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

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

abandon such

had the chance to buy her

noticed that Joy seemed unusually quiet, as if a shadow loomed over her.

Joy’s

found herself pulled aside by Melba, who began to

“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure

was

had happened to Joy, not even her

Hadley said softly, “it’s not

could foresee such unpredictable circumstances?

well, Joy is fine now,

to Joy, who

the tears welling in Melba’s eyes, Hadley realized just how rattled she

breather? I’ll look after Joy. I can

Melba nodded. “Joy feels closest to you. Just being near you will help her

“You’re right.”

night, as Hadley bathed Joy in the soothing warmth of the bathroom, she placed Joy’s

something was seriously

something bothering you today?”

big eyes blinking, hesitant

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

Joy shook her head. Though young, she sensed that her question might disturb her mother,

her mother’s gentle gaze, she felt the weight of her thoughts pressing down.

and a dad, right? With both a mom and a dad, that’s how I came to be,

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isn’t it?”

froze, her mind momentarily blank as the question hung in the air

never imagined that Joy’s worries would revolve around

moment Joy took her first breath, Hadley had known this

conceived from love between her

harbored resentment toward

Her fa

years, Hadley had skirted the issue, never once mentioning the topic in Joy’s

destined to happen couldn’t be sidestepped.

at her mother’s sleeve, “Do

and she managed to

“Yes, of course.”

face brightened. “Mom, where is Dad? Why hasn’t he ever come to see me? Doesn’t he like

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