"I don''t believe you! You''re lying! Are you sick?" Mason cried.


    "No..." No matter how much N exined, Mason refused to believe her.


    Eventually, she had no choice but to call Damon over. It took both of them a long time to convince him.


    Even then, Mason was still sniffling. "Mommy... are you leaving because you don''t want me and Daddy anymore?"


    N was rendered speechless. How was she supposed to exin such aplicated situation to a five-year-old?


    She could only keep it simple. "No, Mommy''s just going away for work. When I finish, I''lle back. And in the meantime, we can still talk on the phone."


    "Mommy... are we out of money?" Mason''s little fists clenched. "I can make money too!"


    He had written code for his master before, and his master had given him lots of money. If he kept working, he could earn even more.


    "No, Mommy''s not leaving just for money. One day, when you''re older, you''ll understand," N replied gently.


    "I don''t want to understand!" Mason suddenly jumped up, his little face scrunched


    in anger. "I don''t care! I don''t want to be apart from you!"


    With that, he turned and ran upstairs. Momentster, a loud m echoed through the house.


    N sighed helplessly and turned to Damon. "He probably won''t be able to ept this right away. When I leave, please exin it to him slowly."


    As she spoke, her eyes turned red.


    Damon pulled her into his arms, his voice low andforting. "Don''t be sad. One day, he''ll understand."


    "Mm," she hummed softly.


    After calming herself down, N carried a breakfast tray upstairs and knocked on Mason''s door. "Buddy, it''s Mommy. Can you open the door for me?"


    "No!" Mason yelled.


    Hearing the anger and resistance in his little voice, N sighed. "Alright, I won''t bother you. But I''ll leave your breakfast outside the door. Eat when you''re ready, okay?"


    After setting the tray down, she turned and walked away.


    She knew Mason needed time to process everything. Asking him to ept it immediately was too much.


    Inside the room, Mason listened to the sound of his mother''s footsteps fading. His little face was full of hurt.


    If N had just coaxed him a little more, he definitely would''ve opened the door for her.


    He was never going to talk to her again!


    Sulking, he pulled the nket over


    his head. However, the more he


    though


    about his mother leaving,


    the sadder he became. Soon tears


    on?


    started flowing again.


    Just then, his phone rang.


    Seeing that it was his master calling, Mason wiped his tears and sniffled. "Hello... Master..."


    Hearing Mason''s thick, tearful voice, Alexander immediately frowned. "Buddy, what''s wrong? Did something happen?"


    Mason burst into tears again at the question.


    It took some time before Alexander


    ma to ask, "Buddy, why are


    you


    so hard? Did your parents


    scold you because you did


    something wrong?"


    Between sobs, Mason choked out, "Master... my mom''s leaving! She''s going far away! I don''t want her to go!"


    The moment he finished speaking, there was a long silence on the other end of the line.