Chapter 20 Robin froze for a moment . His expression seemed conflicted . Elena , youre his mother . If Kane didnt turn out right , both you and I are responsible for that . Mother ? Elena let out a cold , mocking laugh Im pretty sure were already divorced . If I remember correctly , Ms. Beck shouldve married you by now , right ? Only Evangeline was ever Kanes mother in the past and your legitimate wife . Now its Constance . What does that have to do with me ? I raised him for three years , and he was well behaved and sensible . Then , Constance came along , and his entire personality changed in just three years . I cant teach him anything anymore , and I certainly wont try again . www As soon as she said this , Robin quickly explained , I know you care about what happened with . Constance . I didnt marry her . I never did , and never will . Both Kaney and I know now that she orchestrated everything . That car accident also had nothing to do with you . Shes already received the punishment she deserves . If thats still not enough , you can handle her however you see fit when we go back We came here to apologize . It was our mistake , and we misunderstood and neglected you . That wont happen again . Come home with us . Please stop being angry . Kaney and I need you . Kane eagerly nodded along . Yeah , Mom , I really know I was wrong . Ill apologize however you want me to . Just dont be nice to any other kids ! You said it yourself that youd only ever love one child in this life , and thats me . Please send her back to the orphanage , okay ? You like good kids , right ? I can be like that too . Ill change ! Before Elena could even open her mouth to respond , Willow stepped forward and cut in coldly . Marsh , Kane , my daughter has suffered enough when she was with the Marsh family . Shell never go back to that hellhole again ! She stayed with you because of me . If I had known back then the kind of pain shed endure , I wouldve rather ended my own life on the spot than let her be bullied like that by the likes of you ! As she spoke , the fire in Willows eyes only burned stronger . Sure , she felt nothing but hatred toward Robin and Kane but even more than that , there was deep disappointment in herself . Mom ! Dont say that … If you had died back then , Im afraid I wouldve … Elena didnt finish the sentence , but Willow understood what she meant . She gently patted her daughters hand in comfort , then turned back to Robin and continued , Robin , Elena was just a young woman when she married you . She spent six good years of her life caring for you and your son . Whatever bond or obligation that existed between you two ended a long time ago . What more do you want ? Do you intend to waste the rest of her life too ? She had no choice before . But now , I will never allow it , even if Elena agrees to go even if it costs me my life ! back ! Not Willow stepped in front of Elena with her thin , frail body like a shield . Elenas eyes immediately welled with tears . Her mother had always protected her like this for more than 20 now . years Robin , the moment our contract ended , so did anything between us . Stop bothering us from now on . Im living a happy life now , and your apologies and regrets mean nothing to me . She blinked her tears away and looked straight at Robin and Kane , her expression firm and unwavering . Whatever love there once was in her eyes had long since faded , replaced now with nothing but calm detachment . The kindness , the affection , and the sincerity once showed you was all real . But more than that , it was duty . You never lacked someone to care for you . Without Constance , therell always be someone else willing to step in . But its not going to be me anymore . With that , Elena turned without hesitation . She took her mothers hand and led the children back into the courtyard . 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