For a mother, nothing was more important than her child.


    If Gabriel had kidnapped N, she wouldn''t have hated him this much.


    "Mm. I''ll have someone keep an eye on her. She won''t have another chance toe near you and Buddy," Damon said.


    He had also heard that Wren''s husband had divorced her. Now that Gabriel was


    in jail, no one knew what crazy things she might do in her desperation.


    "Okay, I''ll leave you to work now. I won''t disturb you," N said.


    Damon hesitated for a moment, debating whether or not to tell her what Tom had mentioned earlier.


    When he didn''t answer, N asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Damon shook his head. "It''s nothing. You go ahead. I''ll start working."


    N frowned slightly, sensing something was off. "Are you sure? Is there something you want to tell me?"


    "No, I''m just still a bit worried about Buddy," Damon replied.


    She sighed. "I am too, but he has to go to school. We''ll just have to pay extra attention for now."


    After Gabriel''s arrest, no one should have been able to harm her or Mason anymore.


    "Mm," Damon hummed in response.


    N left the study, returned to the living room, and called Mason over. "Buddy, I just talked to your kindergarten teacher. You can start school again tomorrow."


    Mason''s eyes lit up with excitement. "Really?!"


    "Yes. Now go upstairs and pack your schoolbag," she instructed.


    "I''m going right now!" Mason eximed, running upstairs, his joy evident in every step.


    N watched him go with a soft smile.


    In the detention center...


    Wren finally saw Gabriel, guided by awyer.


    When she saw him looking haggard and pale, with cracked, dry lips, her eyes


    filled with tears. "Gabriel... how are you?"


    Gabriel looked at her, his expression cold. "What do you want?"


    Wren froze, her voice trembling. "Gabriel, I came to see you. No matter how long you''re sentenced, I''ll wait for you."


    Gabriel didn''t respond.


    Frustrated, she gritted her teeth. "I went to see N today. I asked her to write a letter of forgiveness, but she refused... How did I never realize she was this malicious?"


    Thinking of N''s cold rejection that afternoon, Wren seethed with anger.


    A flicker of something unreadable crossed Gabriel''s eyes.


    "Don''t go near her again," he said coldly.


    Wren''s frustration boiled over. "After everything she''s done to you, you''re still defending her? Are you out of your mind?!"


    "It''s none of your business how I feel," Gabriel replied. "Just live your own life from


    now on. Pretend you never had a son like me."


    Wren stared at him, her voice rising with desperation. "Live my life? What life do I have now? I''ve been divorced. Raymond kicked me out. I have no one to rely on. How an supposed to live the rest of my life? Beg on the street?"


    Gabriel''s expression didn''t waver. "k bought you an insurance policy before. You''ll get 7,000 dors


    month. If you budget carefully, it


    should be enough."


    "What?" Wren asked, stunned. "When did you do that? I didn''t know about it!"


    "It doesn''t matter when I bought it," Gabriel said. "Just go. Don''te back here. Mywyer will handle the rest."