"Mom said she was faking it!" Leo suddenly shouted loudly. "She said that as long as she pretended to be sick, you would come back to us, and we could be together just like before!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the entire room fell dead silent. Serena's wails came to an abrupt halt, and everyone turned their eyes to Leo.
Ethan slowly raised his head to look at Serena. "Faking it?"
Serena's face drained of color as she shook her head frantically. "No, I didn't. Leo is just talking nonsense..."
"I am not!" Leo sobbed loudly. "Mom told me! She even said that as long as she made that wicked woman disappear, you would come back! That's why she got someone to take that wicked woman away, and she told me to go too! She said that way, you would choose me and leave the wicked woman!"
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