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 handed over the information he had

confirmed his suspicions deep down, his heart still ached

It’s hard to imagine.

foreign land,

back first…” Dexter

things that he had to

expressed with some

his meaning. Without delay, he opened the car door and stepped

coaxing the little

down on the large bed,

owes you

in Grape, she stealthily slipped out of the

Nightfall descended.

causing the loose strands of

glance, her gaze involuntarily settled

to pound as if she

stare seemed as if it could see right through her. Overwhelmed, Josie quickly averted her

How did he manage to find this

at that moment, the phone in

was a call from

his slightly travel-worn

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