this is not a romance fantasy. there was barely any romance here. this was, essentially, the story of a mother trying to make up for all of her past mistakes towards her son. and that's what it remained for the entirety of the story. a mother finally realising her mistakes, multiple neglected children finally finding the love they deserve from an adult who was supposed to have raised them well, the admission that the true monster here was the deadbeat father, and even the neglected son from her past life finally finding solace in his mother's arms. this story had EVERYTHING I want from a story about looking after kids.