?Chapter 1094:


    “Dad, are you going to leave Mom for another woman? Do you really have other kids? Boohoo… How could you?” Lindsay wailed.


    “Great-grandma, you’re so mean!” Lawrence’s voice cracked as tears streamed down his cheeks.


    “How could you let Dad be with another woman? Don’t you care about us? We won’t love you anymore!”


    Arabe froze, the children’s usations catching her off guard. Seeing their tear-streaked faces, she faltered, unsure how to console them.


    Marissa knelt swiftly, gathering the distraught children into her embrace.


    “Don’t cry, my loves. You’ve misunderstood your great-grandma. She didn’t mean that. Mommy’s name is Marissa.”


    Lawrence blinked through his tears.


    “But isn’t your name Tiffany?”


    Marissa cupped her son’s cheek gently, her voice soft yet firm.


    “Tiffany is your aunt’s name. She’s my twin sister. I’ll exin everything tonight, alright?”


    “Mommy, are you and Dad getting a divorce?” Lindsay’s voice quivered with worry.


    Marissa hesitated, struggling with how to reveal the truth—that she and Connor were already divorced.


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    Connor crouched beside them, pulling Lindsay close. His tone was steady and reassuring.


    “Dad won’t let that happen. Our family will stay together. I promise.”


    Lindsay’s wide eyes sparkled with hope.


    “So, Dad loves Mom, not another woman, right?”


    “Exactly,” Connor said, a rare smile softening his face.


    “Dad only loves Mom. There’s no one else, and no other kids.”


    Relief washed over Lawrence and Lindsay, their small arms tightening around their parents in a shared embrace.


    As the tender moment lingered, Lindsay turned abruptly to Paul with a question.


    “Grandpa, do you not like Dad?” Lindsay’s voice was soft as she looked up at Paul with wide, questioning eyes.


    Paul’s face tensed briefly, but eager to keep the mood light, he forced a smile.


    “I don’t dislike your dad,” he said.


    “Then why did Great-Grandma say you want to tear apart our family?” Lindsay’s brow furrowed with worry.


    “Uh…” Paul faltered, searching for the right words.


    He could easily tell the kids he bore no ill will toward Connor, but he couldn’t make a false promise that he wouldn’t tear apart their family. The truth was, their family had already split, and Paul had epted that Marissa and Connor wouldn’t reconcile. With Marissa back home and divorced, Paul’s next move was clear in his mind—reunite Marissa with the kids, leaving Connor on his own.


    Such ns were not things you shared with children, hence his hesitation.


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