Chapter 391: Courage

It was Mia’s birthday. No wonder she had asked Tanya to bake her a cake, and even said a prayer before eating it.

Oh, right.

He had slept with Hillary right after he slept with her back then, hadn’t he?

It was all too normal that their children’s birthdays would be so close to each other’s.

She bit her lip.

It had also been her child’s birthday five days ago!

She didn’t even know where her child might be wandering lost in the world, yet here she was, celebrating Mia’s birthday?

Indescribable pain and misery made Tanya’s expression instantly change.

She stared at Mia blankly.

 

Mia was terribly nervous. The puzzled girl looked at Tanya and asked, “W-what’s wrong, Ms. Turner? Are you upset?”

She pushed Joel and said, “Daddy, hurry up and kiss Ms. Turner! She’ll cheer up if you do that!”

Joel: “…”

Tanya: “…”

Joel didn’t know the reason for Tanya’s sudden change in behavior, but he knew that she likely held a grudge against Mia’s existence all this time.

He lowered his head and slowly said, “I’m sorry.”

He was sorry.

Five years ago, he had felt even more apologetic toward her.

If he hadn’t gotten himself drunk, become muddleheaded, and ended up sleeping with Hillary, how would he have gotten her pregnant and ended up letting her give birth to Mia?

hadn’t even known

would definitely make her abort the child if he were to know, so

wasn’t until ten months later that she

DNA test when he saw the child—she was indeed his daughter. As such, he could only acknowledge her.

when

the child had a lot of affinity

Tanya heard his apology, her shame and anger made her eyes redden. She was about to yell at him when Mia suddenly held her hand and said, “I’ll kiss you if Daddy won’t, Ms. Turner.

When her eyes met Mia’s timid eyes that looked as if she was trying

Indeed.

hadn’t kept an eye on it. What

didn’t even know that she had given

lowered her head and stared at

was just a

said, “Wait a

turned and went

another two children’s rooms on the upper floor. One was a boy’s room

know whether her missing child was a boy or

her son or daughter every year. The clothes currently in the closets were for five-year-olds,

had bought five

was also one

Barbie doll wearing a pink dress. Next to it were all kinds of doll clothing that one could

murmured silently, “I don’t know where you are, my child, but I believe you’ll be willing to make

 

gift box and

nervously asking Joel, “Daddy, why did Ms. Turner suddenly get mad? Is it because it’s Mia’s birthday? Daddy, I won’t celebrate my

her hair. His voice was soft and gentle as he said, “It’s not your fault. Daddy’s the one who made Ms. Turner

Ms. Turner if you

Joel: “…”

her I’m

say it a

if her father had done

Joel sighed. “Okay.”

something again, she suddenly spotted Tanya, who had just returned. Her eyes lit up and she immediately

with the Barbie and said, “Happy

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