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POPPY:

Realization dawned on me.

Mother was right.

I was punishing Sebastian for his past which he did not do when we were together. He impregnated Olivia before we met, and he did not even know me by then.

Tears swam in my eyes.

Stupid. I was stupid.

Now, I realize what I just did.

“Mom. Is it okay if I return to the city? I have to apologize to my husband.”

Mother smiled and brushed my cheeks using her fingertips. “Why does it feel as if it will be a long time before you will be back again, Poppy?”

“I’m so sorry, Mom. Now that you have accepted us again, I will always visit you and Dad.”

I inhaled deeply as the pain slowly lifted.

I could not wait to go back to the mansion and talk to Sebastian.

“I’m going to miss you, too.”

“I will always call, Mom. I will just wait for Kelly, and I will tell her of my plans.”

“She will be happy. She always asks about her daddy. Your second husband, I mean.”

“She was completely smitten by him.”

“The child knows a real man who will make you happ