Chapter 476

Watching Claire walk slowly toward Adah, Mr. Tempest's brow furrowed in concern, while Mrs. Tempest's eyes shone with unshed tears.

Adah, on the other hand, was so overcome with excitement that she hardly knew what to do with herself.

"Claire, have you finally come around? Are you ready to come home with Mom?" she asked eagerly.

"I knew it. My sweet girl would never abandon her mother," she added, her voice trembling with emotion.

Claire looked up at her, her expression cool and detached. "Kneel down," she said quietly.

Adah blinked, caught off guard. "Kneel down?"

Claire nodded. "Yes. Kneel down. There are a few things I want to say to you."

Adah hesitated. Something about Claire's demeanor felt off-she didn't seem at all like someone ready to reconcile. Still, Adah sank slowly to her knees, anticipation flickering in her eyes. "What is it, darling? What do you want to tell Mommy?"

Claire leaned in closer.

Seeing her daughter draw near, Adah's heart nearly burst with joy. She even shot a triumphant glance at Mr. and Mrs. Tempest, as if to say, See? This is a mother's bond. No matter how long we've been apart, Claire still longs for my love—just like she did in our past life.

own. Yet now, with her birth mother's sudden appearance, Claire

fearing that Claire might choose to

is it, sweetheart?

to Adah's ear and whispered, so quietly that only the two of them could hear, "Adah, did you really think you were the only one

went rigid. She stared at Claire,

gaze,

"You... you..." Adah stammered.

I came back too. And I returned even earlier than you

you've been given a second chance,

is, you're no different now than you were before. Back at the children's boutique, before your memories

put it plainly, you're selfish, arrogant, hypocritical-a foolish,

you think someone as despicable as you deserves my

this life or the last, I will never forgive you. If you truly feel any

me. Don't ever show your face to

a dad, and a brother who cherish

you must be dying to know why the Tempests adopted me. Well, I'll

wanted to adopt me in our last

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