In the midst of the uproar, my hands and feet went cold.
Asher Rudolf was her ex-boyfriend, while Rielle was his daughter.
Rumors had it that they had been living together for the past three years. Turns out, it was all true.
At that moment, my heart completely shattered. I left divorce papers on the table, took my daughter, deregistered our household registration and left the country.
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One day, Maisie came home crying when the nanny picked her up from kindergarten.
“Daddy, is it true that I don’t have a mom anymore?”
She sobbed, her voice hiccupping with sadness.
“Mommy promised to go to my kindergarten parent-teacher conference, but when she arrived, she said she’s Rielle's mom.”
“Daddy, all my friends said I am a child without a mom, hu hu hu…”
My chest burst with a ton of pain, and with red eyes, I took my daughter into my arms.
I wanted to say something to comfort her, but remembering Fiona’s cold attitude, it stuck in my throat.
Now I regretted it.
I thought that after waiting Fiona for three years, she would come to her senses and be willing to return to this country to reunite with our family.