Chapter 120.
Author: Blackrose
last update2023-03-08 23:13:37

Tori realized what the phone call had meant. When she and Doris had spoken, she and Nathan! It had meant one thing and one thing alone. She had made her choice.

Her mother had blocked off all calls, and had even said they dialed a wrong number. But seeing now that everything had been settled, she was going to have to leave for Ettavile. Her heart clenched into a tight fist of worry, and she wondered how it would feel to have to say goodbye to her son again. She was still thinking of the best way to act upon her decision when he walked up towards her, wrapping his hand around her fingers.

"Hey mom," he said in a soft voice, and it dawned on her that they seemed deeper than they normally should. Her son was no longer the little boy she had always thought he was. He was looking more tall and less chubby than before, and there was this resemblance that had taken over his face that she just hadn't realized before. He looked more like her mother!

"Hey baby," she said, lowering on her kne
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