Chapter 723

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But that was precisely why she absolutely could not make another mistake...

They could not keep going down the wrong path...

She had even decided to leave the Tohsaka home tomorrow and return to the Zenjou family.

She intended to stay away from Fuyuki from now on, leaving Shirou and her daughters their own space.

A woman as awful as her should no longer be part of their lives.

“Hah...”

Aoi Tohsaka took a deep breath and patted her cheeks, trying to compose herself.

It was decided.

As soon as Shirou came out, she would turn away and face him with the coldest demeanor she could muster.

If she remained as indecisive as before, she would surely make an irreparable mistake. She had to be firm.

“I am Rin and Sakura’s mother, Shirou.”

Aoi silently repeated those words like a charm.

She understood perfectly well that she was a weak woman, someone who only knew how to survive by relying on a strong man.

But... don’t underestimate me!

If it was for Rin and Sakura, even someone like her could...

Using her love for her daughters as her strength, Aoi steeled herself one last time.

At some point, the sound of running water stopped.

The whine of a hair dryer came from the bathroom.

Aoi swallowed and placed both hands on her knees, bracing herself.

She had put on a housecoat.

Before long, the hair dryer fell silent.

With a soft click, the bathroom door opened.

Aoi abruptly raised her head, her back stiffening.

She parted her lips, about to say the words she had prepared.

But when Shirou entered, the refusal she had rehearsed more than a dozen times caught in her