Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

Chapter 597:

Joy hesitated briefly, and then continued softly, “Then… do moms and dads always belong together?”

“They do,” Eric said gently, feeling touched by the innocence of her question.

“That’s how it usually works—a mom and a dad form a family. Then, there goes their baby.”

But why was she asking this all of a sudden?

When Eric first met Joy in Blathe, he 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 sparked his curiosity.

“Joy…”

Eric was on the verge of asking more, but then—

“Joy!”

shout cut through

It was Melba!

closely from the sidelines, her gaze unwavering. Who would have thought that even with such sharp attention, a stranger

panting from her sprint, scooped Joy into her arms and shot Eric a fierce

a

she turned and dashed

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

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are the light of your mother’s

dab at Melba’s

have?” Melba raised an eyebrow, skepticism etched across her face. “Where did you see him?

her mouth but faltered, unable

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

stood there,

been

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