She didn’t want to like her father.

“Grape…” Josie held her, her words tinged with a hint of sorrow. “Don’t dislike Daddy…”

Adult matters should not involve children, after all.

Grape pursed her lips. “But Daddy… he doesn’t like me either.” Her tone could hardly conceal her sadness and despair.

Josie understood what Grape was thinking.

After all these years, she, as a mother, had ultimately failed her.

“If I have to choose between Mommy and Daddy, then I…” Grape’s eyes were filled with determination as she hugged Josie’s neck. “I choose Mommy…”

A warmth spread through Josie’s heart, and tears began to fall uncontrollably.

“Grape—” Josie held her quietly.

Little did she know, at that very moment, Dexter’s car had already pulled up at the door downstairs.

As the car engine turned off, the car window slid down, revealing the man’s profound profile. His brows were tightly knitted as if burdened with worries he couldn’t untangle.

The unfathomable eyes gazed at the house, illuminated by light.

certificate…” Larry

confirmed his suspicions deep down, his heart still ached slightly when he saw the date of Grape’s

It’s hard to imagine.

foreign land, raising her child alone. Her days were far from

can go back first…” Dexter

were certain things that he

Larry expressed

Larry understood his meaning. Without

coaxing the little

She gently laid the little one down on the large bed, looking at the face

owes you an

she stealthily slipped out of the

Nightfall descended.

chill, causing the loose strands of hair at her temples

a quick glance, her gaze involuntarily settled

began to pound as if she had already guessed

their eyes meeting in a heated exchange. His intense stare seemed as if it could see right through her. Overwhelmed, Josie quickly averted her gaze

did he manage

at that moment, the phone in

was a call

screen displayed his slightly travel-worn

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