Chapter 642: Chapter 642: What Awaited Her At The End Of The Aisle

"...When are you going to get rid of Riley?"

"That's… not fair, Gary."

Aerith's hand, which was subconsciously pruning the blades of grass around her, finally stopped. She wanted to look at Gary, but for some reason felt her eyes too heavy to move.

"You know what kind of existence Riley is. I'm… the only one in the entire Known Universe that could serve as his—"

"Babysitter, I know. You've said that a hundred times already," Gary breathed out as he stood up from the ground, not looking back at Aerith as he started walking forward; the space between them, once again getting larger.

"Gar—"

"You don't actually believe that, do you?" Gary turned around, shaking his head as he looked at his mother in the eyes, "Diana's as strong as you mother. And I'm sorry to say this straight to your face, but she's definitely the better mother."

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