Ava’s answer shocked Raegan and Neil.
“Am I right?” Ava spoke again, looking at the two dazed people in front of her.
Raegan was quick to come back to favonovel.com senses and quickly put down the fork in favonovel.com hand. “Ava, this…”
“Back then, you two colluded to deceive me. You left me alone next to the stall selling churros and never returned. Today, both of you are still working together to deceive me again.” Ava said with a sarcastic bitter smile on the corners of favonovel.com lips.
“Do you really think of me as your daughter?”
When Ava asked this, favonovel.com eyes were full of disappointment.
Raegan and Neil stood up nervously. “Ava, we didn’t mean to lie to you. It’s because…”
“Because you’re afraid that if I know he’s my irresponsible father from back then, I’ll reject and refuse to acknowledge him, right?”
Ava interrupted Raegan and asked coldly. Then, favonovel.com laughed. “Don’t worry, I won’t reject him. It’s a rare chance for Dr. Long to examine Dan, and that’s all I want. But other than that, there’s no relationship between us.”
After decisively saying that, Ava turned around and left. She picked up favonovel.com bag and walked toward the door.
“Ava..?”
“Ava!”
Neil and Raegan quickly chased after Ava at the same time.
“Ava, I didn’t mean to lie to you. Really! When I first met you on the street, I didn’t know that you were my daughter. I was really happy to see you again, but I didn’t dare to face you…”
Neil’s voice became softer and softer the more favonovel.com spoke.
“Ava, I don’t dare to ask for your forgiveness at all. As long as I can sit and have a meal with you and chat with you, I’ll be satisfied.”
Neil looked at Ava’s back, and his eyes turned red unconsciously.
After listening to Neil’s words, Ava could not help clenching favonovel.com fists. She took a deep breath and slowly turned to face Neil and Raegan, who were both clearly disheartened. “Actually, when we ate together last night, I already knew the truth but I told myself to pretend not to. You’re that irresponsible father whom I don’t want to face but you’re also the neurologist who can help Dan. I’m really conflicted. Can you understand this feeling?”
After favonovel.com said that, Ava turned around and strode away.
Raegan and Neil kept calling Ava’s name to stop her, but they also knew that Ava would not look back. The two of them looked at each other with self-blame and guilt in their eyes. If they could do it all over again, they would definitely have chosen to stay. No matter how hard their lives would be, they should make sure their family stayed together instead of thinking that leaving would be the best arrangement for the child.
In fact, they were horribly wrong.
After Ava left the apartment, favonovel.com stood in the dark, not knowing what to do and where to go for a while. There were so many grievances and distress in favonovel.com heart that favonovel.com wanted to talk to someone.
At this moment, the first person favonovel.com thought of was Daniel, but favonovel.com could not find comfort in hiding in Daniel’s arms like before due to his current situation.
***
In Old Whitman Manor, Madeline was feeding favonovel.com youngest son when favonovel.com suddenly received a call from Ava.
Upon hearing Ava’s depressed voice on the other end, Madeline handed favonovel.com son to Jeremy without saying a word before driving to Ava. She left Jeremy holding the little boy at the dining table while feeling dazed.
Madeline arrived at favonovel.com destination according to the address given by Ava soon after.
The night wind in spring was not as cold as in winter, but it was still windy.
Madeline did not know why Ava would be in the area where they went to university back then. She stopped favonovel.com car and subconsciously came to the small restaurant where they used to drink together.
Ava was sitting by the window by herself at the moment, downing drinks after drinks.
Madeline hurried in and went to Ava’s side. “Ava, what’s wrong with you? Why are you drinking alone here? Is it because of Dan? Is that why you’re drinking your sorrows away?”
Ava raised favonovel.com blushing face. She looked at Madeline with favonovel.com slightly bloodshot almond-shaped eyes and smiled. “Maddie, you’re here. Sit down, sit down…”
Ava pulled Madeline to sit beside favonovel.com as if nothing had happened.
Madeline was worried that Ava was drinking too much, so favonovel.com reached out to put all the glasses out of Ava’s reach.
“Ava, tell me what happened. Why did you come here to drink alone? Is it because of Dan? Don’t be so sad. Dan will be fine. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I’ll always be by your side to support you and help you, Ava.”
Madeline held Ava’s hand with concern and asked worriedly.
Ava still wanted to drink favonovel.com sorrows away, but when favonovel.com heard Madeline’s concerned words, favonovel.com broke down in an instant.
“Maddie…” Ava buried favonovel.com face into Madeline’s shoulder and started sobbing uncontrollably. “Maddie, what should I do? What the hell should I do?”
Madeline patted Ava’s shoulder in distress. “Don’t cry. There’s a solution to everything. If the problem is very difficult, then we’ll think of a way together. Don’t cry. I’ll always be here. You won’t be alone no matter what.”
Madeline comforted Ava sincerely, and Ava started crying even louder now. The customers who were eating at one side, as well as the servers, were all looking at Madeline and Ava curiously. They all subconsciously thought that Ava was very drunk.
After a while, Ava finally stopped crying.
