Chapter 419



Her words couldn’t have been more hurtful.

Joel stopped and looked at her in astonishment.

Hillary seemed to have lost her mind. The wild look on her face made her look like a beast in captivity putting up one last fight. He said, “How about this? Give me Mia and you two can have your own children, isn’t that a good idea? Then I won’t bother you again in the future.”

Joel looked at Tanya quickly.

By asking her to be Mia’s stepmother, he was actually letting Tanya down.

Tanya had also resisted the idea.

Just two days ago, she had even pushed him away because of it.

Joel thought that was something Tanya couldn’t get over.

However, Tanya’s gaze fell on Mia when she heard what Hillary said.

The words ‘have children of your own’ were a blow that made her heart ache.

However, she had noticed Mia reaching out her little hand and gripping Joel’s sleeve tightly when she heard what Hillary said. Moreover, her shy eyes were also looking at her as if asking for help – or begging for mercy.

Mia didn’t want to go with Hillary.

She was very resistant to the idea.

Seeing that neither she nor Joel would speak, Hillary held out her hand to Mia and said, “Come here, Mia. Come to mommy. They’re all bad people, you know that? They’re all bad people! When your teacher and your father have their own children in the future, they will abuse you and bully you. Come to mommy. Mommy will never bully you, will she?”.

Mia shrank further into Joel’s arms.

Joel’s gaze, however, was on Tanya the whole time.

He would never turn Mia over to Hillary, no matter what.

But he wanted Tanya to say something right now…..

Tanya, however, just stared at Mia. The emotions in her eyes were so complicated that even Joel couldn’t read them at all.

Joel’s heart slowly sank.

Tanya probably still couldn’t accept Mia.

Well, that made sense.

What made him think he could ask her to treat the child born to the man he loved the most and the sister he hated the most as her own?

Besides, Tanya was someone with a direct and determined character. She had never been one to do such holy things…..

However, Joel had no choice but to be selfish this time.

He would never let go of Mia, nor would he ever let go of Tanya.

They were the two most important women in his life.

With that in mind, Joel’s gaze turned cold and unfathomable. He looked at Hillary and pushed Mia away from her.

Just as he was about to speak, Tanya, who stood behind him, said, “If I say I don’t care, will you believe me?”

Her words left everyone gasping.

Hillary looked at her in disbelief.

Even Joel was surprised.

Tanya looked at Mia and slowly held out her arms to her. “I like Mia. Even though she’s your daughter, she’s nothing like you. The two of you are completely different.”

Tanya lowered her head.

She couldn’t even force herself to dislike Mia, because seeing her made her think of her own child.

Any woman who had had children before would be somewhat accommodating to children and would forgive them. She wanted to make Mia happy.

When Mia saw Tanya hold out her arms to her, for some reason, she suddenly felt warmth in the icy world.

She stretched out her own short little arms and climbed into Tanya’s arms.

When Tanya said that, she had put aside her negative feelings.

She believed that her child would be like her, and she also hoped that all children in the world could live happy and carefree lives.

Tanya, who had put her negative feelings about Mia behind her, suddenly raised her head. Her lips curved into a smile as she turned to Hillary. She said cheekily, “Besides, Mia is Joel’s daughter. Considering how much I love him, I would love his daughter too, so why wouldn’t I like Mia? You’re worrying too much about it.

By the way, you don’t have to worry too much about Mia when you go abroad, because I will take good care of her. After all, we are a family of three. We’re going to live happily together.”

Hillary became so furious that she began to tremble.

For some reason, though, Tanya sensed that Hillary’s emotions were a little strange. It was as if she was furious, but at the same time afraid of something. “You…! That’s complete nonsense! I’m Mia’s mother!”

Tanya didn’t understand why she emphasized that over and over again, but she asked nonetheless, “Mia, do you want me to be your mother?”

Mia’s eyes lit up and she nodded. “Yes!”

Tanya then looked at Hillary. “Mia is only five years old. Let’s say five – or even ten – years later, will she still remember you, her birth mother?”

She let out an icy laugh after speaking.

Immediately after, as if she were one of those bad-tempered women who flaunt their power after doing bad things, in the midst of everyone gesturing and talking about her, oblivious to anything, Tanya headed for the exit with Mia in her arms. “Alright, Mia, your fever’s gone, shall we go home?”

“…”

Hillary was still shaking even after Tanya had left. Mrs. Jones, who was frowning, didn’t seem to know what she should do.

Shortly thereafter, Joel’s assistant approached Hillary. “Ms. Jones, your plane ticket is booked. Your flight is in an hour. You can come with me now.”

Hillary clenched her fists.

However, she was speechless as she stared at the attendant in front of her.

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With a mighty rush around her, Tanya headed for the parking lot with Mia in her arms.

Joel followed her. As he watched the woman in front of him take firm, determined steps, a dazzling smile formed at the corner of his lips.

When they reached the car, he took two quick steps forward, to Tanya’s side.

Tanya turned to him and smiled triumphantly. “Did you see how Hillary looked just now, hahaha I felt so good, I haven’t been so happy in so many years!”

Joel: “…”

A very self-conscious Tanya sat in the back seat with Mia and left the driver’s seat to Joel. He had a smile on his lips the whole time. “Mia, I made your mom really mad just now, do you mind?”

Mia blinked at once. “No, I don’t mind, Mommy!”

Tanya: “?”

She suddenly choked on her saliva. After a few violent coughs, the astonished woman looked at Mia. “You… What did you just call me?”

Although Mia looked at her shyly, she spoke very firmly. “It was you who asked me to call you Mom…”.

Tanya: “…”

The corners of her lips tightened in embarrassment. “No, I said it just to make Hillary angry. You…you…don’t take it seriously.”

“Okay, Mom,” Mia said.

Tanya: “…”

She immediately looked at Joel, who was in the driver’s seat. “What are you laughing at, aren’t you going to do something about the little girl?”

The extremely thick Joel said, “We already agreed then that when we had a daughter in the future, I would be in charge of spoiling her while you would be in charge of disciplining her.”

Tanya: “!”

It was only when the car started up that she finally asked, “Where are we going?”

“To Smith Manor.” Tanya blushed crimson after she spoke…. Joel, who saw that she was about to refuse, immediately added, “Nora is hurt. Before she passed out, she was talking about an email…”

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