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Before Emily could respond, Molly cut in, “No. Tommy, my mommy just called–she wants us home for dinner.” 

Tommy blinked, totally caught off guard. “Huh?” 

Molly stared at his confused look and couldn’t help bursting out, “What’s with the ‘huh‘! We can’t today, but next time for sure! There’ll be plenty of chances later!” 

Tommy shrank back a little, scared by her sharp voice, and instinctively looked back at Alexander for backup. 

Alexander wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip away. He shot Tommy a quick, encouraging wink–urging him to keep going. 

Tommy turned back to Emily, his voice pleading. “Ms. Carter, please? Come on.” 

Molly had had enough. She turned on him and shouted, “Tommy, you’re being such a pest! I already told you–we’re going home for dinner!” 

Tommy flinched, totally scared. “O–okay… fine.” 

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use your nice words with Tommy.” 

Molly let out a reluctant “Okay” and sidled back to Emily’s side with a pout. 

Emily crouched down to Tommy’s level and patted his cheek gently with a warm smile. “Tommy, we’ll definitely have dinner together next time, okay? My treat.” 

Tommy nodded. “Yeah…” 

Rising to her feet, Emily glanced toward Alexander a short distance away. “Mr. Lessing, we’re heading home now. See you next time.” 

Alexander had already decided not to stay mad, but her words stirred up that stubborn feeling inside him all over again. 

He wanted to say “See you,” but the words got stuck in his throat. Not a single syllable escaped. 

Emily knew he wouldn’t reply and didn’t push it. She simply took Molly’s hand and turned to leave. 

Once they were out of sight, Alexander slapped himself on the cheeks in frustration, groaning in regret. 

Finally, he looked down at Tommy and grumbled, “Kid, you’re supposed to have my back here.” 

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Tommy wasn’t gonna let that slide. He shot back defiantly, “Well, why didn’t you say anything? It’s not like Ms. Carter’s gonna bite you!” 

Alexander snapped, “Oh yeah? And Molly will?” 

Tommy couldn’t win the argument and huffed angrily, “Hmph. I’m telling my daddy you bullied me.” 

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Emily hailed a cab back to Carter Manor. 

When they arrived, she was surprised to spot Ethan’s car parked right out front. 

Dinner was still a good two hours away. 

Chloe and Ryan weren’t home yet, and neither were Henry nor 

Linda. 

As Emily led Molly inside, she saw Ethan sitting casually on the living room sofa, an untouched cup of coffee on the table in front of him. 

If any of her family had been around, he never would’ve made it past the front door. 

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came in. “You’re back.” 

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Emily guided Molly into the room and murmured, 

“Sweetheart, why don’t you head upstairs and play for a bit? I need to talk to Ethan.” 

Molly dragged her feet, clearly unhappy, but Emily’s gentle urging worked, and she walked slowly upstairs with a sigh. 

Once Molly’s footsteps faded, Emily approached Ethan, her voice sharp with irritation. “Ethan, what are you doing here?” 

Her face was stormy, clearly showing her annoyance. 

Ethan set his phone aside and answered calmly, “Grandpa sent me to pick you up.” 

Emily turned her head away, refusing to meet his eyes. “No need. I’m not coming with you tonight.” 

Ethan looked at her profile, a weird fog clouding his mind. 

After a long pause, a faint, almost wistful smile tugged at his lips. “I found the marriage certificate.” 

Hearing that, Emily’s eyes widened. She whipped her head around and asked excitedly, “Where?” 

He caught the flash of joy in her gaze, but he couldn’t feel even a little happy. 

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The Emily who’d once loved him so much felt like a distant 

memory now. 

Silence stretched between them before he finally spoke, “Come back to Wilson Manor with me, and I’ll tell you.” 

Fury surged through her. Her voice rose, tinged with disbelief. “Ethan, what the hell are you doing?” 

He looked steadily into her angry eyes and repeated. “Come back to Wilson Manor with me.” 

Emily drew in a deep, steadying breath. “Fine. I’ll go.” 

With the certificate in hand, divorce would be so much simpler. 

Only then did Ethan stand. 

Just as they were about to leave, Molly came barreling down 

the stairs. 

“You bad guy! Where do you think you’re taking Aunt Emily 

now?” 

She planted herself right in front of Ethan, arms outstretched 

to block him. 

Ethan looked down at her, leaned over a little to pat her head. 

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Molly swatted his hand away furiously. “Don’t touch me!” 

He pressed his lips together briefly, withdrawing his hand. His voice stayed soft and patient. “I’m just taking Emily to my grandfather’s house.” 

Molly fired back right away, “No way! This is Aunt Emily’s home!” 

Ethan knew better than to argue with a child. 

But today, something made him push back. A faint smile played on his lips as he looked her in the eye and said earnestly, “Molly, Emily is my wife. Her home isn’t here. Her home is where I am. Do you understand?” 

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