Then the door was unlocked. After that night, Isabella came to her senses.

She said coldly, “Reginald, I will be responsible for you and marry you.”

I thought a happy life was about to begin for me. But at a party, I accidentally bumped into her talking to a friend.

“Isabella, you don't know what's good for you. You have to be grateful. Reginald has a good figure. He is also rich. The key is that he still loves you so much. So, you should live a good life.”

Isabella sneered while smoking a cigarette. She didn’t care about her friend’s words.

“At first, I also had a good impression of him, but I didn't expect that he was actually such a casual person. When I think of the day, he drugged me and forcefully himself on me, I feel disgusted.”

I hadn't figured out how to explain to her properly. Half a month later, she applied and got a visa to leave the country.

Ten months later, Isabella sent her newborn daughter back to Liechtenstein. I took care of my daughter, Luciana, alone. On the other hand, I still looked forward to her coming back. I always wait for her day and night.

Unfortunately, what I got in return was her entanglement with Christopher. I didn’t believe Isabelle was closer to Christopher’s daughter than her daughter.

The empty villa was silent and lonely. I took out my cell phone. I just wanted to call Isabella to ask when she would be back.

Suddenly the door was pushed open. Isabella coldly walked in. She swept a glance at Luciana who was sleeping soundly.

She then spoke carelessly, “Adelaide will come to play at home tomorrow, Reginald. So, you and Luciana have to go out right now.”

Meeting my confused gaze, the corner of her lips raised a smile and explained, “Adelaide is more possessive. She can't see other little girls calling me mom, Reginald. So, please, you two out now.”

I had just held my breath for a while. But I finally exploded at this moment. I laughed back in anger.

“Isabella, do you still know who your biological daughter is? Do you know that Luciana is in kindergarten today…”

Isabella frowned slightly and interrupted me, “Reginald, there's no need for you to remind me of this, okay? I'm sorry, Reginald. But at the kindergarten today, Adelaide also had a parent-teacher meeting. Christopher and her mom are divorced. She's too busy to take care of the child alone.”

I still calm down at this moment. Isabella continued her words, “What's more, before I met you, I swore to Christopher that I would never let him suffer any grievances. I've already married you, as you wished, Reginald. So, you can't stop me from caring about them. This is what I owe them.”

Isabella threw down her jacket after saying that. She then went to the bathroom. The sound of water splashing drowned out my desperate and helpless whimpers.

If I had known that life would be like this after marrying her, I would rather die than choose to give in that night. I smiled bitterly at the divorce agreement that I had just written on my computer.

If it weren’t for my only daughter, Luciana, there would be no heart for Isabella. According to my character, I was afraid that I would have already mentioned divorce.

But when I thought of Luciana with the aggrieved look, I still wanted to fight a little more. I did not want to let her lose her mother since she was a child.

***

Luciana woke up early in the morning. She learned that her mother had come back to our house. She then jumped up excitedly on her crib.

“I'm going to take the picture I just drew and show it to Mommy and Dad.”

I knew that little children would forget a lot of things quickly. Luciana has already forgiven Isabella for what happened in kindergarten. My daughter ran downstairs happily.

But she saw Christopher and Adelaide in our house. At that moment Isabella was gently helping Adelaide peel oranges.

Luciana frowned and asked, “Mom, who are they?”

Seeing that Luciana was still at home, Isabella frowned. “Why are you still at home? Where's your dad, Luciana?”

Luciana was taken aback. She was still carefully holding up the family portrait she had been drawing for a week.

“This is the family portrait that I drew, Mom. I'm thinking that I'll give it to you when you return home.”

The painting was just about to be handed over when a small hand nonchalantly snatched it away.

“What a broken painting!”

Adelaide stomped her foot and tore it in half. She arrogantly put her hands on her waist. Adelaide then fiercely pushed my daughter.

Adelaide shouted, “This is my mom not yours. Luciana, your classmates say you're a wild seed. Who gave you permission to call her your mom?”

Seeing Luciana fall to the ground and crying loudly, I was instantly anxious. I helped my daughter up. I then stare coldly at Adelaide.

“Apologize to my daughter right now!”

Isabella tightened her brows and said unhappily, “Reginald, why are you being so mean to a little kid?”

She held Adelaide in her arms without saying a word. She then stared at me sharply.

“I told you in advance last night that Adelaide doesn't stand to see people calling me mom, Reginald. She's just aggravated and angry. By the way, it's not like she pushed Luciana on purpose, okay?”

I stood firm. I was still insisting.

“Did she do it on purpose? Didn't you see it just now, Reginald?”

“Isabella, she just personally called Luciana a wild seed. You must tell her, is Luciana really a wild seed?”

Isabella hesitated for a few moments. But she still softly coaxed Adelaide without any intention of apologizing.

On the other side, Christopher rolled his eyes. He stepped forward to Luciana. 

He then apologized with a smile. “Mr. Reginald, I'm really sorry. My daughter, Adelaide, grew up abroad. It makes her personality easy to anger. She also doesn’t like to share anything with others. She just said what she wanted to say. Please, don't take it to heart.”

The little girl in his arms had an even more smug expression. I really hated both of them. They ruined my daughter's life.

“I didn't say anything wrong, Dad. The classmates have all said that Luciana is a wild seed. She's the one who robbed my mom!”

Adelaide still believed her statement. Meanwhile, I clenched my fists and stared coldly at Isabella.

Before she said that she had a cleanliness fetish called mysophobia, Luciana and I endured it. We indulged her blindly.

Unfortunately, she was willing to use overtime as an excuse to have an affair with other men outside. I also turned a blind eye when I found out about this. But now, I couldn't tolerate others calling my daughter a wild seed.

I asked loud to her, “Isabella, I'll ask you again. Is Luciana…?”

A point of displeasure flashed across Isabella's face, but she sneered and said, “How did she become my daughter, Reginald? Aren't you stupid? Alright, today is the day Adelaide comes to the house to play, okay? Please, don't make everyone unhappy right now.”

Christopher and his daughter were happy on the side. They knew that Isabelle would choose them over her daughter. 

Isabella picked up Adelaide with heartache. “I will buy you new dolls, okay?”

Adelaide replied, “I want Elsa's pretty dress, Mom.”

“Okay, we will buy it later.”

I saw Isabella's face full of love for Adelaide at this moment. Looking at her back, I felt a chill in my heart. It made me want to do something. I finally said the words that I had not been able to say even after weighing them again and again.

“Isabella, let's divorce!”

Isabella's footsteps lurched after hearing my words. She coldly turned back.

“Reginald, do you think this is interesting? If you think this can threaten me, then it's fine as you wish.”

After saying that, she left without looking back.

I saw a smile with a smirk flashed across the corner of Christopher's eyes. But he quickly suppressed it and turned back to apologize to me.

“I'm really sorry, Reginald. Isabella and I are innocent. She is the most affectionate person. I know she just cares more about me than you. It happens because she feels sorry for my heartbreak and my early divorce. You know that my only child does not have a mother. She is only to be more concerned about us for a while. I hope you do not take it to heart. Please, don’t be unhappy because of this.”

Before they left us, Christopher added my contact information. He said to compensate Luciana for that painting.

Isabella said, “Christopher, come quickly.”

Isabella stood outside not far away. She held Adelaide’s hands and called him softly.

Christopher replied, “I’m coming!”

Christopher chased after them with a joyful smile on his face. Before they could go far, the sound of their conversation clearly reached my ears.

“Isabella, you are such a fool. Mr. Reginald said that the divorce was just a word of anger. How could you agree to it?”

Isabella replied sarcastically, “I know he used all means to beg for this marriage. So, how could he possibly give up a divorce? I think he was so mean to our Adelaide. It was just a small punishment for him. It won't be long before he begs me to come back. Believe my words, Christopher.”

I couldn't help but sneer. I tried to calm down and take new steps in my future life without Isabella.

I said in my heart, ‘Isabella, people will change. I swear to you. I am Reginald, who used to risk my life for your love and will hate you now. Now for the sake of my daughter, I will choose our life to leave you completely.’

My daughter, Luciana, hid in her room. She cried non-stop.

“Dad, my classmates say that my mom is Adelaide's mom, but I didn't compete with her for mom, Dad.”

Later, she fell asleep holding a picture of her mom, Isabella. Unfortunately, I couldn't sleep at night.

I opened my cell phone. Then I saw that Christopher had updated a photo on his social media account. I read his caption carefully.

His caption: [Adelaide finally has the missing mother's love. What belongs to us, no one can take away!]

The text was immediately followed by a picture of the three of them. They hugged each other and smiled at the camera. They were like a family of three. I casually clicked a like at that moment. Suddenly a message popped up on my cell phone. It was a message from Christopher.

Christopher sent a video to me. I opened and suddenly saw Isabella’s beautiful face. It was the photo when she just returned to Liechtenstein.

I remember someone asked her, “Isabella, give us your TMI. What is the happiest thing in your life?”

She then gave the answer carelessly that she put Adelaide to sleep and then pulled Christopher into the bathroom before she went abroad last week.

Paired with the softness in the bottom of her eyes and the uproar coming from around her. My hands and feet were cold.

Christopher then shared a note on his social media Instagram. 

[Since we are having a child, we can't live in the world of two. We can only wait for Adelaide to fall asleep. Then quietly touch this and that.]

I was lost in thought when Christopher sent his note to me. He then sent a message to me.

Christopher: [I'm really sorry, Reginald. I just clicked the wrong button and actually sent it to you by mistake. When I realized that I couldn't withdraw it anymore. But to be honest, you should also know how Isabella feels, right?]

[In the beginning, it was because you used despicable means to force me to marry Isabella and become her husband. But you have to know that in these three years abroad, she has always accompanied my daughter, Adelaide Ainsworth.]

I was really angry at this moment. But Christopher still sent another message to me.

Christopher: [Although the child is not her own, Isabella is more thoughtful and considerate than Adelaide’s biological mother, Reginald. Even if we break up, she still can't let go of me. It won't be long before we get back together. Mr. Reginald, I know that your family is rich. I feel that you don't need Isabella anymore, right? So, I advise you not to ask for trouble and take the initiative to withdraw your decisions about your divorce.]

After that, he sent another picture to me. It was a picture of Adelaide. 

Adelaide smiled brightly in the middle of Isabella and Christopher. Meanwhile, her father and Isabella kissed her cheeks at the same time. This photo really showed them as a happy family.

I smiled and replied to him, “Okay.”

Then I called my mom's number. “Mom, I've made up my mind. I'll take Luciana and settle abroad. I'll leave in a few days.”

My mom was surprised at that moment. She then replied, “Are you sure, my son? But I've heard that Isabella has returned to Liechtenstein. I know it's not easy for your family to reunite. Does she agree?”

I smiled ruefully and bitterly. My mom still believed in her mind.

“She will beg for it, Reginald.”

I just ended the call after hearing my mom's words. I didn't insist on waiting for Isabella to come back before going to bed like I did in the past.

It was already two o'clock in the morning when Isabella came back home. She had just entered and frowned when she saw the darkened room.

She knew I usually keep the light on for her every time, but this time was an exception. Not only this time, but after that I also no longer bother her again. 

For three whole days, I didn’t say a single word to Isabella.  Seemingly sensing that something was wrong, Isabella came back. She brought a gift box.

“Reginald, this is for you.”

A trace of apology flashed across her face. “I know Adelaide was unintelligent and so ignorant a few days ago. I apologize to you and Luciana on her behalf.”

As she spoke, she opened the gift box. There was an outdated watch quietly. She then took it out and looked at me.

“I'll help you put it on, Reginald.”

I didn't move to avoid it. “No need to bother, Isabella.”

Unfortunately, I had seen that watch before. I saw it on Christopher's Instagram. It was a model that he disliked as outdated and old. He even joked that he didn’t want to throw it away.