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Zev was feeling restless and eager for a bit of action. He figured the best way to test how well his body had recovered was to get into a real, hands–on situation.
But Kelly wasn’t about to let him risk getting hurt. Before Zev could make any move, the police arrived.
The officers quickly reviewed the security footage and confirmed that a few people had made threatening gestures and used inappropriate language in a public area. They were promptly escorted away for a little warning.
Eventually, everything settled down. Kelly was pleased with how it all turned out, but Zev’s expression remained one of frustration.
“What’s wrong now, Mr. Grumpy?” Kelly teased, taking his hand and leading him toward the fresh market to buy some beef. “How about I make you some braised beef?”
Zev grunted, clearly still in a
ad mood.
Kelly couldn’t help but laugh. “Mr. Grumpy, you and your clueless son are so alike–when you’re upset, you both like to shut everyone out.”
The nanny was at home with their child, which gave Kelly and Zev some free time to work out and enjoy a little shopping.
Fortunately, Zev didn’t have to worry about money, or things might have been much harder for them.
Sometimes, Kelly wondered–if they didn’t have money, would she and Zev end up like the poor, struggling couple Wade had once mentioned? How long could they have kept going?
“What are you thinking about? Are you wondering if we’d be miserable without money?” Zev noticed Kelly had stopped trying to cheer him up and quickly returned to her side, smiling. “Even without the money my parents left me, do I look like the kind of guy who can’t take care of my wife and kid?”
Kelly looked him up and down, eyeing him skeptically. “Kind of … ”
Zev pouted and huffed. “You think I’m useless.”
Kelly chuckled, throwing her arms around him. “Oh, please, how could I think that? You’re so handsome–if you didn’t have a job, you could easily make over a thousand bucks a month as a male model in a bar or club.”
“Kelly! You have no shame… You want me to be a male model?” Zev gritted his teeth, pinched her chin, and, without caring about the public setting, leaned in to kiss her.
Kelly’s ears turned red, and she chased after him, playfully slapping him.
These carefree, happy days… Who knew how long they would last?
“Let’s buy Jasper a toy, something to help bond with him.” Zev tugged Kelly toward the children’s toy store as they passed by.
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Zev didn’t care. He had missed out on two years of fatherly love and was determined to make up for it.
If their little one refused to call him “Dad,” it would really hurt him.
“This one, this one, this one–all of these,” Zev insisted, picking out toys with the decisiveness of a CEO.
Kelly followed behind, picking up each one and setting it back on the shelf. “We already have these. Let’s keep this one.”
As they passed the counter, Kelly froze.
What a coincidence.
Zev, still carefree, was putting a cute little bear hairpin on his head and teasing Kelly. But when he noticed Kelly had stopped and seemed off, he looked up.
It was indeed quite a coincidence.
Eric and Regina.
Eric was holding a frail little boy in his arms. The child appeared to be just over two years old–likely the child Regina had gotten pregnant with while trying to escape confinement.
Eric clearly noticed Kelly too.
He froze, almost instinctively pushing the child into Regina’s arms and hurriedly rushing toward Kelly. “Kelly…”
Kelly frowned and instinctively stepped behind Zev.
Eric’s face was filled with panic, the same frantic expression he had two years ago when he came to the police station the day Kelly returned from Solmaris.
“Eric!” Regina, holding the child, yelled angrily. “The baby’s crying. Are you leaving or not?”
“Kelly … Where have you been these past two years? I tried to contact you. I … “Eric seemed not to hear Regina as he urgently tried to get answers from Kelly.
“What’s wrong with you? Take care of your own wife and kid.” Zev raised his hand, signaling Eric to stay back. “What bad luck. Running into you here in Stoneville.”
Eric was in Stoneville for a three–month medical exchange program at the hospital.
Regina, always worried about Eric, had followed him here. After all, wherever Eric went, he was surrounded by pharmaceutical reps and other women, so she brought their son along.
“I thought you were dead, ha … ” Regina sneered at Kelly, cursing under her breath.
“Be a little decent for your child’s sake.” Kelly glanced at the little boy in Regina’s arms. He was
just frail; he was clearly delayed in his development–at two and a half years old, he looked much younger, and even his eyes were off, clearly not the gaze of a healthy child.
Kelly’s words seemed to strike a nerve with Regina. In an instant, she snapped, turning into a madwoman. “Kelly, what did you say? You slut! You stole my man and now you want to curse my son? How shameless can
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Kelly sighed. Two years without seeing Regina, and she was still the same–a monster, now worse than ever.
“We’re leaving,” Kelly said, not wanting to waste any more time with a madwoman. She grabbed Zev’s arm and pulled him away.
Eric tried to follow, but Regina blocked his path.
Eric looked frustrated and impatient. “Are you done? Do you even realize where we are? You’re acting like a lunatic!”
Regina stood frozen, still holding the child, staring at Eric. “You think I’m a lunatic?”
She pointed furiously at Kelly. “Every time you see her, it’s like you lose your mind! Why isn’t she dead? If she were dead, our family wouldn’t be in this mess!”
Faye was deaf in one ear and suffered from depression at a young age. She didn’t speak to anyone and couldn’t even recognize her own mother.
Their son had been born with autism and developmental delays from the start.
And Eric still wouldn’t marry her.
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