“Don’t worry, mom!” Lina said, “He’s coming to our house, and there’s no other room for him, so he’ll sleep on the living room floor!”

“Well…” Melissa said, gritting her teeth, “And don’t expect me to show him any kindness!”

Lina’s heart lurched, and she hugged her mother to gently pat her back.

“Mom, actually… he has his strengths,” she said with a smile. Yet tears were streaming down her face as she tried to say only positive things, “Look at how sturdy and reliable he looks! We’ll feel safe at home! If you can’t stand him, just treat him as a guard I invited.

“With him guarding the entrance, Violet won’t dare cause trouble!”

Melissa’s tears turned into a smile as she nodded at Lina’s words, letting out a helpless sigh.

That night, the whole family went to sleep except for Melissa, who could not fall asleep. She sat by Lina’s side, gently stroking her hair.

20 years had passed like a fleeting moment, but it still felt like it happened just yesterday to her.

At that time…

years but hadn’t had children yet. They had taken a boat to Centrolis, seeking medical advice

year

the girl and wished she could take out all the snacks from her

man sitting beside them was vigilant and took the child to the deck. Melissa followed persistently, trying to get closer to the man just to spend more

boat made a stop. While waiting for passengers to

said he wanted to smoke and asked her

overjoyed and did not know how to express their affection toward her. The snacks in their bags were all gone, and the little girl had started crying. They saw that the ship had not sailed yet,

heard that the ship encountered a storm, and almost all the

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felt that

fate had sent this child to

they thought that the child’s family

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