Ellinor gave a cold laugh. âEven if you heard it, Iâm not worried. But you got one thing wrong! Thereâs no way I could divorce your brother because we never got married in the first place, so thereâs no divorce to talk about.â
Veronica didnât say anything.
Feeling tired, Ellinor rubbed her temples and asked, âAnything else? If not, I want to hit the sack.â
Frowning, Veronica said, âYeah, thereâs something! This kid just woke up looking for you, so I brought him over.â
Ellinor glanced at the pitiful Baber, and said indifferently, âHeâs your brotherâs adopted son; he has nothing to do with me.
You better give your brother a ring and let him pick up his own kid.â
As she was about to shut the door, she stopped halfway.
She suddenly felt her leg being hugged, and she was worried that closing the door would hurt the child.
Ellinor looked down at Baber, who was clinging to her leg. His anxious eyes were as if he were begging for a tiny bit of love.
Baber pouted, âBaber wants to follow youâ¦â
Ellinor had decided to cut off ties with Theo and not have anything to do with him anymore, but seeing Baber like that, she wavered a bit.
She hesitated for a moment but eventually accepted the innocent child, took his hand, and led him into the room.
Before Ellinor closed the door, Veronica couldnât help but say another word, âEllinor, um⦠I didnât catch why you and my brother had a fight, but I guess itâs probably his fault that youâre so pissed off!
Whatever he did wrong, can you give him another chance? He would definitely make it up to you!â
Ellinor didnât answer.
She had already given him chances, but the man just wouldnât spit out the truth. It was meaningless then.
Love always changed a woman unknowingly; no matter how much she loved herself, she often ended up in a mess.
Her mother was like that, and Karan was like that as well. She was no exception.
Ellinor shut the door, as if closing off her heart, which that had already made a decision.
Veronica sighed deeply at the door and went back to her room, feeling defeated.
Ellinor tucked Baber into bed, trying to get him to sleep.
But Baber kept blinking his big, watery eyes at her, âAre you and dad not together anymore? Please donât leaveâ¦â Ellinor was slightly taken aback by the childâs words, âBaber, you canât think like that. You need to get some sleep!â
Baber pouted, âDo you not want me anymore?â
Ellinor didnât say anything.
Although she felt sorry for the child, she really didnât have anything to do with him, so she couldnât answer that question. Baber, seeming scared of being left behind, clung tightly to Ellinorâs hand, âIf youâre leaving, I want to go with you.â