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Chapter 77 The Reason Kelly Fears Zev

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"Eric, you have to do something! The child can't be without her mother! Oh, poor Faye!" Dawn cried, pulling at Eric's arm as she begged him to figure something out.

"What are you still hesitating for? I told you it was just a trick; we won't send Kelly to jail for real. It's her own. fault for being so stubborn," Clarissa added, stirring the pot, trying to provoke Eric.

Eric stood frozen, his hands clenched.

Faye was still crying on the hospital bed. "Daddy! Daddy, I'm scared."

In that moment, everything Eric had been holding onto crumbled when his daughter called out to him.

He lost control, rushed to her side, and pulled Faye into his arms, his breath shuddering. "Alright, I'll figure it out. I'll make Kelly agree to sign the agreement as soon as possible."

Clarissa smirked, a cold smile curling at the corners of her mouth as she shot a glance at Eric.

Why didn't he just do it earlier? Why persist until his daughter became so ill?

Eric held his daughter tightly, closing his eyes in helplessness, his heart heavy.

Once again, his priorities shifted entirely toward his daughter.

His love for five years had been tainted; it was clouded with far too many impurities.

At Kelly's apartment.

After Eric left, Kelly didn't recover for a long time.

Sometimes, pain doesn't come from never having something, but from once having it and losing it.

She had once experienced love so enviable it made others jealous. She and Eric were once the couple everyone admired.

Walking to the dining table, Kelly stared at the cold pasta.

gave her when he left-he

only

her to

Had he

ran to the door, opening it to

was dark, eyes gloomy as they locked

was surprised. When Zev had told her he was her neighbor, living across the hallway,

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replied casually, but there was a hint of

She cautiously

features now tinged with mockery. "Has it gone cold? Then you

away, as if to close

he was clearly waiting for Kelly to stop

he was genuinely upset, didn't overthink it and

his door, his frustration

a heart?" Zev shouted, storming to her door,

to hit the doorframe, blocking her path entirely.

stepped aside,

did that sc*mbag tell you? Did he trick you with some empty words

palpable, though he hid it with

was worried that Kelly

Kelly said nothing.

living a good life with him?"

that Kelly's things were packed in bags, Zev became more upset. "Are you

her head, wanting to explain, but Zev had already, cornered

sells you off piece by piece before you start regretting

long time, holding onto his jealousy, finally relieved to see

I are done,

him to leave to have

Kelly's hands and pressed her against the

could easily lift Kelly with just one hand, let

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