“You know that’s not true, honey.” Zayden stood up and approached Alice. He took her hand in his hand and said, “They will always need you, and they will always love you. You can’t say that in front of the kids anymore, otherwise they will be sad.”
“That’s right! Even if I’m 30, I’ll still stick with you, Mom!” Eliana said.
Alice had not cried in front of her in a long time, which made Eliana nervous. Eliana remembered that Alice had never cried, even when the two of them lived alone.