Chapter 653:

“Back!”

What just happened?

Hadley was taken aback. Joy was usually such a well-behaved child, and now she was openly defying her mother for the first time. Was it because of Eric, a man who had never played a significant role in her life?

A shadow fell over Hadley’s face. “Joy, I asked you to remove those hairpins. Did you not hear me?”

Seeing her mother’s serious demeanor, Joy shivered; it was unfamiliar to see her mother so stern.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her bottom lip trembled.

“You’re not being fair, Mommy! Waaah…”

Upset, she dashed into her room, saying, “I don’t want to talk to Mommy anymore!”

“Joy!”

was shocked by

“What’s going on here?”

the sudden flare-up between

quickly, attempting to ease the tension. “It’s not ideal for Joy to accept gifts like that, but this shouldn’t cause a rift between you two over an outsider. She’s just a child; perhaps a gentle conversation

“You’re right.”

own overreaction, Hadley felt

at Joy’s door, took a deep

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the door, she found Joy curled up

smile, Hadley said, “It’s Mommy. I came to

eyes appeared from under the blanket, gazing

eyes slightly

with vulnerability as she nestled

a mother and her daughter,

please don’t be mad. It

was laden with regret as she held her daughter closer. “I

as they embraced, easing Hadley’s

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