Chapter 598:

“Besides, you handled it well. Joy is fine now, right?”

“Fine?” Melba pointed to Joy, who appeared distressed. “No, she’s frightened.”

Seeing the tears welling in Melba’s eyes, Hadley realized just how rattled she truly was.

“Melba, why don’t you take a breather? I’ll look after Joy. I can help her settle down.”

“Okay.” Melba nodded. “Joy feels closest to you. Just being near you will help her forget the scare.”

“You’re right,” Hadley said, offering a gentle smile.

That night, as Hadley bathed Joy in the soothing warmth of the bathroom, she placed Joy’s favorite rubber duck in the tub. But Joy didn’t giggle as she usually did.

Hadley sensed that something was seriously amiss.

“My dear Joy, is something bothering you today?”

Joy looked up, her big eyes blinking, hesitant

troubling you, Joy? Can’t you share it with

Though young, she sensed that her question might disturb her mother, which was why she had kept it bottled up. But now, under her mother’s gentle gaze, she felt the weight of

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

momentarily blank as the question hung in

that Joy’s worries would

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her first breath, Hadley had known this day would

from love between

father harbored resentment

the issue,

was destined to happen couldn’t

tugged at her mother’s sleeve.

painfully, and she managed to nod.

is Dad? Why hasn’t he ever come to see me? Doesn’t he

heart felt as if it might

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