The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 297

"Kane, Mommy has to go rescue your little brother Liam, so I can't stay with you," Aurelia said, her voice choked with emotion. "You must be a good boy and listen to Grandma, okay? I promise I'll bring Liam back."

The little cherub stared at her, his bottom lip trembling as if he was about to cry but held back. He reached out his tiny hand, gently caressing her face.

"Kane!" Aurelia clutched her son's hand, her heart bleeding as if it was being sliced by a knife.

She didn't want to leave him, but Liam was still in danger. Leopold might have abandoned him, but she couldn't. To a mother, her children were more important than her own life.

The night was deep.

Aurelia couldn't sleep, holding her son tightly in her arms, gazing at him with reluctant eyes, as if trying to etch every detail of his face—his eyes, nose, mouth… into her heart.

She didn't know when she would be able to return, or if she could survive to return at all.

If tonight was a final farewell, she wanted to engrave everything about her son into her soul, so that even if she went to the underworld and drank from the Lethe, she would not forget.

The little boy nestled against his mother, sleeping peacefully. His tiny hand still clutched her dress as if afraid she would leave.

Perhaps he understood what his mother was saying, but he was too small to speak. All he could do was respond with tiny gestures.

Dawn was breaking.

After feeding Kane, she took him out into the yard to bask in the sun.

"Twinkle twinkle little star...." she hummed softly.

"Kane, you must miss Liam too, right? Once Mommy brings Liam back, I'll stay with you both every day and never leave again. Even if Daddy wants to kick Mommy out, Mommy won't leave, because Mommy needs to protect you from the bad guys!"

Jolin watched her daughter from the doorway, cleaning her tears. When Laura approached, she quickly dried her eyes. "Aurelia, it's time for lunch, hand Kane over to Laura."

Aurelia gazed at her son one last time, bent down, and kissed his head with a heart full of pain.

"Kane, Mommy has to go now. Mommy loves you, so so much."

For lunch, Aurelia ate very little.

As she put down her fork, she suddenly clutched her stomach. "Mom, my stomach hurts so bad, it's killing me."