years

back, with a loose strand by her ear adding a touch of softness. Dressed in a simple white T-shirt and jeans, she had a u

prepared a list of th

by cheeks and sparkling eyes

let me

ruffling his hair before taking the pa

hocolate, sn

s?" she asked her son, who looked

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g. Every time they went to the supermarke

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she firml

mommy...

ute expression. Just then, her phone rang. Seein

, Isab

a's name, he eagerly reached

ter

oah's voice, laughe

Let me talk to h

r lap to grab the phone, Emily patted

for anything from

deo call. As soon as Noah saw I

ter

smiled an

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buy snacks for Noah o

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foster mom buy

" Emily interjected. "It's

thank you.

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ight

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cessary. You don't nee

very cute. I haven't seen him for

y si

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lite with me. I'll treat you to a meal later. W

on't need to. Le

refuse again,

ion and knew that the help she could offer was small, but Emily was always polite. She gave the su

d gently. In the U.S., her son had few friends but was very close to Isabella. Noah gave his foster mom a kis

had booked the entire place, Isabella had to take them somewhere else. During this time, Emily suddenly noticed a ma

fair skin. She tried to grab the man's hand but was coldly pushed

some but t

tnessed. Noah also saw the man but was only focused on his toy, not underst

going to find the f

s's face had faded from memory; he hadn't tried to find her, and

not f

leukemia. She had to return to her home country for treatment. In the past four years, Emily had worked hard to earn money, hoping to save enough for Noah's surge

l always be her

a said

ady helped me so much, I don't kn

la was truly a blessing. Over the past four years, she had

pless, just wanting to give up and lean on someone's shoulder, but there was no one. Isabella was the only close friend she c

tween us. Come on, let's celebrate your return to

elf be free and relaxed. After a while, the car stopped in front of a restaurant. Though it wasn't as fancy as the one