"D-Did you guys fight?" Jodie asked.

Wilfred's facial expression changed instantly. His eyes brimmed with love for his daughter, and his voice softened. "Ah, no! I'm discussing work with your mother, and we have a disagreement. She accidentally broke the vase. I-I'm looking for a band-aid for her!"

Jodie nodded obediently.

"Alright, Jojo," Wilfred said with a smile. "I'm going to the office. Can you take care of her?"

"Sure."

As he left, he turned his head to give Delilah a warning glance.

The smirk on her face bordered on a scoff.

a touching

whom he had pampered since childhood, was not his biological daughter with that woman, would he lose

raced as she approached Delilah, concerned about the situation. She asked carefully, "Mom, what

calling mom?!" Delilah slapped her

it coming, and her head spun from the force of the slap. She

and she tasted blood at

"Mom—"

stop calling me that!" Delilah vented her rage on Jodie, slapping her, pulling her hair, grabbing her collar, and

She knew from a young age that the louder she cried after being hit, the

hard and remained silent, wrapping her arms around her head and

down," Jodie said. She was secretly angry but did not show it, forcing a

down and frowned when she saw Jodie's

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