Chapter22: The Lunch Date Situation

22: 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.  I made breakfast, packed Ollie's lunch, and drove him to school just like any other day.  But my hands were shaking a bit as I gripped the steering wheel, and I had to force myself to smile when I kissed