With Mia in between, Tanya looked back at him. Fearing that she might wake Mia, her voice was very low and soft as she replied, “No, I’m not.”

Joel made a sound of acknowledgment.

Tanya thought that he was going to sleep, so she pulled the quilt over herself and closed her eyes.

It was summer, so the air conditioner in the room was turned very low. Tanya and Mia shared a quilt while Joel used another quilt.

When Tanya was about to fall asleep, Joel’s soft voice reached her. “Don’t worry, Tanya. I will definitely make Hillary pay for what she did.”

Surprised, Tanya turned to Joel. In the dark, she could see a cold look in his eyes. He didn’t raise his voice, but it was as if there was power in his words. “I won’t let anyone bully the two of you anymore.”

Tanya pressed her lips together. Her eyes reddened and sorrow welled up in her.

When she was young, she had tried her best and given her all for love, but she hadn’t known how to love. She would kick up a huge fuss whenever she met with the slightest bit of unhappiness and often threatened to break up whenever they quarreled.

It was as if she was fearless.

It’s only when one recovers what they have lost that they finally discover how precious the love is.

She suddenly hated her past self. Why had she called Joel when she saw the photo? Why hadn’t she gone to him with the photo and asked him for a clear explanation?

If she had asked him for an explanation, and if he hadn’t said those hurtful words in a flash of anger, the two of them might not have let these five years pass them by like that.

Mia probably would not have been lost, either.

Tanya suddenly reached over past Mia. She fumbled around and then held Joel’s hand. This time, she would never let go.

When they exited the bedroom after waking up the next day, they saw Justin coming out of Nora’s bedroom.

Joel subconsciously asked, “Last night, you…”

“I slept in the guest room.”

of Justin’s eye shimmered as he

now, he coughed and said, “Oh, I wasn’t suspecting you of taking the opportunity to

thoughts. After all,

needed his brother-in-law’s

“I slept pretty well. I’ll come to the court

so much trouble. We’ve already prepared everything we

going for Nora, lest she gets angry when she wakes up and

Joel: “…”

little. He suddenly felt that his brother-in-law

of people left the house, split up, and got into a few cars.

out from somewhere and went straight up to the two of them before they even

a large number

Thud!

I can give the two of you my blessing and withdraw from the relationship, but you can’t do this to me. Please, I beg you. Give my daughter back to me! Mia

whipped out their cameras and started snapping

Joel looked at each

“Ms. Jones, the court has the final

the relationship myself, but you can’t just drive me out of the country. Mia was once part of my body, you can’t just separate me from my daughter like this! I believe

looked behind the

reporters also looked

“Where’s the child?”

Ms. Smith with you because they may ask the

you not bring the child with

even harder. “I haven’t seen Mia for a week, Mr. Smith! I just want to see the girl!

and Tanya exchanged

had suffered during those five years, and how reserved and timid Mia was every

Hillary’s face apart

she still had the cheek to mention

child ever

she held Joel’s arm, and the two

rang out outside. “Tanya, how can you do this to me?! How can you?! My daughter! I just

and Joel—after all, they were outside the

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