Armond was going all out; he was prepared to destroy everything.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down as I turned to look at Ashton. “Are you alright?” I asked.

“I’m fine,” Ashton replied, holding onto my hands as he did so. As we both had sweaty palms due to our nervousness, our hands slipped slightly as they came into contact before we managed to hold on to each other tightly.

Ashton let out a barely noticeable sigh and glanced over my shoulder. When he saw that it was just Millie who had come with me, he relaxed visibly.

Then, I noticed him shoot Nora a meaningful look. Understanding Ashton’s intentions, Nora approached Armond slowly together with her child.

“Armond, I really hope that you and I, along with our child, the three of us, can leave this place together safely and have a fresh start.”

“Come here,” Armond ordered as he lifted his hand and beckoned her to come closer.

The corners of the man’s lips curled into a faint smile as he took over the child from Nora’s arms.

never carried a child in his arms before, so his actions were obviously a little clumsy. But one could tell that

man’s interactions with the child. “I knew you were a good man. I have always

that seemingly heartwarming moment, I scratched Ashton’s palm with my nail purposefully. When he looked

what I said but did not react to it. He merely narrowed his eyes slightly to let me

look at Armond and noticed him looking at his child like

seemed to be trying to gain strength from the small being. His expression was so gentle at that moment, and there was even a hint

of Armond? Or it could also be that he was influenced by the purity and innocence of his child and saw the light out

such a possibility, I saw Armond take a few steps back when Nora tried to approach him.

nod and proceeded to leave with the child

and immediately stepped forward to snatch her child back. However, Armond stopped her, shoving her onto the

for a second. Unable to believe what she had just heard, she yelled,

he replied, “I will be responsible

mean… “

woman’s words, Armond crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked down at her while saying, “He is my child, so he will be well taken care of no matter where he goes. You should

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