Bam!

Tanya closed the door right after saying that.

Joel: “…”

Joel could faintly hear Pete ask, “Was it not Mommy at the door, God-mom? Who was it, then?”

“Oh, just an annoying fly,” replied Tanya.

Joel: “…”

Half an hour later.

The perturbed and distracted Tanya glanced at the window.

The moment she did, she found herself stunned.

Joel was standing at the door, his tall and straight figure casting a long, drawn-out shadow on the ground.

The dazed Tanya felt as if she had gone back a few years in time. Back then, she would always see a figure like that standing outside every time she walked out of the classroom after class.

At that time, the sight of the man had made her excited and happy.

But the figure instead seemed somewhat solitary and lonely now, making her sad.

Tanya withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and looked at the floor. Complicated emotions churned in the depths of her heart.

Sometime later, when Tanya looked up once more, she found that the figure at the door was gone. An empty feeling welled up in her.

She couldn’t tell what kind of feeling it was. She forced a smile, looked at Pete, and said, “Your mommy should be home soon.”

Pete nodded. However, he then said, “Uncle Joel looks unwell to me, though.”

Unwell?

Tanya followed his gaze and looked over to see that Joel had changed positions at some point. He was now standing in a corner visible from the living room window.

His head was down, and he had one hand pressed against his abdomen and the other against the wall for support.

She couldn’t tell whether it was the lighting or because he really was unwell, but he looked as pale as a sheet. His lips were so pale that they were practically transparent, and there was cold sweat on his forehead.

“Uncle Joel must be in pain, right? Why not let him in, God-mom?”

Pete’s words interrupted Tanya’s thoughts.

She said coldly, “It has nothing to do with me even if he’s dead.”

despite saying that, she kept looking

couldn’t help but sneer deep

the

always acted weak and frail back when they were still in school. Every time he made her angry, he would always stand outside their dormitory. Even when it rained, he simply

but always stood there so stubbornly so that she would

so

would be sunburnt.

wrapped

iron now, though, so how would

house without bodyguards or his personal assistant. After all, as the head of the Smiths, his status

Joel’s legs give in and he fell onto one knee on

a few steps toward him. Then, she opened the door and rushed

Joel. The man, who likely heard her footsteps, turned to look at her. He was very pale, so he probably wasn’t putting up an act. His voice was also very soft, and he sounded

“…”

tears almost fell

and looked around. “Where are your

in the end, he merely said, “I don’t want to go

Tanya was dumbfounded.

go to the

always toughed it out whenever he was sick, so he never

now, though? Was he

 

so mad that she stretched out her

hiding in the distance wanted to rush forward

that Mr. Joel made before he fainted

bodyguard retorted, “Even so, we can’t just watch as

“She won’t.”

“What?”

to see that Tanya’s foot had stopped

out loud, “Did he really not bring

if he was sick elsewhere instead?

was complaining, she nevertheless bent over and held

master was

girl also kept on

slept right until the

making up for all her lost sleep, she got out of bed all refreshed and stretched. Then, she looked at her cell phone and noticed that Tanya had sent

They seemed very urgent.

that she needed to make up for lost sleep, so she hadn’t called and disturbed her rest,

took a look. Their chat was still at the point when she got home the day before. At that time, when she saw the messages that Tanya had sent, she had replied: ‘I’m home now. You

a deep

why wasn’t Pete by her

chat again. Tanya had been

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