandma Ruth
Chapter 85: The Plan Was Brilliant
Chapter 86: Online Storm
Chapter 87: Crisis Into Opportunity
Chapter 88: Pathetic Me
Chapter 89: The Prank
Chapter 90: A Taste of Revenge
Chapter 91: A Taste of Revenge Part II
Chapter 92: No One Can Stop Me
Chapter 93: False Evidence
Chapter 94: What Are You Planning?
Chapter 95: A New Relationship
Chapter 96: I Believe Her
Chapter 97: The Jade Gift
Chapter 98: My Last Chance at Being a Father
Chapter 99: Persistent Philip
Chapter 100: Howard Thompson, Your Luck Won't Hold Forever.
Chapter 101: Solving Trouble
Chapter 102: Maybe Someday, Our Relationship Could Be Repaired
Chapter 103: Plans Within Plans
Chapter 104: Hope Things Go Smoothly
Chapter 105: Is There Anything Else We Could Try?
Chapter 106: My plan
Chapter 107: What Can the Police Do to Me?
Chapter 108: She's Probably Chatting With Robert
Chapter 109: Howard Was Right
Chapter 110: Obstinate Delusion
Chapter 111: I'm Already Looking Forward to Next Time
Chapter 112: I Will Never Regret It
Chapter 113: New Office
Chapter 114: Bad News
Chapter 115: Carefree
Chapter 116: Telling Her to Die?
Chapter 117: She's My Girlfriend, Not My Property
Chapter 118: That's the Advantage of Youth
Chapter 119: A Glimpse of the Future
Chapter 120: I Hope This Life Can Last Forever
Chapter 121: The Person I Love Has Already Appeared
Chapter 122: Just Wait, Annie
Chapter 123: The Price of Arrogance
Chapter 124: The Price of Arrogance Part II
Chapter 125: Always Staying One Step Ahead of Others
Chapter 126: You're Right, Let's Do It Your Way
Chapter 127: I Merely Wanted to Conquer Him
Chapter 128: Grandma Didn't Come to Destroy Our Relationship
Chapter 129: The Unexpected Visitor
Chapter 130: Do You Hate Me?
Chapter 131: Because of You
Chapter 132: Of Course I Won't Let You Go
Chapter 133: Give Me Some Time to Consider This Issue
Chapter 134: Thank You, Robert
Chapter 135: I Want to Be with Mom
Chapter 136: Did You See Him?
Chapter 137: I Will Remember That
Chapter 138: New Talent
Chapter 139: I Want to See You Jealous
Chapter 140: Actions Have Consequences
Chapter 141: Standing on the Same Side
Chapter 142: I Can Do This
Chapter 143: Proud Messages
Chapter 144: You Must Be Lying
Chapter 145: Bill White Might Soon Be Poorer than Me!
Chapter 146: The Abandoned Son
Chapter 147: Otherwise, Wouldn't I Seem Ungrateful?
Chapter 148: Betty Baker's Name Becomes Trending
Chapter 149: The World Is Actually Quite Fair
Chapter 150: That Bitch!
Chapter 151: How Dare She Do This to My Mother?
Chapter 152: The Thompson Family Sticks Together
Chapter 153: Could the Problem Actually Be Me?
Chapter 154: Look at Me
Chapter 155: That's What Friends Are For
Chapter 156: I Must Have Loved You
Chapter 157: This Time, I Have the Power to Change Things
Chapter 158: Sarah Just Called Me
Chapter 159: I Hope You Live Well Without Me
Chapter 160: Everything Seems Less Serious
Chapter 161: Our Lucy Has Really Grown Up
Chapter 162: The Taste of Love
Chapter 163: Money Makes Everything Possible
Chapter 164: Adults Sometimes Make Complicated Choices
Chapter 165: A Peaceful Moment
Chapter 166: See You Soon
Chapter 167: But What If She's Walking Into Another Trap?
Chapter 168: I Completely Understand
Chapter 169: Why Are You Calling Me?
Chapter 170: Who Is Calling My Name?
Chapter 171: Now, I Just Wanted Peace
Chapter 172: Only Time Would Tell
Chapter 173: Don't Come to Me with These Trivial Matters
Chapter 174: At Least I'm Free Tonight
Chapter 175: Mom, Why Doesn't the Mmoon Fall Down?
Chapter 176: Together?
Chapter 177: I Can't Give Up Any of Them
Chapter 178: Complete Silence Might Be the Greatest Punishment
Chapter 179: I Always Keep My Options Open
Chapter 180: Who Hit Your Face?
Chapter 181: Who Would Even Care About You?
Chapter 182: Just the Two of Us
Chapter 183: You'll Get What's Coming to You
Chapter 184: Really Loves Me That Much?
Chapter 185: Now She Would Live with the Consequences
Chapter 186: A Painful Ending for a Beautiful Beginning
Chapter 187: Then I Wouldn't Have Gotten to This Point with Her
Chapter 188: Is It Too Late?
Chapter 189: Bravo!
Chapter 190: I'm Glad to See You Happy, Annie
Chapter 191: Now It's My Turn to Take Control
Chapter 192: Can You Give Me Half of All YourAssets?
Chapter 193: The True Cost of Trust
Chapter 194: Thank You
Chapter 195: That's Different
Chapter 196: She Will Come
Chapter 197: I Am My Own Sky
Chapter 198: It's Different
Chapter 199: She Is Nothing Without a Man
Chapter 200: Just Another Game You're Bound to Win
Chapter 201: Sorry for the Disturbance
Chapter 202: Goodbye, Mark
Chapter 203: Like This?
Chapter 204: Are You Threatening Me?
Chapter 205: I Can't Let History Repeat Itself
Chapter 206: This Is All Your Fault
Chapter 207: Is It Done?
Chapter 208: You Can't Do This!
Chapter 209: I Am His Mother...
Chapter 210: At Least Not Now
Chapter 211: Is Howard Home?
Chapter 212: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Chapter 213: My Son Is Especially Generous
Chapter 214: It Feels So Good
Chapter 215: Make Him Pay
Chapter 216: See for yourself!
Chapter 217: Would Philip Be Willing to Pay That Much?
Chapter 218: I'm Sorry
Chapter 219: I've Never Experienced Anything Like This
Chapter 220: Get Out
Chapter 221: Go For It, Mom
Chapter 222: Dad's Coming
Chapter 223: Philip's Here
Chapter 224: If You Won't Say, You're Protecting Them!
Chapter 225: A Gift
Chapter 226: I'm Not a Normal Child
Chapter 227: He Deserves It
Chapter 228: We Have Our Own Lives to Live
Chapter 229: I Don't Believe It
Chapter 230: Your Matters Are My Matters
Chapter 231: Violence Is Never the Solution
Chapter 232: Violence Is Never the Solution (Part 2)
Chapter 233: Are You Worried About Brian?
Chapter 234: I Was Wrong
Chapter 235: I Won't Bother You Anymore
Chapter 236: Remarriage
Chapter 237: Don't Talk to Me Like That
Chapter 238: Our Future
Chapter 239: Let's Do It Together
Chapter 240: I'll Always Be By Your Side
Chapter 241: I'll Always Be by Your Side Part II
Chapter 242: Damn That Woman!
Chapter 243: On One Condition
Chapter 244: The Test
Chapter 245: Some Secrets Aren't Ready to be Shared
Chapter 246: Lucy's Concerns
Chapter 247: The Unforgettable First Love
Chapter 248: The Last Struggle
Chapter 249: You're a Little Late
Chapter 250: Where's Lucy?
Chapter 251: Rescue Mission
Chapter 252: The Trap
Chapter 253: I Had to Survive This night
Chapter 254: He Broke the Rules
Chapter 255: Your Parents Are Fighting
Chapter 256: No Turning Back
Chapter 257: Too Late
Chapter 258: Think About It
Chapter 259: Wrest Back What Belonged to Me
Chapter 260: I'm Sorry
Chapter 261: An Unimaginable Gamble
Chapter 262: New Beginnings
Chapter 263: Aftermath
Chapter 264: True Belonging
Chapter 265: Forever After
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Chapter 257: Too Late
Howard's POV
Sitting in the taxi, I unconsciously clenched and unclenched my fists, palms already damp with sweat. The cab moved through New York's busy nighttime streets, neon signs and streetlights casting shifting patterns through the windows. The atmosphere inside was tense; even the driver see...