"How have you been these days?" Athena asked gently.
Paul nodded. "Yes."
"I've dealt with those people for you." Athena took out the IOU, "Here, this is for you."
Paul hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.
With the cold weather, chilblains had formed on his hands, which looked red and swollen.
Athena's eyes trembled slightly.
She felt sorry for him.
"Thank you." Paul looked at the content of the IOU and muttered.
He was too young back then.
He had no idea how much money his parents had left.
And now, he finally knew his parents had left him 280 thousand dollars.
"Tomorrow, You can go back to school and continue studying. Nobody will bother you or bully you anymore." Athena paused for a moment and carefully chose her words. "Paul, I really like you. Do you want to live with me?"
Paul was slightly taken aback.
He looked up at Athena, furrowing his brows with a mix of shock, confusion, and a hint of panic.
"I also have a son, Mia's twin brother. He's just like you, very interested in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. You two can definitely become good friends," Athena continued.
"Is he Aiden?" Paul asked.
"Yes, have you seen him before?" Athena asked.
Paul shook his head and said, "He just arrived at school and solved a math problem that I couldn't figure out."
Athena didn't shy away from praising Aiden either. "Mm, he's good at math. In the future, you two can communicate and exchange ideas to improve each other."
A gentle new mother.
A prosperous new home.
Everything seemed so tempting to Paul.
But...
"Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Crawford. I saved Mia, and you helped me out of my predicament. We are now even." Paul lowered his eyelids. "You can go back."
This result was actually within Athena's expectations.
He didn't say anything.
He calmly packed his school bag and prepared to go home.
He had considered it carefully.
Much more than the adults did.
He knew Athena had her own child, but it was because she pitied him that she wanted to take him home.
It was as same as the mentality of people who met poor stray cats and dogs on the side of the road and wanted to take them home to take care of them.
But even as a lonely person, he didn't want to be treated as a stray cat or dog.
Or became a tool to accompany Mia and Aiden as they grew up.
Cats, dogs, and tools were all easily abandoned when their owners no longer liked them.
He hated being abandoned.
So he didn't want to choose that path from the beginning.
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The readers' comments on the novel: My Mommy Became A Billionaire After the Breakup
I am at Chapter 550 and there are almost 2 stories in 1. Aron and Evie's story could very well have been made into another story. Such a waste of time because I am reading for Byron and Athena, not Evie and Aron...
Is there no new updates after this one?...