Old Dreams No Return (Serena) novel Chapter 137

Chapter115.

Mems

Hearing Lara’s words, I paused, surprised. Then I watched as she rushed back to her bedroom and returned with a shoebox in her hands.

“Ms. Perez, I’ve watched you grow up. I can’t bear to see you treated so unfairly. Remember that car accident, when I almost died? It was your mother who saved me. I swore then that I’d stay with the Perez family forever.

“But what’s the point of me staying if you leave?” Lara’s voice broke, tears streaming down her face. “Your mother told me, just in case… if you ever became truly unhappy, I should give this to you.”

I gently helped wipe Lara’s tears, a pang of sadness tightening my chest as I took the box.

Opening it, I found it filled with tiny origami stars, all folded by my mother’s own hands.

Over the years, the golden stars had faded, but nestled among them was a diary, bound in worn leather, a joint testament of my parents’ love.

Tears stung my eyes as I opened it.

The first page read, “Today, our Kay was born. She came to our family, and we were overjoyed at her adorable appearance. We vowed to protect her with our lives; no one can hurt our precious daughter.”

face.

The dam finally broke. After days of holding it together, I couldn’t stop the tears that now streamed down my Lara gently wiped my tears.”Don’t cry. A few days ago, Mr. Pearson asked me to take some time off. I knew then that there must have been conflicts between you two.

He used to love you so much. Why would he let that mistress into our home?

“I know men’s hearts are fickle. But don’t worry, Ms. Perez. Your parents told me before they passed that if you were ever wronged, they would fully support you, even if it meant giving up the company and everything else to protect you with their lives!”

In that moment, the strength I’d been clinging to for the past few days shattered completely.

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