Chapter 295

“I'm telling you all this for your own good. Floretta. As much as you like Angeline, she's not your birth mother. Your father is the one who loves you the most.”

Floretta was so enraged by her words that she reached out to shove Olivine away, panting heavily as she did so.

“Shut your mouth,” she growled. “You're not fit to say those things about Angel.”

Evander grabbed her arm. His scowl was frightening. “That's enough, Floretta. Under no circumstances should you ever strike somebody. Apologize!”

Floretta's large, watery eyes were filled with shock. “Daddy...”

“I will not repeat myself.”

Evander allowed no room for negotiation.

Being already fearful of her father, Floretta began to weep piteously from only the slightest display of anger on Evander's part.

“I-I'm Sony. You're mean, Daddy. I won't speak to you ever again!”

At that, she wiped the tears off her face and ran out of the room without another word.

Evander frowned as he gazed at her departing silhouette. His heart ached.

He was about to inn after her, but his meticulously made plan surfaced in his thoughts. It would not be worth it if I were found out at this juncture.

That stopped him in his tracks. His features became taut with helplessness.

“Why don't you check on Floretta, Evander? I'm fine,” Olivine suggested gently with an aggrieved expression, accompanied by an occasional moan of pain.

Francesca is taking care of her downstairs. We're going to have your injury looked

the room.

a daze, Angeline remained rooted to

gave a self-deprecating laugh at the recollection of Olivine's look of

even abandon his daughter to protect Olivine, so why

after the events of that day,

emerge from her bosom. Panic-stricken, he lifted

which roused Angeline from her reverie. She touched her cheek

could not suppress her instinct

of public debate and faced the inconvenience of having reporters swarming over the entrance of her home, it was Evander who had taken her hand without regard for much else to bring

no longer my knight in shining armor,

away, and nobody

pulling herself together, Angeline carried Sebastian and

in the corridor, she heard a meek voice behind

“Angel...”

abruptly in her stride

mind had frozen, she turned around slowly and

open arms to hold her thigh as she asked pitifully, “Where are you taking Sebastian?

still choked out, “Nonsense, Floretta. How could I not

away?” Floretta sniffled as she tugged on her sleeve. “You always cast me aside. Is what Ms. Sherrock said true? Do you not love me because I'm not your

“Of course not!”

knife to her heart, Floretta's words caused Angeline's breath to

want to take Floretta away. However, as I am now separated from Evander, taking her away without his permission makes it a kidnapping. Furthermore, even if I did take Floretta away, Evander would track me down within an hour, given his abilities. By then,

cannot

down to hold Floretta's cheeks with her warm palms and wipe

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