23: The Lunch Date Situation
Lumina
I barely slept that night, staring at the ceiling as Xenois's accusations were replayed in my mind.
In my previous life, I had been cruel – I knew that. I had said terrible things, done terrible things to Riley, in anger, and his mother Sophia, when I saw how much Xenois doted on them. I was desperate and envious enough to reduce myself to that immature woman, because I thought I was protecting what I thought was mine.
But this time was different. This time, I had been nothing but polite to Sophia, even nice to her son.
Yet here I was, being accused of the very cruelty I was trying so hard to avoid.
The next morning, I went through my daily routine with my son.
He asked for his father but I told him that he left early for work and he believed me.
