As Holden’s displeasure echoed in the air, Sadie’s anger flared. She shot a fierce glare at Holden, her teeth clenched as she retorted, “Enough? It’s never enough! I can’t bear to see my child without a father.”
With those words, Sadie’s composure shattered, tears streaming down her face. Her gaze shifted to Melon, her voice pleading. “Please, can you give Adele her father back? You know what it’s like to grow up without one. Do I need to beg you on my knees? Just give Adele her father back!”
With that, Sadie sank to her knees before Melon.
Both Melon and Adele were taken aback by Sadie’s sudden emotional outburst. They began to cry. Melon reached for Ariana in tears.
Ariana’s fury surged. She couldn’t believe Sadie would involve Melon in such a manner. “Are you insane? This is none of Melon’s concern! Stop this nonsense!”
She covered Melon’s ears and swiftly retreated with him into the villa yard without another glance at Sadie or Holden.
With Adele crying in his arms, Holden stood in front of Sadie and glared at her.
A little while later, Sadie ceased crying and looked up at Holden.
The moment she met Holden’s eyes, Holden coldly asked, “Are you done with your theatrics?”
“Forgive me for what I did, Holden. It wasn’t my intention to spew those words. I simply lost control of myself for a moment due to how sad I was. I just don’t want Adele to not have a father,” Sadie said sorrowfully.
However, the cold look on Holden’s face didn’t decrease in intensity at all. He began to pat Adele’s back to comfort her and retorted through gritted teeth, “Who said that would happen? If you had any iota of love for your child, you would have been more careful of the words that come out of that mouth of yours. If you know what’s best for you, change your behavior and try to think twice before you say something.”
Stunned by the harshness of Holden’s words, Sadie cowered and clenched her teeth, unable to think of anything to say.
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Holden sneered at her and continued, “Just know that trying to use Adele as a tool to achieve your goal is nothing short of useless.”
With that, he turned around and got into the car with Adele.
Scared that Holden would leave her behind, Sadie scrambled to her feet, wiped off her tears, and followed him into the car.
Meanwhile, in the villa, Ariana watched the car leave. But when
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she glanced at her son, she realized that the irritability she felt was nothing in comparison to her son’s sadness.
With his eyes red from crying, Melon struggled to understand why Sadie had acted like that or the full meaning of what she had said.
Ariana drew Melon closer to her and comforted him.
Though Melon was smart beyond his years, that didn’t change the fact that he was still a child. There was no way Sadie’s words wouldn’t have hurt him.
Melon embraced Ariana and whispered with tears streaming down his face, “Tell me, Mommy, am I the one who made Adele fatherless? I… I never meant to do such a horrible thing. Adele must be so sad right now.”
Hearing this, Ariana’s heart tightened in pain. She shook her head as she said softly, “You’re mistaken, Melon. It’s not like that.”
Holden, as Melon’s father, ought to have protected him more. Melon was a sweet kid who didn’t deserve to suffer like this. The fact that she couldn’t tell Melon that Holden was his father was simply unjust.
Angry at the whole situation, Ariana bit her Lips and then whispered to Melon, “That woman was simply spewing nonsense. What happened isn’t your fault in any way. Believe me when I say that you’re a cute boy who is loved by everyone.”
Hearing this, Melon nodded slowly in her arms and stopped crying.