Josefina shoved Oliver away and quickly retreated a step. "Look, Oliver, it's getting late. You should head on home."

Oliver watched Josefina make a break for it, his lips curling into a mischievous smirk as he continued to close the gap between them. She ran, he chased; it was a game she couldn't escape.

Hattie stepped out and called to Josefina.

"Josie, I've got a pot of chicken soup simmering in the kitchen. Fancy a bowl?"

Without hesitation, Josefina blurted out, "Yes, I'll have some." She had to take the soup, or Oliver might end up devouring her instead.

Hattie, always the polite hostess, extended the invitation to Oliver. "Oliver, would you like to join us for a bowl?"

says it's late and I should be heading home." Josefina fell silent. Oliver gave off an impression as if Josefina had caused him some

Oliver left, Hattie and Josefina

charming. Hattie's eyes were filled with remorse as she gazed at her daughter. If only

years." Hattie wished she could give her daughter the world to make

on a business trip with your father when the labor pains started, and we found a hospital for the birth. Right after you were born, there was a commotion about a child abduction. Then

to this, Josefina felt something was off. "The hospital's security couldn't

I've had people investigating. The doctors and nurses from that time have either retired or left the city.

this matched up with what Luke had found out. They needed to find those people from back then

daughter suffered because of them, and I won't let any of them get away." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

tried to calm her mother's agitated state.

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