Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0603

Since that day, Tabitha had become increasingly silent.

She started zoning out often, sometimes staring at me or Nicholas, sometimes focusing on random things. Every time she drifted into this state, it would last for over ten minutes.

During these moments, we didn't dare to interrupt her. We could only stay nearby, trying to make noise in the hope of catching her attention.

Tabitha began to resist expressing herself. She wouldn't ask for a hug or a kiss on her own initiative, and she wouldn't even say when she was hungry. She would just wait silently until mealtime, but she couldn't eat much after a few bites.

Not knowing whether she actually wanted to eat, we hired a pastry chef specializing in children's nutrition. Every day, he would prepare small snacks for her, just in case.

His creations were adorable, and Tabitha liked to play with them in her hands. But she rarely ate them. After a while, she'd start zoning out again, squeezing and playing with them.

five pounds. Nicholas and I were extremely worried, but there was nothing we could do except watch

I had argued

The one thing she probably couldn't accept was when I slapped Nicholas. Even in her small world, that gesture

reached an unspoken understanding,

were at home, whether Tabitha was present or not, Nicholas and I would be very careful in

wouldn't deliberately show off our affection, but at least

was eating, Nicholas sat down beside her with his tie in hand and stroked her hair. "Daddy has to go to work, and I'll be

for a response, but

finally understood why I had been so nervous and why I had willingly stayed at Coral Villa. When he used Tabitha to threaten me, I must have thought about the Tabitha of

good father or

didn't like him.

He had ruined a good hand of cards. Could this broken