Chapter 561


    To be honest, my stomach did a nervous flip when | heard Fidelia''s answer.


    "It was Monique who told me," Fidelia said with a serious look on her face.


    "What exactly did she say to you? Did she look upset?" My heart raced. | hadn''t even had the chance to break the news to them,


    and she was already in the know.


    | felt like | was losing control of the situation. After all, my kids were sharp as tacks and slippery as eels.


    Fidelia''s gaze was uncertain as she shook her head, "She said you and Uncle Jan got a divorce. Then she asked me if it


    meant that she didn''t have a home anymore if you and Uncle Jan would never be under the same roof?"


    Monique’s perspective on divorce tugged at my heartstrings.


    “Auntie Aaliyah, is what Monique said true? | don''t understand either." It was clear that Fidelia felt upset by the news, "But why


    do you guys have to get divorced? Is it because you don''t want to be together anymore? Does that mean my mom and dad


    might get divorced too?"


    | was at a loss for words, not sure how to respond.


    Cami had indeed confided in me that she was considering it.


    Seeing my silence, Fidelia snuggled closer, "Anyway, | feel like they don''t love me whether they''re divorced or not. | don''t care."


    "Did Monique say she didn''t care either?" | asked quickly, a hint of urgency in my voice.


    | was worried. Among the two older kids, Monique was the tough cookie, while Probert was my little guardian angel, always


    looking out for me. | felt that with him, things wouldn''t be too bad.


    After a moment''s thought, Fidelia said, "The first day she told me, she seemed really sad. But by the next day, she said she had


    come to terms with it. She figured that everyone has to grow up, and all she had to do was to take good care of Oldtown Avenue,


    to be the princess of Oldtown Avenue. She also said she was on your side."


    "Really?" | felt a surge of happiness, "Did she say why she chose to be on my side?"


    "She said that a mom is a woman, and women need to be taken care of. She felt that when ites to caring for them, you did


    more than Uncle Jan. She called you capable and responsible."


    My eyes misted over, warmed by the thought that Monique saw me in such a light. She really was growing up.


    "What else did she say?"


    "She also mentioned that when you were sick, you couldn''t take care of them, and once you got better, you were super nice to


    her and Probert. Probert and she agreed they need to take good care of you. And they saw the news, the inte is all saying


    that Uncle Jan made a big mistake, the unforgivable kind. Monique said if Uncle Jan did wrong by you, they would do


    wrong by him to even the score. Probert also said they still have their grandma and grandpa, and they are better educators than


    the Dawsons, knowledgeable and not like the Dawson folks, who only know how to curse."


    "All this came from them?" | sniffled.


    "Yeah, Probert agreed, saying he''ll take care of us in the future."


    | smiled, feeling a sense of pride and


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    "Auntie Aaliyah, does it mean my


    parents should get divorced too since


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    Fidelia''s words were filled with sorrow.


    | wrapped my arms around her,


    patting her back, "Sweetheart, you''re


    only truly strong when you can stand


    on your own two feet. No one can


    stay with you forever, but Probestis\


    right. If h says @iiske tare of you,


    heWil? o don''t be afraid. Having


    siblings means you have support,


    and that''s something you can count


    on. You''re their big sister, and you


    need to be strong too, to protect your


    little brothers and sisters. And of


    course, they''ll protect you. One day,


    you''ll work together and seed


    together. And their grandparents are


    just as much yours. Do you think


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    "They''re great. They really like me." Fidelia''s smile was adorably goofy.


    | countered, "Then what''s there to worry about?"Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    With that, Fidelia''s smile returned, and | couldn''t help but let out a pure chuckle.