ayu's relationship to Mika Noguchi

[JinHamasaki]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

But that doesn't mean that she couldn't have cared for her daughter. Praise her, scold her... ayu worked hard to support her family, too. She's in the industry since she was 7 or 9 years old.

No, Ayu's mother didn't praise her nor scold her. You can read about it here in the articles http://homepage2.nifty.com/morimasa/e-ayu.html

And Dearest says nothing about a parting, just "people are forgetful creatures"