She Becomes Glamorous After The Engagement Annulment

she insisted on coming to our meetings every week and listened to us share our experiences in looking for our children.
After that, she would try again and again to return to the States.
At that time, she was falling comatose for a while almost every day, so your grand-aunt never allowed her to come back.
Thus, she got people to look for you in the country instead.

“I remember that there was once a liar who called your mom and told her that he had found clues about your whereabouts.
We all knew he was a liar, but your mom believed him.
I tried to talk her out of it when she was giving him money, but she instead said, ‘I know he’s a liar, but what if he really has news about my son? I won’t allow myself to miss out on any possibility.’

“There was also another time someone told her that they might have news about you.
She had a fever at that time, but she still made herself go over.
In the end, it also turned out to be fake news, but she passed out in the wilderness and was almost eaten by wild dogs…”

Tanya’s eyes reddened as she spoke.

It hadn’t been easy for her and Nora during all those years back then.

Nora’s suffering had already come to an end, but what about her?

There was still no news about her child even now.

Tanya lowered her head.
She didn’t notice Pete’s eyes flickering.

Even though Pete now had a mother, he had still felt insecure all this time.
After all, his family was incomplete, and Mommy was always finding Daddy too troublesome.

He had actually had nightmares quite a few times.

He dreamed that Mommy had gone abroad with Cherry and didn’t want him anymore.
He kept chasing after them, but he simply couldn’t catch up to them at all.

His feet were so heavy in the dream.

He was afraid that Mommy would suddenly separate from Daddy one day and leave him.

Listening to Tanya talk about how Mommy had looked for him so painstakingly back then made him distressed, but also relieved at the same time.

What Cherry said was true—Mommy had never given up on him before.

After Tanya talked about the past for a while, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Pete got up at once.
“It must be Mommy!”

Tanya stared at him, caught between laughter and tears.
It was only at times like this that Pete looked like what a boy his age should look like.

She smiled and went to open the door.
“You’re finally here! Your little brat is already sick of me by now!”

She opened the door as she spoke intimately, only to see Joel standing outside instead.

Tanya was stunned.
“Why are you here?”

Joel’s fox-like eyes, which easily made one feel as though he was deeply in love with them, were fixed on her.

But Tanya knew exactly how heartless the man was.

Seeing her expression go from joy to wariness, Joel lowered his gaze, acerbity filling his heart.

He said softly, “Nora is fine now.
I came to take the child home.”

Tanya was a little taken aback when she heard his term of address for Nora.
Then, she looked away and uttered, “Oh.”

She then glanced at Pete and asked, “Has she gone home yet?”

“No, but she’ll be home soon.”

Tanya was very wary.
She said, “You can’t take the child if she isn’t home.
Let’s wait until she’s home.”

“Okay.” Joel was unexpectedly agreeable.
He asked, “Are you planning to have me wait outside, Ms.
Turner?”

Tanya: “…”

Seeing that Joel was about to enter, Tanya stopped him at the door and said, “It’s not quite appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together this late at night, is it, Mr.
Smith?”

Joel kept quiet for a moment before he said, “Isn’t the child also at home?”

The way he spoke sounded as if the child was theirs.

Tanya sneered and said, “The child is still young, so it’s still inappropriate.
You’d better go back to the car and wait there instead, Mr.
Smith..
I’ll let you take the child once Nora gets home and retrieves her cell phone, and I confirm things with her.”