As Holdenâs displeasure echoed in the air, Sadieâs anger flared.
She shot a fierce glare at Holden, her teeth clenched as she retorted, âEnough? Itâs never enough! I canât bear to see my child without a father.
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With those words, Sadieâs composure shattered, tears streaming down her face.
Her gaze shifted to Melon, her voice pleading.
âPlease, can you give Adele her father back? You know what itâs like to grow up without one.
Do I need to beg you on my knees? Just give Adele her father back!â
With that, Sadie sank to her knees before Melon.
Both Melon and Adele were taken aback by Sadieâs sudden emotional outburst.
They began to cry.
Melon reached for Ariana in tears.
Arianaâs fury surged.
She couldnât believe Sadie would involve Melon in such a manner.
âAre you insane? This is none of Melonâs concern! Stop this nonsense!â
She covered Melonâs 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 Holdenâs eyes, Holden coldly asked, âAre you done with your theatrics?â
âForgive me for what I did, Holden.
It wasnât my intention to spew those words.
I simply lost control of myself for a moment due to how sad I was.
I just donât want Adele to not have a father,â Sadie said sorrowfully.
However, the cold look on Holdenâs face didnât decrease in intensity at all.
He began to pat Adeleâs back to comfort her and retorted through gritted teeth, âWho 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 whatâs best for you, change your behavior and try to think twice before you say something.
â
Stunned by the harshness of Holdenâs words, Sadie cowered and clenched her teeth, unable to think of anything to say.
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Holden sneered at her and continued, âJust know that trying to use Adele as a tool to achieve your goal is nothing short of useless.
â
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
she glanced at her son, she realized that the irritability she felt was nothing in comparison to her sonâs 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 didnât change the fact that he was still a child.
There was no way Sadieâs words wouldnât have hurt him.
Melon embraced Ariana and whispered with tears streaming down his face, âTell 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.
â
Hearing this, Arianaâs heart tightened in pain.
She shook her head as she said softly, âYouâre mistaken, Melon.
Itâs not like that.
â
Holden, as Melonâs father, ought to have protected him more.
Melon was a sweet kid who didnât deserve to suffer like this.
The fact that she couldnât tell Melon that Holden was his father was simply unjust.
Angry at the whole situation, Ariana bit her Lips and then whispered to Melon, âThat woman was simply spewing nonsense.
What happened isnât your fault in any way.
Believe me when I say that youâre a cute boy who is loved by everyone.
â
Hearing this, Melon nodded slowly in her arms and stopped crying.