WINTER: “And the princess spends the rest of her life with the prince forever. The end,” Calcifer read, ending the story about the princess who found her husband and at the same time learned to see her worth in the end. We were lying side by side with Liam in the middle. With my ex-husband sleeping next to us, the bed felt so small compared to his big frame.“I like it, Daddy,” Liam exclaimed. “I like how Princess Nathalie chose Prince William as her husband, instead of his evil brother.”I did not know why Calcifer had managed to know it was also Liam’s most favorite book or the reason why he had chosen it. And the story felt so familiar. Calcifer closed the book. “I love it, too, Liam,” my ex-husband muttered while looking at me. Which I responded with a glare.I did not like how both he and Dad conspired against Hawk earlier. And speaking of Hawk, he never said anything to me after the dinner. I made a mental note to send him a text later if I did not forget about it. “How about

WINTER:Divorced. Just like what happened between us. I did not know whether I should be happy or not at my ex-husband’s announcements.“Is that your only good at, Cali? Divorcing someone?” I whispered. It still shocked me that he was already divorced from Carmela, and the two still had an amazing relationship as if they were still married. How long? I wanted to ask. How long has he kept me in the dark? First, it was Carmela. Second, it was Carmela and his divorce again. It never ended. “That's the truth. So you will never become my mistress, pumpkin. Carmela and I were done already.”"You're lying," I muttered. "You're a good liar, Calcifer."He gave me a sad smile. "That is the reason why I don't want to say anything to you, pumpkin. Your heart is not ready to listen to me. But I will wait until you are ready. I don't want to force you or anything like that since I was to be blamed.""Why are you telling me that now? Why now?""You always mentioned Carmela and I need to correct

WINTER:At least Calcifrer was no longer wearing his underwear but a robe covering his naked body. Or his boxer shorts. What a pity. It would be best if I could…I mentally scolded myself. What the heck was wrong with me this evening? Was this the right time to sleep?“Do you like what I am wearing, pumpkin?”I cleared my throat. “It seemed comfortable. Where did you get one?” I asked. The issue is not his body as of the moment, Winter. It's his presence with you in the kitchen, okay?He looked at himself. “In the closet. Your Dad prepared a lot of extra clothes. Do you think he is preparing for this day to come? That he will know that one day, I will be sleeping over at his house?”I folded my arms in front of my chest. “Oh, please. Dad was definitely not thinking about that. He was thinking of the other guest. Except you.”“He is thinking about me. This is what he had dreamed of, pumpkin? For us to get together.”“Which won't happen in this lifetime but only in your dreams, Calcif

WINTER: Shame flooded my senses. My little Liam was no longer little anymore. He was too observant and smarter than his real age."If I did that, I am so sorry if it does not make you comfortable, Liam." “I don’t like you two fighting, Mommy. It’s bad,” he grumbled while squeezing his eyes shut. “My teacher said that families should love each other and not fight.”Oh, God. All along, I was always considering my personal feelings, but never Liam. I was so focused on hating my ex-husband and the pain he inflicted on me that I always forgot that my son was also getting affected.I was such an embarrassment. "Why do you always fight you two?" he asked with an innocent look. "I don't like it when you two fight."How did it feel being grilled by your own son? “Liam…is that how it always looks to you?”He nodded. “Don’t you love each other, Mommy?”I loved your dad once. But he never returned the feelings, and we were all alone now. "Buddy, Mommy and I are not fighting. We were only tal

WINTER:Carmela. That woman will forever leech off my ex-husband. She had no sense of shame and forever forced herself into Calcifer. Good news? Or bad news? One thing was for sure. She was now getting on my nerves. “You take the call. That might be important,” I said nonchalantly, acting to be cool about it even if a lot of thoughts were already on my mind. “No. She might be asking for money again.” Again? Carmela always asks him for money. Did she marry him because of money? Probably. There was no difference between you and her. Calcifer married you because of your family's money and now, the woman whom Calcifer loved for his life married him because of his money. “She is treating you like his sugar daddy. I cannot blame her. You're loaded now, Calcifer.”“She thinks I only picked the money in a garbage can.”“If that's the case, you force her to work. You cut off her allowances except for your daughter.”Why are you so eager to give him advice? You should treat him as if he d