«Wanted see son taken.» «Mom dying cancer, suffered much.» «When clear son won’t come, found him, went office, tried talk.»
«Anyway, instructed send bear.» «So Alex knew?» Veronica Davis paled clutched heart. «Ah, you that, his mom?» girl examined curiously.
«I’m Ashley, Elena’s daughter.» «Know, your son said doesn’t care, no need other mom.» «Just remind person blood ties don’t vanish, he’s my brother.»
«You sent bear? Saw threat,» Veronica Davis staggered fell knees. «Forgive me, girl, everything.» «Ah, what’s sense now?» Ashley sighed.
«Can’t return mom.» «Died thinking son with idiotic bear hands, like I didn’t exist.» Christina looked Veronica Davis horror.
«Because mother-in-law her Max slept bear clutched dying woman’s hands last breath.» «Fired me work because package.» «Imagine?» Ashley sighed.
«Winter coming, need buy firewood, left no money.» «Spent all mom’s treatment, then funeral.» «Won’t leave you,» Veronica Davis promised, rising ground.
«Help money work.» «Consider old debts paid.» «My salon admin maternity leave.»
«What do?» Ashley perked. «Probably better sorting packages.» «Know harmful people?» Then Christina’s phone message from Ethan’s dad.
«Meeting mother-in-law from Anchorage.» «Landed our airport.» «Your Alex hugging some lady.»
She shuddered realizing husband trips not for promotion salary. Then told mother-in-law hurries. Veronica Davis stayed Ashley.
Christina called taxi rushed airport. Arrived just time. Husband secretary just got luggage, hugging at drink kiosk.
Their poses, embraces no doubts. «Urgent trips, huh?» Christina charged them, furiously sweeping path. «Of course.»
«Look, my horns very branched.» «You? What doing here?» Alex’s jaw dropped. Secretary’s eyes bulged.
She looked like lemur. «Meeting you, dear,» Christina smirked. «What, beloved husband back? Missed?» «How knew?» Alex kept probing.
«Followed? Spied? Bug phone?» «Crazy?» Christina asked, calming bit. «Good people told how hugging.» «By way, with living legal wife.»
«You don’t understand.» «Just looks like.» Alex slithered tried justify.
«Yeah.» «Think didn’t see you paw her? What else misunderstand?» Christina roared. «Know what, continue fun.»
«Filing divorce property division.» «Don’t dare claim child.» «Crush you for Max.»
«He’s not guilty father such scum.» She turned walked exit. Returned taxi left, leaving husband secretary.
Home mother-in-law waited. Alex reported incident. So Veronica Davis looked guilty.
«Christina, maybe no rush?» she murmured. «Men sometimes cheat.» «If suits you, not me,» daughter-in-law replied.
«Enough your family secrets.» «Know, Veronica Davis, son truly yours.» «If not blood, then upbringing sure.»
«Also love keep secrets.» «Christina, unfair,» mother-in-law outraged. But didn’t listen.
Just left house went Max school. Still had tell son moving. Christina sighed.
After parents’ death rarely at childhood home. But no choice now. She son adapt new life.
Evening already moving things. Morning went son school. Now new route.
Had take bus. But unexpectedly neighboring yard called. «Christina Smith, what meeting!» «Discharged already?» she amazed.
«What doing here?» «Office here,» man explained. «Where you? Let drive.» «Got talk.»
Max happily climbed huge SUV, resembling ship. Dropped him school. Then Christina back Victor’s car…
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