After the soul-extraction mission ended, I finally woke from my vegetative state. Alpha Kael, my mate, embraced me with bloodshot eyes, "Elena, you're finally awake." My eight-year-old son, Leo, also cheered happily, calling me mother. Just as I celebrated the return of my life, the ward door was pushed open by a girl who looked seventy percent like me. Kael shielded her behind him, "Elena, things between Sarah and me are innocent." Leo quickly explained, "Mom, Aunt Sarah was just kind enough to take care of me and Dad for you." After returning to the pack house, Kael and Leo treated me with utmost care. But I could always feel that I didn't fit in. Until I saw my mate and son making wishes with Sarah under the New Year fireworks, and the resentment in my heart finally erupted, as I smashed the entire house to pieces. Leo sensibly bandaged Sarah's wound and muttered that I was being excessive. Kael's face darkened, "Elena, stop being so unreasonably troublesome!" I forced back the tears in my eyes and gritted my teeth, "In this pack, it's either me or Sarah—you choose one!" …… The entire room suddenly fell silent. Kael stepped forward, trying to pull me into his arms as he used to. His face was filled with hesitation. "Elena, Sarah has sacrificed a lot for this family. If it weren't for her... Leo and I might not have survived." Leo's eyes were red as he tugged at my hem, acting spoiled. "Mom, I want to stay with Aunt Sarah, please don't drive her away." Looking at their deep affection for her, I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I rushed into the room and threw the divorce papers I had prepared long ago at Kael. "Since you can't choose, then we reject the bond!" Kael retreated two steps, his voice trembling. "I won't reject it..." He kept saying he wouldn't reject the bond, saying he loved me, saying how much he missed me. But all the layouts in the house had already been changed. The blue-and-white curtains I liked were replaced by the deep gray ones Sarah preferred. Even our mating photos were taken down and replaced with a portrait of the three of them as a family. Sarah approached with tears, trying to grab my hand. "Elena, things between Kael and me are pure." "I'm just a placeholder he paid for; I've never dared to cross the line. If you don't like me, I can leave anytime." I brushed her hand away with pure disgust. "Since you're going to leave, why are you still here? Are you waiting for me to kick you out!" Sarah bit her lip hard, and her tears finally fell. Leo frantically dove into her arms. "Aunt Sarah, I don't want you to go!" Kael pulled me aside with a grim face. "Elena, there's a limit to being unreasonable. Don't give Sarah a hard time during the New Year!" Looking at how they protected Sarah. I swung my hand away from Kael in despair, "If she won't leave, I will!" Seeing me truly turning to leave, Kael panicked. He reached out to grab me. In my hurry to dodge, I accidentally pushed Sarah, who was trying to block me. My own head slammed heavily against the nearby bookshelf. Blood trickled down through my hair. In a daze, I saw Kael frantically picking up Sarah. Leo's eyes were also full of careness. "Aunt Sarah, are you okay?" My heart went cold. I walked past them, step by step, heading outside. Seeing this, Kael hurriedly put Sarah down. "Elena, I..." Before he could explain anything, my vision went black, and I fainted. Before sinking into darkness, I summoned the system: [System, was it a mistake for me to come back?]
When I opened my eyes again, I was already lying in bed. The tears on Leo's face hadn't even dried yet; seeing me wake up, he immediately threw himself onto me. "Mom, you're finally awake! I was so scared you wouldn't want me anymore!" My heart trembled. Just as I was about to wipe his tears, Kael stepped forward and gripped my hand tightly, his voice shaking. "Is there anywhere else you feel unwell?" I tried hard to pull my hand away, but he held it tighter. "Elena, it's New Year. Let's not fight, okay? As long as you don't leave me, I'll do anything." I curled my lips, "Fine! Make Sarah leave! This is my home; I don't want her here!" Kael froze, hesitation and conflict flashing across his face. He turned his head away, trying to avoid the topic. Suddenly, Sarah pushed the door open and walked in. Her eyes were red, and her voice choked with emotion: "Elena, don't fight with Kael. I was always the extra person in this house; the one who should leave is me." She took a protection charm from her bag and stuffed it into Leo's hand. "Little Leo, I prayed for this for you a while ago. I hope your life is smooth." Then her gaze lingered on Kael. But fearing she would provoke me, she quickly withdrew her eyes, forcing a smile that looked more painful than crying. "Thank you for your care, Alpha Kael. We shouldn't see each other again." After saying that, she turned and left before we could react. Leo gasped and rushed out crying. Kael instinctively wanted to chase her, but when his gaze swept over me, he stopped himself. He held me tightly in his arms as before, gently stroking my hair: "Elena, look, Sarah is gone. Don't overthink things anymore; you're the only one in my heart." I looked down at the name "Sarah" sewn onto the bedsheets and smiled bitterly. Sarah moved out, and all her things were cleared away. It was as if she had never appeared. Our mating photos were hung back on the wall. Just as I was happy that our family of three could finally be together. I discovered that Kael, who never smoked, now smelled of tobacco every day since Sarah left. Leo also locked himself in his room all day, staring dazed at that protection charm. I heard the pack servants whispering: "The Luna is so petty, actually driving Miss Sarah away." "Does she think that by kicking her out, she can actually fit into this home again?" My face instantly turned pale. [System, was I wrong?] [This is clearly my home. Sarah occupied it for so many years; shouldn't she leave?] The system sighed: [Host, when people spend time together, it's hard not to develop feelings.] [It's natural for them to miss Sarah.] I pursed my lips and said nothing more. I stubbornly thought that if I treated Kael and Leo well, they would gradually forget Sarah. I personally took care of everything for them, even waking up at five in the morning to prepare breakfast. Until one day when I had a fever, the system's voice rang in my ear again: [The breakfast you made was thrown into the trash by them!] I gritted my teeth and walked out of the room, just in time to see Leo throwing away the buns I had steamed. He muttered: "If only Aunt Sarah were here. I don't like buns; I want steak!" Kael, standing nearby, didn't scold him. Instead, he smiled and took his hand. "Dad will take you to find Aunt Sarah right now!" Even though I had a fever, I felt a chill all over my body. With a pale face, I followed Kael to another nearby villa. The door was slightly ajar. Leo threw himself into Sarah's arms, acting spoiled: "Aunt Sarah, I missed you so much!" Kael naturally took the dishes from her hands. "I'll do such trifles like cooking; you can rest." It turned out Sarah had never left. Kael had secretly hidden her here. I clenched my fists so hard my nails dug into my flesh before I finally regained my senses. I pushed the door open expressionlessly: "So you three really are the real family!"
The air in the villa was filled with awkwardness. Leo quickly pulled back from Sarah's arms, a flash of panic in his eyes. "Mom, why... why are you here?" Kael's face, which had been smiling, instantly froze, and he instinctively stepped in front of Sarah. "Elena, don't give Sarah a hard time. Leo and I were the ones who wanted to find her." Looking at how they avoided me like the plague while racing to protect Sarah. I felt a sudden pang of heartache. All my logic collapsed in that instant, and I screamed at them almost heart-wrenchingly: "Didn't you say you'd never contact her again? Why did you come here! Do you want to be with her that badly!" Sarah pushed Kael aside and rushed to explain to me. "Elena, don't misunderstand, we..." "I didn't misunderstand!" Before Sarah could finish, I pushed her away. "You knew I was back, yet you still tried to take my place! Sarah, do you like being a homewrecker that much!" Sarah didn't stand firm and fell to the ground. Leo hurried to help her up with heartache, his eyes filled with more resentment toward me. "Mom, why do you have to make things difficult for Aunt Sarah!" Kael frowned, looking at me with total disappointment: "Elena, when did you become so vicious? How could you say such things!" "If it wasn't for Sarah these past three years..." Hearing Kael mention those three years, tears finally poured out uncontrollably. I raised my hand and slapped him across the face. "If it wasn't to save you back then, how would I have been in a coma for three years?" "This is clearly what you owe me, yet from your mouth, I've become the sinner!" The motivation that kept me going in the other world for three years was Kael and Leo. But now, they were telling me with their actions. Just how stupid I was for wanting to come back! Kael's expression changed instantly! Leo glared at me angrily: "It's your fault for bullying Aunt Sarah. You must apologize to her! Otherwise, I'll pretend I don't have a mother!" I stood there stunned. My son's words shattered the last bit of hope I had for this family. After a while, I laughed mockingly at myself, "Fine, then just pretend you don't have a mother." "Don't you all like Sarah and want to be with her? I'll fulfill your wish." After saying that, I turned to leave. Kael tried to pull me, "Elena!" I shook him off mercilessly and walked out step by step. [System, I regret it.] [Take me back to the mission world tomorrow.] This home, Kael, and my son—I don't want any of them anymore. The system was silent for a while, then finally agreed to my request. [Tomorrow I will arrange an accident to help you return to the mission world.]
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