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Chapter 24
There stood Cupid, right in the center of the
room.
In his hand, he was wildly waving the teddy bear that Rosy cherished above all else.
This bear was a gift I’d given Rosy after her unexpected recovery.
Cupid, not only tugged violently at the bear’s arm but also deliberately paraded it right in front of Rosy, muttering scornfully, “What’s so great about this lousy bear? It’s better off with me!”
Rosy, clad in her pajamas, stood nearby with her hands outstretched helplessly.
“That’s my teddy bear! Give it back to me,
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give it back…”
At the sound of my footsteps, Rosy looked
- up.
“Mommy, he took my teddy bear! Please get it back for me…”
She wept so pitifully, her small body quivering.
Almost instinctively, I lunged in front of Rosy in an instant, shielding her tightly in my embrace.
I glared at Cupid with eyes ablaze.
Cupid stumbled, his foot slipped, and he landed with a thud on the ground. The teddy bear in his hand tumbled aside, and he immediately let out a piercing wail, crying at the top of his lungs.
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At that moment, Aya and Loren rushed in hastily.
The moment Aya entered the room, she dashed straight to Cupid’s side, scooped him up in her arms.
She sobbed to Loren, “Loren, look at Selina! How could she treat Cupid like this? She’s scared the poor child half to death!”
Just as I was about to open my mouth to refute, I met Loren’s bewildered gaze.
Loren whipped his hand up with lightning speed.
With a resounding “slap,” a heavy blow landed across my face.
I staggered, and my cheek immediately
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flared with a searing pain.
“You’ve gone too far! Selina, take your child and get out of this house right now!”
I stared at the man I had once loved deeply in utter disbelief.
Tears welled up uncontrollably and streamed down my cheeks.
Rosy, terrified, burst into loud sobs and clung tightly to my leg.
I picked up the toy teddy bear that Cupid had carelessly tossed aside on the floor.
Gently, I patted off the dust and then held it close to my chest.
I crouched down, wiped the tears from Rosy’s face, and whispered softly, “Don’t be
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afafraid, my love. Mommy’s/henele.”
RRosy nodded, her body wracketed with sobs.
Inla voice choked with tears, she sasaid,
“Mbiammy, let’s go. I don’t want to bebednere anymorere.”
Juststheen, Aya exclaimed,
“Cupid’s ‘sewart is acting up a bit. Loren, cocddild you pleasese@get our luggage and I will get et Cupid down/h.”
Loren rushed downstairs.
Aya turned arounchd.
Her eyes widenede toto the size of copper bells.ls
She leaned forward claimost pressing her er
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