"I went and brainwashed your grandparents, asking them to be nicer to your mom in the future."
"Is that so? Will they take what you said seriously?"
"How do I know if I don't try it?"
"Then if Grandparents want to beat my mom, you will protect her, right?"
"Yes, I will."
With this assurance from him, she is relieved as she says, "Okay then."
After dinner, Troy has to go take care of some business related to starting a new company. And as soon as he leaves, Karin calls her daughter into the room.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
Esme blinks her big bright eyes and looks at her mother innocently.
Karin squats down and takes her daughter into her arms. For a long time, she doesn’t say anything. Then she makes up her mind that it is time that she should tell Esme everything.
"Esme, do you want to know who your father is?"
Esme suddenly opens her eyes wide and says, "If I say yes, Mom, will you be sad?"
Karin, who is heartbroken, shakes her head, “I won’t."
Karin thinks that she probably will be somewhat sad. However, at the very least, she won't be as sad as she used to be.
Esme nods timidly, "Then... Yes."
"Good, then I'll tell you."
She takes a deep breath and says, "Your father is the one that you call Uncle-Bad-Guy."
Originally, she thought that Esme would jump up with excitement. However, to her surprise, Esme doesn’t. Instead, she, who is dumbfounded for a moment, doesn’t even question whether her mother is deliberately saying so to make her happy.
"Don't you believe it?" Karin is choked as she says, "Mom didn't lie to you. He is your biological father."
"I believe it. Mommy, I believe everything you say."
"Then are you… happy?"
knowing in her heart that the child, who suddenly knows about such a thing, surely
nods with a blank look in her eyes, "Yeah. I am very
jumps into her mother's arms,
Karin originally thought Esme wouldn’t be so sad. However,
future, she no longer needs to cry behind Esme’'s
difficulties falling asleep all night. It is not because she has to face her parents again. Instead, it is because
residential quarter early. Holding Esme's hand, Karin steps out of the
sensitively. However, she doesn’t say
squats down in front of Esme, stares at her red and swollen eyes, and asks in surprise, "Well,
know that Esme already knew that he was
her in a daze, Esme bites her
"What's wrong with her?"
back to ask Karin in puzzlement. Before Karin can say anything, Troy unexpectedly hears Esme’s trembling
his. Feeling shocked, he turns
"Daddy..."
shouts and bursts
to the ground. Even Karin is stunned. She doesn’t expect that Esme would suddenly change the way she addresses Troy
brain briefly goes blank. And finally, he quickly sobers up, reaches out, and hugs Esme into his arms with force, intending to say something. However, he finds that he
ask you why you abandoned my mother
in a
you. And if you abandon us again,
is heartbroken, turns her head. And tears swish out of her eyes. It turns out that Esme is longing for her father's love in her heart, which she
you guys again.
longing to reconcile with his daughter. However, when the
can’t make
in a low voice. And the three of them get into the car and rush in the direction of
soon lay asleep in Troy's arms. And he takes off his jacket and covers the child's body with it. Then he looks askance
to tell her. After we arrive in
I didn't
have you been thinking
parents' understanding. It doesn't matter if they don't accept me. As long as they accept you and Esme, I am
lowers her eyelids gloomily. Thinking of her parents' attitude last time, she
"Karin, thank you."
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