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!”

sudden shout cut through the

It was Melba!

had been watching closely from the sidelines, her gaze unwavering. Who would have

panting from her sprint, scooped Joy into

you think you are, approaching a little girl like that? Back

Eric a chance to defend himself, she turned and dashed away, treating him as

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

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light of

her chubby little hand to gently dab at Melba’s tears, “Don’t cry. He’s

an eyebrow, skepticism etched across her face. “Where

but faltered, unable to

concluded. “You’re just a little kid; what do you know? Never

stood there,

been mistaken

her parents at odds? Had

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