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Chapters
Chapter 1: My Son's Wish
Chapter 2: A Day of the Housewife
Chapter 3: Good News?
Chapter 4: Life Is a Bitch
Chapter 5: A Job
Chapter 6: Drugged
Chapter 7: Awakening
Chapter 8: Divorce
Chapter 9: A White Lie
Chapter 10: Everyone's Watching
Chapter 11: Longing
Chapter 12: Out of Control
Chapter 13: A Rude Awakening
Chapter 14: Daddy
Chapter 15: She's My Girlfriend
Chapter 16: Manipulation
Chapter 17: I Was Just a Divorced Woman
Chapter 18: Mother and Catherine
Chapter 19: Reconciliation
Chapter 20: I Had to Do Something.
Chapter 21: You Should Have Told me Sooner
Chapter 22: Compromise
Chapter 23: Date with Catherine
Chapter 24: A Rude Awakening of Philip
Chapter 25: I was too naive.
Chapter 26: Lucy's Custody
Chapter 27: A Tie
Chapter 28: Do You Still Love Her?
Chapter 29: Gossip
Chapter 30: My Good Friend
Chapter 31: Regrets
Chapter 32: Confrontation
Chapter 33: A Peaceful Night
Chapter 34: A Gentle Breakthrough
Chapter 35: Change of Plan
Chapter 36: A Mother's Defense
Chapter 37: It Was Not Your Fault
Chapter 38: Annie...Could You Hold Me?
Chapter 39: Rage
Chapter 40: Mother Would Be Horrified
Chapter 41: Why Not
Chapter 42: Lunch Battle
Chapter 43: New Friends
Chapter 44: The Doll Therapy Plan
Chapter 45: You're So Nice to Me
Chapter 46: Sue Peterson
Chapter 47: I Would Start Practicing My Writing
Chapter 48: It's a Big Day for All of Us
Chapter 49: Dave's Confrontation
Chapter 50: Family.
Chapter 51: A Bridge Built with Dolls
Chapter 52: Cold Coffee
Chapter 53: Slow Progress
Chapter 54: Brian's Letter
Chapter 55: New Target
Chapter 56: Respect
Chapter 57: Assistance
Chapter 58: Invitation
Chapter 59: Unexpected Apologies
Chapter 60: Charity Gala
Chapter 61: Charity Gala Part Two
Chapter 62: Investigation
Chapter 63: We Should Interact Like a Normal Couple Would
Chapter 64: Breaking Free
Chapter 65: Between Real and Pretense
She's Mine
Chapter 67: Unexpected Interruption
Chapter 68: So Is It That You Don't Love Dad
Chapter 69: Six Years of Marriage
Chapter 70: A Child's Questions
Chapter 71: Howard's Past
Chapter 72: First Paycheck
Chapter 73: New Plan
Chapter 74: Opportunity
Chapter 75: From Pretension to Reality Part I
Chapter 76: From Pretense to Reality Part II
Chapter 77: Knock Before Entering Next time
Chapter 78: Fantasy
Chapter 79: Selena!!!
Chapter 80: So We Have the House to Ourselves?
Chapter 81: Hello?
Chapter 82: I'll Get Jealous
Chapter 83: Mom's Worries
Chapter 83: Grandma Ruth
Chapter 85: The Plan Was Brilliant
Chapter 86: Online Storm
Chapter 87: Crisis Into Opportunity
Chapter 88: Pathetic Me
Chapter 89: The Prank
Chapter 90: A Taste of Revenge
Chapter 91: A Taste of Revenge Part II
Chapter 92: No One Can Stop Me
Chapter 93: False Evidence
Chapter 94: What Are You Planning?
Chapter 95: A New Relationship
Chapter 96: I Believe Her
Chapter 97: The Jade Gift
Chapter 98: My Last Chance at Being a Father
Chapter 99: Persistent Philip
Chapter 100: Howard Thompson, Your Luck Won't Hold Forever.
Chapter 101: Solving Trouble
Chapter 102: Maybe Someday, Our Relationship Could Be Repaired
Chapter 103: Plans Within Plans
Chapter 104: Hope Things Go Smoothly
Chapter 105: Is There Anything Else We Could Try?
Chapter 106: My plan
Chapter 107: What Can the Police Do to Me?
Chapter 108: She's Probably Chatting With Robert
Chapter 109: Howard Was Right
Chapter 110: Obstinate Delusion
Chapter 111: I'm Already Looking Forward to Next Time
Chapter 112: I Will Never Regret It
Chapter 113: New Office
Chapter 114: Bad News
Chapter 115: Carefree
Chapter 116: Telling Her to Die?
Chapter 117: She's My Girlfriend, Not My Property
Chapter 118: That's the Advantage of Youth
Chapter 119: A Glimpse of the Future
Chapter 120: I Hope This Life Can Last Forever
Chapter 121: The Person I Love Has Already Appeared
Chapter 122: Just Wait, Annie
Chapter 123: The Price of Arrogance
Chapter 124: The Price of Arrogance Part II
Chapter 125: Always Staying One Step Ahead of Others
Chapter 126: You're Right, Let's Do It Your Way
Chapter 127: I Merely Wanted to Conquer Him
Chapter 128: Grandma Didn't Come to Destroy Our Relationship
Chapter 129: The Unexpected Visitor
Chapter 130: Do You Hate Me?
Chapter 131: Because of You
Chapter 132: Of Course I Won't Let You Go
Chapter 133: Give Me Some Time to Consider This Issue
Chapter 134: Thank You, Robert
Chapter 135: I Want to Be with Mom
Chapter 136: Did You See Him?
Chapter 137: I Will Remember That
Chapter 138: New Talent
Chapter 139: I Want to See You Jealous
Chapter 140: Actions Have Consequences
Chapter 141: Standing on the Same Side
Chapter 142: I Can Do This
Chapter 143: Proud Messages
Chapter 144: You Must Be Lying
Chapter 145: Bill White Might Soon Be Poorer than Me!
Chapter 146: The Abandoned Son
Chapter 147: Otherwise, Wouldn't I Seem Ungrateful?
Chapter 148: Betty Baker's Name Becomes Trending
Chapter 149: The World Is Actually Quite Fair
Chapter 150: That Bitch!
Chapter 151: How Dare She Do This to My Mother?
Chapter 152: The Thompson Family Sticks Together
Chapter 153: Could the Problem Actually Be Me?
Chapter 154: Look at Me
Chapter 155: That's What Friends Are For
Chapter 156: I Must Have Loved You
Chapter 157: This Time, I Have the Power to Change Things
Chapter 158: Sarah Just Called Me
Chapter 159: I Hope You Live Well Without Me
Chapter 160: Everything Seems Less Serious
Chapter 161: Our Lucy Has Really Grown Up
Chapter 162: The Taste of Love
Chapter 163: Money Makes Everything Possible
Chapter 164: Adults Sometimes Make Complicated Choices
Chapter 165: A Peaceful Moment
Chapter 166: See You Soon
Chapter 167: But What If She's Walking Into Another Trap?
Chapter 168: I Completely Understand
Chapter 169: Why Are You Calling Me?
Chapter 170: Who Is Calling My Name?
Chapter 171: Now, I Just Wanted Peace
Chapter 172: Only Time Would Tell
Chapter 173: Don't Come to Me with These Trivial Matters
Chapter 174: At Least I'm Free Tonight
Chapter 175: Mom, Why Doesn't the Mmoon Fall Down?
Chapter 176: Together?
Chapter 177: I Can't Give Up Any of Them
Chapter 178: Complete Silence Might Be the Greatest Punishment
Chapter 179: I Always Keep My Options Open
Chapter 180: Who Hit Your Face?
Chapter 181: Who Would Even Care About You?
Chapter 182: Just the Two of Us
Chapter 183: You'll Get What's Coming to You
Chapter 184: Really Loves Me That Much?
Chapter 185: Now She Would Live with the Consequences
Chapter 186: A Painful Ending for a Beautiful Beginning
Chapter 187: Then I Wouldn't Have Gotten to This Point with Her
Chapter 188: Is It Too Late?
Chapter 189: Bravo!
Chapter 190: I'm Glad to See You Happy, Annie
Chapter 191: Now It's My Turn to Take Control
Chapter 192: Can You Give Me Half of All YourAssets?
Chapter 193: The True Cost of Trust
Chapter 194: Thank You
Chapter 195: That's Different
Chapter 196: She Will Come
Chapter 197: I Am My Own Sky
Chapter 198: It's Different
Chapter 199: She Is Nothing Without a Man
Chapter 200: Just Another Game You're Bound to Win
Chapter 201: Sorry for the Disturbance
Chapter 202: Goodbye, Mark
Chapter 203: Like This?
Chapter 204: Are You Threatening Me?
Chapter 205: I Can't Let History Repeat Itself
Chapter 206: This Is All Your Fault
Chapter 207: Is It Done?
Chapter 208: You Can't Do This!
Chapter 209: I Am His Mother...
Chapter 210: At Least Not Now
Chapter 211: Is Howard Home?
Chapter 212: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Chapter 213: My Son Is Especially Generous
Chapter 214: It Feels So Good
Chapter 215: Make Him Pay
Chapter 216: See for yourself!
Chapter 217: Would Philip Be Willing to Pay That Much?
Chapter 218: I'm Sorry
Chapter 219: I've Never Experienced Anything Like This
Chapter 220: Get Out
Chapter 221: Go For It, Mom
Chapter 222: Dad's Coming
Chapter 223: Philip's Here
Chapter 224: If You Won't Say, You're Protecting Them!
Chapter 225: A Gift
Chapter 226: I'm Not a Normal Child
Chapter 227: He Deserves It
Chapter 228: We Have Our Own Lives to Live
Chapter 229: I Don't Believe It
Chapter 230: Your Matters Are My Matters
Chapter 231: Violence Is Never the Solution
Chapter 232: Violence Is Never the Solution (Part 2)
Chapter 233: Are You Worried About Brian?
Chapter 234: I Was Wrong
Chapter 235: I Won't Bother You Anymore
Chapter 236: Remarriage
Chapter 237: Don't Talk to Me Like That
Chapter 238: Our Future
Chapter 239: Let's Do It Together
Chapter 240: I'll Always Be By Your Side
Chapter 241: I'll Always Be by Your Side Part II
Chapter 242: Damn That Woman!
Chapter 243: On One Condition
Chapter 244: The Test
Chapter 245: Some Secrets Aren't Ready to be Shared
Chapter 246: Lucy's Concerns
Chapter 247: The Unforgettable First Love
Chapter 248: The Last Struggle
Chapter 249: You're a Little Late
Chapter 250: Where's Lucy?
Chapter 251: Rescue Mission
Chapter 252: The Trap
Chapter 253: I Had to Survive This night
Chapter 254: He Broke the Rules
Chapter 255: Your Parents Are Fighting
Chapter 256: No Turning Back
Chapter 257: Too Late
Chapter 258: Think About It
Chapter 259: Wrest Back What Belonged to Me
Chapter 260: I'm Sorry
Chapter 261: An Unimaginable Gamble
Chapter 262: New Beginnings
Chapter 263: Aftermath
Chapter 264: True Belonging
Chapter 265: Forever After
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Chapter 44: The Doll Therapy Plan
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