I Gave Them Freedom
"As for me, I'll have other children eventually, too."
After that, I walked to the couch to pick up my purse before leaving.
Behind me, Nigel was cheering happily as Charlie's cold voice came to me, "Ida, are you sure you want to leave? Today is the last time you'll see Nigel. I will never let you see him again, even if you kneel and beg me in the future."
Those words would have been cruel to any mother, but I no longer cared.
I simply stopped and said something Charlie never expected. "Then I wish the three of you to form a perfect, happy family. I hope that you can celebrate like this every year."