With Mia in between, Tanya looked back at him. Fearing that she might wake Mia, her voice was very low and soft as she replied, “No, I’m not.”

Joel made a sound of acknowledgment.

Tanya thought that he was going to sleep, so she pulled the quilt over herself and closed her eyes.

It was summer, so the air conditioner in the room was turned very low. Tanya and Mia shared a quilt while Joel used another quilt.

When Tanya was about to fall asleep, Joel’s soft voice reached her. “Don’t worry, Tanya. I will definitely make Hillary pay for what she did.”

Surprised, Tanya turned to Joel. In the dark, she could see a cold look in his eyes. He didn’t raise his voice, but it was as if there was power in his words. “I won’t let anyone bully the two of you anymore.”

Tanya pressed her lips together. Her eyes reddened and sorrow welled up in her.

When she was young, she had tried her best and given her all for love, but she hadn’t known how to love. She would kick up a huge fuss whenever she met with the slightest bit of unhappiness and often threatened to break up whenever they quarreled.

It was as if she was fearless.

It’s only when one recovers what they have lost that they finally discover how precious the love is.

She suddenly hated her past self. Why had she called Joel when she saw the photo? Why hadn’t she gone to him with the photo and asked him for a clear explanation?

If she had asked him for an explanation, and if he hadn’t said those hurtful words in a flash of anger, the two of them might not have let these five years pass them by like that.

Mia probably would not have been lost, either.

Tanya suddenly reached over past Mia. She fumbled around and then held Joel’s hand. This time, she would never let go.

When they exited the bedroom after waking up the next day, they saw Justin coming out of Nora’s bedroom.

Joel subconsciously asked, “Last night, you…”

“I slept in the guest room.”

mark at the corner of Justin’s eye shimmered as he replied politely, “I just went in to see if

a sigh of relief. Sensing that he had made a mountain out of a molehill just now, he coughed and said, “Oh,

thoughts. After all, his father-in-law still disliked

his brother-in-law’s

I’ll come to the

said, “Actually, you don’t have to go to so much trouble. We’ve already prepared everything we need in court

gets angry when she wakes up and finds out that I haven’t

Joel: “…”

little. He suddenly felt that

split up, and got into a few cars. Soon, they

out of the car, Hillary rushed out from somewhere and

was a large number of

Thud!

eyes were red as she said, “Mr. Smith, Tanya. I can give the two of you my blessing and withdraw from the relationship, but you can’t do this to me. Please, I beg you. Give my daughter back to

 

their cameras and started

Joel looked

“Ms. Jones, the court has the final say today, so please

Smith. I shouldn’t have pestered you, and I should have withdrawn from the relationship myself, but you can’t just drive me out of the country. Mia was

looked behind the two

the reporters also looked

“Where’s the child?”

instructed you to bring Ms. Smith with you because they may ask

you not bring the child

week, Mr. Smith! I just

and Tanya exchanged

thought of all the pain she had suffered during those five years, and how reserved

could rip Hillary’s face apart and

think she still had the cheek to mention

the child

Joel’s arm, and the two of them

you do this to me?!

not dare to approach Tanya and Joel—after all, they were outside the

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