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He was afraid that Tanya would suggest sending the child away.
No matter how much he loved Tanya, he could not do that.
After all, he was a father!
Seeing that he had misunderstood, Tanya waved her hand and said, “That’s not what I meant.”
As soon as she said this, Joel heaved a sigh of relief. It was obvious how much he liked Mia.
Tanya asked again, “Do you like children?”
Joel nodded. “Of course. If it was our child, I would like it even more.”
These words made Tanya’s heart ache again.
She lowered her head and took a bite of noodles.
The hot noodles slid into her mouth, but she took another bite as if she did not know it was hot.
She ate mouthful after mouthful. When she was done, she looked up.
Joel probed, “What did you say we have?”
Tanya took out a tissue and wiped her mouth before replying, “It’s nothing.”
Joel immediately tried to recall any vow the two had made. However, after thinking for a while, he still could not remember it.
After he ate the noodles, Tanya took his bowl and washed it in the kitchen. Then, she said, “It’s getting late, you should go back.”
Joel: “…”
He actually did not want to leave tonight, but since Tanya had said so, if he insisted on staying, it would only make Tanya feel annoyed.
At the thought of this, Joel decided that he had to take things slow and not get things done in one go.
He took out his car keys and walked slowly to the door. “Good night.”
“Good night.”
Tanya replied softly in the kitchen.
She heard Joel walk to the door and stand there for a long time. Finally, he pushed the door open. When she heard the door close with a bang, she turned off the tap.
She stood in the kitchen for a long time before walking out.
Looking at the neat apron hanging in the living room, she thought of Joel’s OCD personality and couldn’t help but lower her eyes.
She sighed heavily and went upstairs.
She lay on the sofa and quietly stared at the night sky.
She did not know where her child was in the world right now, if he was hungry, or if he had any clothes to wear. She did not know how long she was thinking when her phone suddenly rang.
She picked it up and took a look. It was a call from Hillary.
She picked up the call and Hillary’s calm voice was heard. “Are you two still together?”
Tanya sneered and said softly, “Yes, he’s taking a shower. Why?”
“You’re lying!”
Hillary suddenly smiled and said, “I just called Mia and she said Dad has come home! Tanya, I’m warning you. Stay away from Joel! Even if you seduced him now and he still likes you, Mia is the person he loves the most!”
Tanya clenched her fists.
She lowered her eyes. Before she could say anything, Hillary said, “Mia is everything to him! So what if you two still have feelings for each other? At the end of the night, won’t he still go home obediently and coax the child to sleep? Tanya, if you know what’s good for you, you better leave him!”
Tanya’s voice was very low. “What if I don’t?”
“You don’t? Do you know that everyone outside knows that he and I are engaged and that Mia is our daughter?! Mia’s sake, he won’t even announce our separation to the public. In front of outsiders, I will always be Madam Smith! And you, Tanya, are just one of his lovers! What makes you think your status is enough to make him give up his reputation?”
The Jones.
After Hillary shouted this in anger, she finally felt at ease. She sneered and said, “No matter what, I will always be the wife, and you are just a mistress! Just like it was back then, I’m the daughter of a wealthy family, and you’re just a fake daughter!”
With that, she hung up.
She had been chased out of the Smiths for so long. There were many guesses outside, but because of Mia, the Smiths had never spread the news that they had broken off the engagement.
She wanted to use this matter to agitate Tanya and let her know that she was nothing to Joel!
Any woman would mind this, right?
As she was thinking about this, the doorbell rang.
The servant went to open the door and exclaimed in surprise, “Mr. Smith?”
Hillary was stunned. She turned around and saw Joel walking in from the door!
It was already so late. Why was he at the Jones’ residence?!
Hillary recalled that when she called Tanya today, Joel was also there. Later on, he did not pursue the matter, but now, he was here…
Her heart sank, but her face was still filled with smiles as she walked over. “Joel, you’re here…”
When the Joneses heard the servant’s words, they hurriedly walked down from the study upstairs to welcome him. “Mr. Smith, what brings you here? If there’s anything you need, you can call us to the Smiths.”
Joel was still smiling. His eyes were curved, and when he did not speak, he looked very gentle, like a smiling tiger.
However, Hillary could see the coldness in his eyes.
She swallowed and jolted.
Joel looked at her and slowly said, “I came personally today because I thought that after my engagement with Miss Hillary was broken off, she seemed to have been dishonest.”
As soon as he said this, Hillary’s father was stunned. He looked directly at Hillary. “What? When did you guys break off the engagement?”
Joel lowered his eyes and said indifferently, “Why? Didn’t Miss Hillary tell you?”
Hillary had been chased back this time and stayed for a few days now, but she had not mentioned the engagement at all.
Mr. Jones looked at Hillary. “Hillary, what’s going on?
Madam Jones said, “Mr. Smith, did Hillary do something wrong to make you angry? Tell us, we’ll get her to change. How can you suddenly call off the engagement?”
Joel looked at Madam Jones.
To be precise, she was also Tanya’s mother.
Back then, Tanya’s mother had remarried and given birth to Hillary.
Hillary was a year younger than Tanya, but their identities were completely different.
One was a burden who had been brought along into her marriage with a wealthy family, and the other was a daughter of a wealthy family. Hillary had looked down on Tanya since she was young.
As for Tanya, she had a stubborn personality. After being slandered by Hillary a few times, Madam Jones had determined that Tanya’s personality was naughty and mischievous, like that of her father, who had disappeared. Therefore, she would hit and scold her!
Joel’s attitude toward Madam Jones was distant and cold. He did not bother being polite with her. “Madam Jones, you can discipline her further for her mistakes. Now, we’re talking about breaking off the engagement.”
He took out the agreement he had signed with Hillary back then. “In the agreement back then, we said that when Mia turns five, the engagement would be automatically broken off. Now, it’s time.”
The Jones parents were stunned. They looked at Hillary in disbelief. “Hillary, you…”
Hillary bit her lip and cried. “Joel, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I didn’t go looking for Tanya on purpose. I was just indignant. You chased me out of the Smiths because she suddenly returned, right?”
Tanya?
Madam Jones instantly became even more furious. “What do you mean? Did Tanya cross into your family again? Joel, you can’t treat Hillary like this. Tanya was born to be a bad hooligan!”
As soon as she said this, Joel suddenly reached out and smashed the teacup on the table to the ground!
Smash!
The sound of the teacup shattering resounded throughout the living room, causing the crying Hillary and Madam Jones, who was scolding Tanya, to stop abruptly.
Everyone looked at Joel in disbelief.
Joel lowered his eyes. “I’ve already contacted the reporters. They will announce that I have broken off my engagement with Miss Hillary tomorrow…”
As soon as he said this, Mr. Jones said, “Mr. Smith, is there no room for change in this matter?”
Joel looked at him and said firmly, “No.”
Mr. Jones sighed heavily.
Hillary and Madam Jones still wanted to say something, but Mr. Jones shook his head at them.
The two of them could only shut their mouths.
Mr. Jones began to complain. “Mr. Smith, we understand that you don’t like Hillary. We won’t force you. We can break off the engagement, but Mia is her biological daughter. You can’t stop them from meeting.”
Hillary and Madam Jones looked at each other.
Yes.
As long as Mia was still around, Hillary could interfere in Joel and Tanya’s lives. As long as she could, Joel and Tanya could forget about living a quiet life!
Hillary clenched her fists tightly. She was already thinking that if Mia fell ill in the future, she would definitely have to stay with the Smiths and take care of her.
If Mia was hurt, she would definitely ask Tanya why she abused her child!
As she was thinking about her future plans, Joel seemed to have seen through her thoughts and said directly, “Yes, I won’t stop them from meeting. Every six months, I’ll send Mia overseas to meet with Miss Hillary.”
Mr. Jones was stunned.
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