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    Lucas released a quietugh. “I couldn’t help but notice how naturally you and Car connect.”<fn9a07> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on FιndNovel</fn9a07>


    Belinda’s smile brightened with authentic warmth. “She’s alwaysmanded my respect and admiration. However, when it came to selecting a life partner, I must admit her judgment proved somewhat questionable.”


    Despite Baker being her biological father, Belinda never hesitated to voice her honest opinion about his character.


    Lucas burst into genuineughter at her candid assessment.


    Throughout their meal, Car became increasingly aware of Kylee’s wandering attention. Kylee’s gaze repeatedly sought out Belinda and Lucas across the restaurant.


    After a while, Car couldn’t help but say, “Keep your eyes on your te, dear.”


    Kylee reluctantly shifted her focus back to Car, her voice heavy with frustration. “Mom, I simply cannot grasp what advantages Belinda possesses that Ick. What made Lucas choose her as his wife all those years ago instead of me? Wasn’t I far better than that overweight, in woman Belinda used to be?”


    The questions tormented Kylee; she genuinely could not understand Lucas’s decision.


    For countless sleepless nights, she had tortured herself with the thought—what if Lucas had chosen to marry her instead of Belinda back then? Would their current reality bepletely different?


    Upon hearing Kylee’s bitter words, Car furrowed her brows. “Kylee, what’s the point of saying this now? Lucas didn’t select you back then because fate had different ns. Obsessing over these scenarios will only deepen your pain. The reality remains unchanged—Lucas chose Belinda as his wife, not you.”


    Kyleepsed into heavy silence, but the more her mind churned over these thoughts, the more intensely her heart zed with consuming dissatisfaction, resentment, and envy.


    Car reached across the table and enveloped Kylee’s hand in her own. “Don’t dwell on these thoughts. Someday, you’ll encounter someone who recognizes your worth and treasures youpletely.”


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    A harsh, bitterugh escaped Kylee’s throat.


    Kylee looked at Car with a face full of irony, her words sharp as a de. “Mom, do you honestly believe there’s a man out there willing to embrace a woman with HIV as his girlfriend or even his wife?”


    Car’s expression froze. At that moment, she didn’t even know what to say.


    Kylee let out a coldugh, but this time it carried the hollow echo of despair. “Mom, it feels like my life has mmed into a wall. There’s no road ahead—no restart button, no open window. For the rest of my days, I’m stuck like this…”


    As the words left her lips, emotion tightened her throat, and her voice began to tremble.


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