She didn't want to like her father.

"Grape..." Josie held her, her words tinged with a hint of sorrow. "Don't dislike Daddy..."

Adult matters should not involve children, after all.

Grape pursed her lips. "But Daddy... he doesn't like me either." Her tone could hardly conceal her sadness and despair.

Josie understood what Grape was thinking.

After all these years, she, as a mother, had ultimately failed her.

"If I have to choose between Mommy and Daddy, then I..." Grape's eyes were filled with determination as she hugged Josie's neck. "I choose Mommy..."

A warmth spread through Josie's heart, and tears began to fall uncontrollably.

"Grape-" Josie held her quietly.

Little did she know, at that very moment, Dexter's car had already pulled up at the door downstairs.

As the car engine turned off, the car window slid down, revealing the man's profound profile. His brows were tightly knitted as if burdened with worries he couldn't untangle. The unfathomable eyes gazed at the house, illuminated by light.

"Mr. Russell, this is Grape's birth certificate..." Larry handed over the information he had found.

had already confirmed his suspicions deep down, his heart still ached slightly when

It's hard to imagine.

two years, she had been living in a foreign land,

can go back

were certain things that he had

Larry expressed

dismissively, and Larry understood his meaning. Without delay, he opened the

with Grape, coaxing the little girl

down on the large bed, looking at the face still marked with tear stains. An

in Grape, she stealthily slipped out

Nightfall descended.

The evening breeze brought a hint of chill, causing the loose strands of hair at her

she took a quick glance, her gaze involuntarily settled on

heart began to pound as if she had already guessed

heated exchange. His intense stare seemed as if

did he manage

the phone in her pocket

a call

displayed his slightly

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