Chapter 9%
When I glanced sideways, my breath suddenly caught, my heartbeat quickened slightly, and I instinctively looked away and lowered my eyes./
The little girl, getting no response, showed disappointment in her round eyes and said softly to the man behind her, “Dad, the pretty aunt doesn’t like Emily Parker.”
Hearing this, a memory flashed–my daughter once cried in my arms and asked, “Mom, why doesn’t Dad like me?”
That thought filled my heart with heavy pain.
I wanted to say, it’s not that I don’t like you.
But I opened my mouth and couldn’t find the words./
Seeing this, the man calmly picked up the little girl and gently comforted her, “It’s not that pretty aunt doesn’t like Emily. My aunt is picking mangoes. Let’s not disturb her, okay?“}
Hearing this, the little girl, who had just pouted, suddenly smiled brightly and said happily, “Then we’ll wait by her side. Emily won’t disturb Aunt.”
I couldn’t help but look at the little girl squatting by the roadside, resting her cheeks in her hands, and smiling.
She looked so much like Lily–both loved to laugh, both had cute dimples on their cheeks.
Emily noticed my gaze, her eyes sparkling like stars, and said happily, “Hello, pretty aunt.”
Her voice was soft, sweet like marshmallows./
Looking at her smiling face, my eyes slowly reddened.}
Noticing my tears, she became anxious, “Pretty auntie, why are you crying?”
I raised my hand to wipe away tears and chuckled, “Auntie isn’t crying, I just suddenly remembered my daughter.”
“Ah, where is she? Can I play with her?”
She asked innocently, her round eyes scanning as if searching for Lily.
I touched the rango in my hand and said softly, “She… she went to a very far place, and Auntie can’t find her.”
The little girl didn’t understand and wanted to ask more.
Her father quickly picked her up, looked at me apologetically, and said, “I apologize for Emily, please don’t take it to heart.”
I tried to smile faintly and shook my head.”
Emily wasn’t happy with someone covering her mouth and kicked and waved her arms.
Finally free, she pouted and said angrily, “Dad, hate hate…”
The man laughed, hiding behind a smile, showing no anger but full of fondness.”
F =
Watching them interact, I couldn’t help but wonder: if Ethan had cared for Lily like this, would she have left me so soon?Д
I looked greedily at their closeness and envied them at the same time.
But after thinking, I decided to let it go.”
Neither Ethan nor I was a fit parent.”
She deserved better.”
Lily, if there is a next life, you must find parents who truly love you.!
I live quietly and simply here.%
If Ethan hadn’t appeared suddenly,
I might have forgotten he even existed.
“What’s wrong?“%
I looked at Ethan sitting opposite me with indifference.
The afternoon café was quiet, with only Maya’s soft music playing.”
Ethan stared at me intently, as if I might vanish again in a moment.”
“Hannah, are you living well here?”
1 pursed my lips, not answering.%
He looked uneasy, cautious, “Hannah, I know I did many wrong things before. I’m sorry. I sincerely apologize. Can you… come home with me?“%
