Chapter 207 Can’t Bear To Add Any More Sorrow

In Blathe when he first met Joy, Eric had always found it peculiar how the little girl frequently spoke of her mother but never mentioned her father. Today, she posed a question that ignited his curiosity.

“Joy…”

Eric was on the brink of probing deeper.

“Joy!”

A sudden shout sliced through the air.

It was Melba!

She had been vigilantly observing from the sidelines, her gaze unwavering. Who would have thought that even with such keen attention, a stranger could approach unnoticed?

“Hey!”

Melba, panting from her sprint, scooped Joy into her arms and shot a fierce glare at Eric.

“Who do you think you are, approaching a little girl just like that? Back off, you perv!”

Without pausing for Eric’s defense, she turned and dashed away, as if he were a lurking predator.

As she clutched Joy close, Melba whispered, “Don’t be scared, Joy. I’m here! Remember, you mustn’t talk to strangers, I’m so glad I got here in time. If anything had happened to you, losing my job would be the least of my worries compared to how your mother would cope…”

Tears brimmed in Melba’s eyes as she spoke.

“You are the light of your mother’s life!”

“Melba,” Joy lifted her chubby little hand to dab at Melba’s tears, “Don’t cry. He’s not a bad person. I’ve seen. him before”

“You have?” Melba raised an eyebrow, skepticism etched on her face. “Where did you spot him? What’s his

name?”

Joy opened her mouth but faltered, unable to respond.

You must have mixed him up with someone else.,” Melba concluded. “You’re just a little kid, what do you know? Never mind, I’ll keep an even sharper eye on you from now on!”

Eric stood there, feeling utterly helpless.

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he genuinely mistaken for a

Joy mean with her words? Were her parents at odds? Had her father walked out

could anyone abandon such

he hadn’t even had the chance to buy her the strawberry milk she

Hadley noticed that Joy seemed unusually quiet, as if a

checked Joy’s

sense of relief, Hadley found herself pulled aside by Melba, who began to recount the entire encounter with the stranger.

worry,

she was still shaken by

had happened to Joy, not even her life would

softly, “it’s not

foresee such unpredictable circumstances?

it well, Joy

Melba pointed to Joy, who appeared distressed. “No,

Hadley realized just how

why don’t you take a breather? I’ll look

Just being near you will help her

“You’re right.”

soothing warmth of the bathroom, she placed Joy’s

something was seriously

Joy, is something bothering

up, her big eyes blinking, hesitant

a twinge of anxiety. “What’s troubling you, Joy? Can’t you share it with Mom?”

head. Though young, she sensed that her question might disturb her mother, which was why she had kept it bottled up.

she felt the

both a mom and a dad, right? With both a mom and a dad, that’s how

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isn’t it?”

the question hung in the air

imagined that Joy’s worries would revolve around this.

Joy took her first breath, Hadley had known this day would eventually

conceived from love between her parents…

toward

Her fa

issue, never once mentioning the topic

to happen couldn’t

with unshed tears as she tugged at her mother’s sleeve,

heart twisted painfully, and she

“Yes, of course.”

brightened. “Mom, where is Dad? Why hasn’t he ever come

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