Chapter 1781: Slowly Accepting Her

Chapter 1781: Slowly Accepting Her

"Why are you crying, Mommy?" Alisha suddenly quickened her pace

and ran towards Athena. Her chest felt strange, and she felt dizzy and

weak, as if floating on air.

She ran up to Athena and forcefully hugged her with her small body.

At this moment, Reuben finally reacted. Alisha had actually woken up

and crawled out from the safe corner, running outside. He was too

shocked just now because he had learned about Luther's poisoning,

with only three months left to live.

Damn it, he cursed under his breath, wanting to rush out and catch

Alisha, but it was already too late.

Upon hearing Alisha’s voice, Athena abruptly grabbed her and held her

tightly in her arms.

Joyce heard a faint child's voice calling for "Mommy," and her mind was

suddenly captivated. It must be Alisha, it must be. The instinct of

motherhood immediately responded when she heard the calling of

"Mommy," and she responded, "Alisha, I'm here."

Unfortunately, Alisha didn't hear her voice. Instead, right in front of her,

Alisha threw herself into Athena's embrace.

Joyce trembled fiercely and almost lost her balance.

Though Luther didn't expect Alisha to come out on her own, he was

well aware that Alisha considered Athena her mother. He firmly

supported Joyce, tightly gripping her arm.

An unexpected and terrible situation had arisen. Alisha was once again

under Athena's control, and Athena might resort to a life-or-death

threat. Alisha had just undergone surgery, and this was the weakest

point of her body.

Luther clenched his fists tightly, his expression serious. He pondered

how to handle the situation.

Athena was greatly shaken in her mind. She held Alisha and cried,

"Alisha, Daddy doesn't want us anymore. Daddy wants to take you

away and be with another woman. Over there, it's her. From now on,

you have to call her Mommy. Alisha, Mommy doesn't want to be

separated from you. Please, beg Daddy not to leave me, okay?"

Saying that, Athena pointed her finger at Joyce, her face full of

resentment.

“It's her, Joyce, she's the one who ruined our happy family! Alisha,

please persuade Daddy to come back with us.”

This was the ideology Athena had instilled in Alisha countless times.

Alisha’s thoughts were deeply ingrained.

Following the direction of Athena's finger, Alisha looked over and saw

the bright lights brought by the warlords, illuminating everything as

bright as day. She saw Joyce standing tall, holding a gun. It was a

deadly weapon, and she knew it.

Her father's hand was holding the shoulder of another woman, the

same woman Joyce had mentioned as her mom.

Her small eyes filled with resentment.

"Daddy, you lied to me after all. You brought me here because you

wanted to leave Mommy and be with this woman, right? She's a bad

woman!"

Luther suddenly became furious. "Alisha, come here. Athena is not

your mommy. She is the one who gave birth to you and raised you!

Look carefully! When did Daddy ever lie to you?!"

Joyce, under the bright light, finally saw Alisha's face clearly. She was a

beautiful little girl, delicate and lovely, with dark pupils, resembling

Luther even more. Her heart tightened. Alisha’s accusation of being a

bad woman finally reminded her that she had met Alisha before.

In the department store, she had encountered a lost little girl who was

crying and looking for her mother.

She still remembered the scene of their conversation.

"How about I take you to the department store's missing persons center

and broadcast a search for your mommy there? Don't be afraid, I will

protect you if we encounter bad people.”

The little girl looked at her and suddenly pushed her away. “No. You're

wrong. You're a bad person! Mommy said you're the worst woman in

the world! Stay away from me!"

Then the little girl ran away directly.

Since she saw the little girl reunited with her mother, she didn't pay any

more attention.

Now she realized that she had already encountered her own daughter,

but she didn't recognize her. At that time, Alisha had already recognized

her as a thief and believed that she was a bad woman.

Joyce took a step back heavily, leaning into Luther's embrace, seeking

solace.

Her long-awaited daughter was right in front of her, but she was treated

worse than a stranger.

Her own daughter called someone else "Mommy" and believed that she

was a bad woman. The blow was too heavy. She finally understood

why Luther had never come home and never told her that Alisha was

still alive. Luther had never been able to persuade Alisha.

She shook her head in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes. "Alisha... I

am... I..."

Luther, for the first time, had a stern expression towards Alisha and

shouted, "Alisha, I'll say it again, she is your mommy. Athena has no

relation to you. Look carefully! When has Daddy ever lied to you?!"

Alisha cried out loudly, "No, I don't believe you. You don't want Mommy

anymore, and you're making up these excuses to deceive me!"

"You want to take me away so that I'll never see Mommy again. I know!

You're lying to me! You want to be with another woman, and you don't

want Mommy anymore! Waaah! You're a bad daddy, lying to people!"

Luther felt an immense headache. Alisha's stubborn personality was

similar to his when he was young. Once she made up her mind, it was

difficult to change it. He had invested so much effort in gaining Alisha's

trust, but it might all be in vain.

Now the most critical thing was to snatch Alisha back from Athena's

grasp, or they would be in a very passive situation.

Reuben, who was also waiting for an opportunity, thought the same. He

hadn't been watching Alisha closely, and the mistake was his to make

up for. If he had known, he should have put Alisha under full

anesthesia, which might have prevented the current trouble.

He silently moved behind Athena, waiting for the right moment.

At this moment, he exchanged a glance with Luther.

Luther's eyes narrowed suddenly as he saw the signal from Reuben.

He nodded, understanding the plan.

Reuben leaped forward, swiftly kicking the weapon out of Athena's

hand, and at the same time, the powerful impact caused Athena to fall

to the ground in a sorry state.

Simultaneously, Luther raised his gun and aimed at Athena's shoulder.

In a lightning-fast motion, he shot at Athena's shoulder, hitting the spot

where Joyce had shot her before, piercing through once again.

Athena let out a painful scream, her whole body trembling from the

pain, unable to move.

With old wounds and new injuries, the pain was unbearable.