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?

honest, he hadn’t

well. She knew that he would definitely make her abort the child if he were to know,

wasn’t until ten months later that

when he saw the child—she was indeed his daughter. As such, he could only acknowledge her. That was probably the one and only time

heart had softened when he

as if the child had

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

lowered her head. When her eyes met Mia’s timid eyes that looked as if she was trying to please her, her

Indeed.

kept an eye on it. What did it

that she had given

head and

was just a pitiful little

said, “Wait

turned and

addition to her own bedroom, she had also prepared another two children’s rooms on the upper floor. One was a boy’s room and the other

whether her missing child

year. The clothes currently in the closets were for five-year-olds, and on the bed in the girl’s

birthday gift she had bought five days ago for

one in

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

where you are, my child, but I believe you’ll be willing to make another child like yourself happy,

 

took the gift box and went

mad? Is it because

stroked her hair. His voice was soft and gentle as he said, “It’s not your fault. Daddy’s

if you made her mad. Are you

Joel: “…”

already told her I’m sorry, but she won’t accept

a few more

Mia, if her father had done something wrong, then he should

Joel sighed. “Okay.”

again, she suddenly spotted Tanya, who had

box with the Barbie and said, “Happy

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