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“Callista, Maya is dead. No one will take your love away anymore. Come back, okay? Yasha and I are waiting for you downstairs.
I froze and my heart was pounding. I quickly put down my phone and ran to the window.l
Sure enough, Elowen was standing under the big tree outside, holding Yasha in his arms. His gaze was fixed upward, looking directly at
- me.
My expression darkened as I gripped the window frame tightly 8
Sensing something was wrong. Vero leaned over to take a look. The moment she saw Elowen, she couldn’t help but curse.
“Is Elowen a ghost or something? Why won’t he stay gone? is he here to act pitiful and beg for your forgiveness? Don’t fall for it. Scum like him doesn’t deserve to live.”
Of course, I would never forgive him. The things he did to me were still fresh in my mind, as if they had happened just yesterday 8
So, I acted as if I hadn’t seen him at all and immediately blocked his number &
But barely three seconds of peace had passed before he texted me again from a different number}
“Yasha is still the child you carried for ten months. Are you really going to abandon her? If you truly don’t care about her anymore, then neither will I. I’ll throw her in the trash right now and let her fend for herself.”
I knew Elowen was capable of doing such a thing. After all, he had already set fire to kill Mayall
The news reported last night’s fire as an accident, but I knew the truth. That fire was set by Elowen himself because, in the middle of the night, he had sent me a message 8
[Callista, I’ve burned Maya to death. Please stop being mad at me, okay?)?
It was only now that I realized I had never truly seen the depths of this man’s depravity. To achieve his goals, he would do anything, even kill the person he once swore to protect with everything he had.
I called the police and they were expected to arrive in about two minutes.
Not long after, the sound of sirens echoed from downstairs. Vero and I rushed to the window again. Looking down, we saw the police snapping handcuffs onto Elowen and shoving him into a patrol car
As for Yasha, he had really thrown her into a trash bin. She was wailing loudly, her cries piercing through the air, twisting my heart into
knots.&
In the end, I went downstairs. After speaking with the police, I decided to take Yasha in.
I simply couldn’t stand the thought of a two–month–old baby suffering because of the sins of adults.
After discussing it with Vero, we decided to raise her as my own daughter and give her a new name, Tanisha Shawn.l
Froin this moment on, I would erase every trace of the Aldridge Family from her world, making her truly my child.
Not long after, news arrived. Elowen had been executed by firing squad.
I didn’t feel much about it. Time had flown by so quickly and in just a few months, everything had changed beyond recognition.
Beside me, Vero clapped her hands in delight, calling it a well–deserved fate. Then, she picked up the bottle and fed Tanisha her milk.8 I gazed out the window, lost in thought, saying nothing
Just then, a knock sounded at the door. I walked over to open it, only to see Xavier standing there, carrying several large bags.
“Callista, I came to visit. I hope I’m not intruding?”
I glanced at the bags, filled with all my favorite foods and immediately guessed his intentions for his frequent visits 8
With a helpless smile, I stepped aside. “Come in.7
At first, I had no intention of giving Xavier a chance. But after having Tanisha, I decided to give her a complete family, a mother and a father. And as for that father, Xavier was undoubtedly the best choice.!!
(The End)
