Joel saw her grave expression and put down his fork. He stared at her. "What?"
His heart suddenly pounded violently.
He didn't know what Tanya was going to say, much less what she was thinking... but he suddenly felt that what she was going to say next was very important.
Tanya looked at the man and said impulsively, "We had a..."
The word "child" hovered around her mouth for a moment, but she could not say it.
Joel was stunned. "What?"
He searched his memory hard. They had an agreement? An oath? Or what?
He was afraid that he would anger the girl in front of him if he did not remember.
Tanya opened her mouth.
She suddenly thought of the parents who had been searching for their children overseas.
Some mothers broke down, and some fathers were very calm. However, she had seen them turn around and cry secretly in a corner after comforting their wives.
She suddenly asked, "You love Mia very much, right?"
Joel did not know why she had suddenly changed the topic, but he still followed along and said, "Yes, I love her very much."
He suddenly reached out and held her hand. "I know that
I will never let you down in this matter. Her existence is something I cannot control, but her existence makes me feel warm. Tanya, that is a kind of satisfaction from family ties. You understand me, right?"
How could Tanya not understand?
After all, she and Joel were both children who lacked love!
Even though Joel was born in the Smiths, his parents did not like him. There was even a time when they thought of abandoning him, making him feel very insecure.
As for Tanya...
After her mother remarried, she lost her home.
When the two of them walked together back then, didn't it feel like they were hugging each other for warmth?
That was why she was so happy when she gave birth to that little angel and thought that she finally had a family in this world and someone with her blood.
That was why she had searched the entire world for her child like a madman without even having seen the child once.
When Joel saw that she was in a strange mood, he mistakenly thought that Tanya would mind if he mentioned Mia. He thought about it and said, "1 know it's very selfish of me to make you accept Mia, but Tanya, Mia is really a very obedient child. You'll fall in love with her. Really..."
He was afraid that Tanya would suggest sending the child away.
No matter how much he loved Tanya, he could not do that.
After all, he was a father!
Seeing that he had misunderstood, Tanya waved her hand and said, "That's not what I meant."
As soon as she said this, Joel heaved a sigh of relief. It was obvious how much he liked Mia.
Tanya asked again, "Do you like children?"
Joel nodded. "Of course. If it was our child, I would like it even more."
These words made Tanya's heart ache again.
She lowered her head and took a bite of noodles.
The hot noodles slid into her mouth, but she took another bite as if she did not know it was hot.
She ate mouthful after mouthful. When she was done, she looked up.
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