Chapter 17 His heart suddenly tightened . Although they had already met yesterday , they only spent time together alone . If her parents found out about her remarriage ... Dariel dared not imagine what a blow it would be to his parents . Just as Dariel was feeling anxious , Maren had already excitedly stepped forward . " Alexis , is that really you ? Am I not dreaming? " Lauren didn't expect that as soon as she mentioned Alexis , she appeared right in front of her . When the reality finally hit her , she heard her call out " mom " again , and Lauren's eyes turned red . " Child , how could you be so heartless , not sending a letter back for so long . Do you know how worried Marco and I have been about you ? " " Dariel didn't do well , of course we will take care of it for you ! At worst , let your mom come and discipline him , we won't say a word . Why bother going far away by yourself ... " Lauren's words struck Alexis's heart , one word at a time . Looking at her gray hair and the wrinkles around her eyes that had more than doubled in the past three years . 1288 Vouchers Chapter 17 Alexis suddenly felt a moment of regret . She shouldn't have not sent any news back , making Lauren and Marco so sad . Over the past few years , she deliberately avoided Dariel and also avoided everything related to the Roskin family . She was afraid of being too soft- hearted , afraid that she couldn't help but turn back . " I'm sorry , I was wrong . Alexis choked back tears as she embraced Lauren . Dariel watched as they hugged each other tightly , feeling a pang of sadness in the corner of his eye . Once , the two families were always full of laughter and joy when they were together . Whether it was Maren settling abroad , or when they went to Singapore to visit Maren , or when Maren came back to visit them . Their two families had never lost touch . Now , because of what happened between him and Alexis , the two families have grown apart . Alexis hadn't shown up in front of Lauren for 3 years . Just as Maren treated Alexis as his own son , Lauren and Marco also treated Alexis as their own daughter . Dariel remembers deeply that his mother used to often say when she was young : " Your father and I do not have a daughter . Alexis is our own daughter and your sister . You must protect her , not bully her , and not let others bully her . " Chapter 17 Before he could even speak properly , he learned to say "sister . " ངས་ བར་ ཞུ་ ཞེས་ སོ་ ་ ་ 28 Vouchers Before he even took another step , he had already learned to reach out and help Alexis . When he still didn't understand what protection was , he nodded and agreed to protect Alexis . When he came to his senses , Dariel pressed down his guilt and cautiously spoke up from behind . " Mom , Alexis , sit down and tell me slowly . " Alexis came to his senses and quickly helped Lauren lie back on the hospital bed . With Lauren's comfort , she slowly calmed down and stopped crying . Several people all had a tacit understanding and did not bring up the topic of divorce . Only talked about Marco's illness , Lauren's health , and Alexis's experiences abroad in recent days . " The Baobab trees in Madagascar are very tall and thick . Some of them are so big that it takes several adults to surround one tree . They are also known as the " tree of life " by the locals , as they can be lifesaving in critical moments . " " The locals were very friendly to us , and it was only when we got there that I truly realized how fortunate my childhood was . " *** The afternoon sun streamed into the cold hospital room , dispelling all the Chapter 17 chill . 2BR Wouchers Alexis's voice flowed gently like a soft spring , trickling slowly through his heart . Dariel thought , in a daze , that time had reversed . Everything went back to the way it was before , when he and Alexis were not divorced . 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