Crystal's POV:

Even after eating, Beryl still refused to let me touch her. She flat-out rejected my attempts to even grasp her hand. The moment I touched her, she began crying.

Eventually, I gave up and didn't get close to her anymore. Instead, I sat on the couch and watched her talk to her father.

Frustrated, I took out my phone and saw a voice message from Harry. He sent it about two hours ago.

When I clicked on the voice message, I heard a young boy's voice saying, "Mommy, I miss you." As a result of being surprised, I immediately turned the volume down. Both Beryl and Rufus turned to me as soon as they heard the sound. When I saw how the two nearly identical faces grimaced at the same time, I felt a strange pang of remorse.

I let out a dry laugh and was about to say something, but Rufus bent his head and resumed his conversation with Beryl, as if he didn't want to talk to me.

I touched my nose and felt even the air around us felt awkward.

Beryl and Rufus were engaged in a paper-folding game. Although Rufus wasn't exactly in a cheerful mood, he patiently accompanied her anyhow.

children rarely brought up the topic of their father, I knew they still longed for one. I'm aware that sometimes, I might not be able to provide them the comfort and dependence they needed from a fatherly figure. Rufus was the first person Beryl saw when she opened her eyes after she had lost her memory. She was so eager to see him as his father. This was probably the strongest desire in

how inadequate I was as a mother. Beryl even didn't want me to

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in the next days she will feel better and remember you," Rufus said in a

just buried my head down between

home

want me? I won't make any noise. I will be quiet. Please Daddy, don't drive

Beryl interrupted her father.

girl's aggrieved voice, I couldn't help but raise my head and glare at Rufus. "No.

"Alright, alright. If you have no

at Rufus while clenching my teeth. Just how did this evil man manage to win

lost her memory, she had become extremely

feel envious as I watched Beryl settle in Rufus' embrace and sweetly call him "Daddy." Before she lost her memory, Beryl wasn't quite so dependent and clingy to

to be really attached to

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