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.”

eye shimmered as he replied politely, “I just went

molehill just now, he coughed and said, “Oh, I wasn’t suspecting you

thoughts. After all, his father-in-law still disliked him for

needed his brother-in-law’s

come to the court with you

have to go to so much trouble. We’ve already

lest she gets angry when she wakes up and finds

Joel: “…”

lips spasmed a little. He suddenly felt that his

house, split up, and got into a few cars. Soon, they arrived at the

the car, Hillary rushed out from somewhere and went straight up to the two of them before they

a large number of

Thud!

Smith, Tanya. 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 is everything

whipped out their cameras and started snapping

Joel looked at

“Ms. Jones, the court has the final say

withdrawn from 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 two

reporters also looked behind them.

“Where’s the child?”

to bring Ms. Smith with you because they may ask the

you not bring the child with you? You’re

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

Tanya exchanged

how reserved and timid Mia was every time she mentioned her mother, a wave of anger surged

rip Hillary’s face apart and cut

still had the cheek

you’ll never see the child

and the two of them

outside. “Tanya, how can you do this to me?! How can you?! My

and Joel—after

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