After mulling everything over in her head, Lila finally left her room.
This was the first time she had taken the initiative to go out of her room in the last few days.
She headed down the stairs and could make out her parents watching a TV drama in the living room with Janet.
Lila could see that Johanna was moved to tears by the scene in the TV drama. She was wiping her face as she held Janet. "It's obvious that the heroine in this drama is so pitiful."
Janet comforted her with a warm smile on her face. "This is just a TV show. It's all fake. This kind of thing never happens in real life."
Beal peeled the oranges for them as he said, "Your mother happens to be a very sentimental woman. Whenever she sees a baby being taken away from their parents in a drama, she'll go on to cry hysterically."
Johanna placed a piece of orange into her mouth and glared daggers at Beal. "Stop blowing my cover in front of our daughter."
The family was sharing a moment of intimacy right then.
Lila felt that she was intruding on their moment. She endured the bitterness in her heart and went over calmly to them. Her eyes were red and swollen and her face was wet with tears.
"Mom, Dad, what TV drama are you watching? Your discussion of it is so intense."
Hearing the sound of her voice, Beal and Johanna turned their heads around. Seeing the pitiful look on Lila's face, they began to pity her.
Johanna quickly pulled out two pieces of tissue from the table, got up, and made her way over to comfort Lila. "If you're unhappy, just tell us. Don't keep it in your heart. No matter what happens in the end, we're still family."
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