The second Jasper spotted me, his eyes immediately reddened, brimming with tears. He lunged over, clung tight to my arm, and wailed at the top of his lungs.
"Mom, come home with us, please? The house is so terrible without you. I miss you every single day."
Kian joined in, his voice low and pleading. "Aria, even if you don't care about me, think of our boy. He can't grow up without his mom. I've cut ties with Mia for good. I haven't reached out to her once since she got discharged after her miscarriage. From now on, it'll just be the three of us at home, and I'll make up for every bit of hurt you've put up with all these years, twice over."
Jasper clung to the hem of my shirt like his life depended on it, refusing to let go. Each plaintive "Mom" he sobbed out twisted at my heart.
But I
