Chapter 4
After we arrived at the charity house, Antonio introduced me to the child we were about to adopt passionately.
At first glance. I could tell that he resembled Antonio. His eyes and nose somehow took after his mom.
The director of the charity house told me that his name was Luca, who had just turned one year old.
Doing the math. I realized that Noemi and I got pregnant around the same.
time.
Luca wouldn’t even look at me, but he would reach out to Antonio.
Antonio was a little embarrassed and explained that he had visited a few times before, which was why Luca was familiar with him.
“Well, in that case, just spend more time with him.”
After those words left my mouth, Antonio hugged him eagerly, his eyes filled with such tenderness that I had never seen before.
This reminded me of when my son was born. I tried to get Antonio to hold him, but he refused, saying that he didn’t know how to hold a baby properly.
Till my son passed away, Antonio only held him a few times.
My eyes turned red as I thought about my poor boy.
Antonio noticed the change in my expression and realized that I must be thinking about my son again.
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He put Luca in front of me and looked at him lovingly.
“Honey, cheer up. From now on, Luca is our son.”
In the end, we signed the papers and adopted Luca.
I was about to take Luca home, but Antonio looked unsettled and said that Sonia, his mom, wanted to see the kid too.
So we took Luca to Antonio’s parents‘ house.
As I entered, I saw Noemi sitting on the couch with Sonia, chatting joyfully.
Sonia’s face darkened as she saw me.
“Grace, what are you doing here?”
Sonia had always believed that I wasn’t good enough for his son. Shortly after we got married, she had urged him many times to divorce me
because I hadn’t got pregnant,
?Each time, Antonio rejected his mom for various reasons, but not this time. I wonder if it was because of Noemi.
Towards Sonia’s malice, Antonio chose to ignore it and simply pushed Luca in front of her.
“Oh, mine! Is this Luca? What a beautiful boy!”
She exclaimed with huge affection as she saw the toddler.
Perhaps, Sonia knew the existence of Luca all along.
“Mommy, hug me.”
Luca reached out to Noemi.
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“Grace, please don’t with me,
so he called me like it wrong. I bet he just felt a c
that.”
Noemi sounded as if she was explaining herself, but her eyes were filled. with provocation.
“You don’t need to explain yourself to her. She relies on my son yet is good for nothing. In my opinion, you’re more suited to be Luca’s mom and my daughter–in–law.”
Sonia rolled her eyes at me and completely ignored my dignity in front of
others.
I cast a pleading glance toward Antonio, but he was only focused on Luca affectionately.
I was desperate and my heart shattered. I knew it was time for me to leave.
I found an excuse to leave and took a deep glance at Antonio one last
time.
Then, I returned home where we had spent 3 years together. After I finished packing, I noticed that it only took 1 suitcase to pack everything I needed.
For the rest of my things, I burned them all. I was leaving for good, so I shouldn’t leave anything behind.
Antonio told me that he would spend the next few days with Luca at his parents‘ house to help him get comfortable with the new environment.
It was fine with me. That way, I could get everything settled before I left.
I went to a law firm to consult about divorce matters and put the divorce agreement on the coffee table.
I also canceled some of my documents. The staff suggested not to do so
because it would be hard for me to get them reissued. But, I didn’t hesitate, because I knew I would never come back again.
After I handled everything, I got on a plane heading abroad.
This time. I was determined to leave.
