"Three days. Give me three days, and I'll tell you who Riley's father is."
Luna paused upon hearing Joshua's suggestion. Then, she nodded quietly.
With that settled, Luna started to worry again." Looking at Riley now...I'm worried about our daughter. Do you think she's alright? Did a nice family adopt her, or..."
Luna trailed off before she could continue, unable to stomach any other thought that could lead to negativity. During this period, she was not in a hurry to search for her daughter because she knew how fragile a newborn baby could be.
Since her baby went missing as soon as she gave birth, Luna had no idea about the child's well-being. She did not know whether her baby was kidnapped as Hunter said or if they were taken away. It had been three months, so the perpetrators should have shown some signs or contacted either Luna or Joshua. However, they did not receive any news or information regarding her baby for the past three months.
In fact, Luna was prepared for the worst-case scenario, which was why she would care about Riley more than her own daughter. She would rather brainwash and convince herself that her baby was alive and being cared for by a nice family than make the effort to search. She was afraid that she would instead come across something horrifying that would devastate her.
This was not the first time she experienced losing her child. The first time was when Neil nearly died during Aura's reign of terror, and this time, her baby was taken away from her after she delivered her. 1
Understanding her thoughts and feelings, Joshua held her and sighed. "Our baby will be fine."
Contrary to the way Luna tried to convince herself, Joshua thought differently. His men were still on the search for the baby. He could not allow his baby to wander outside, whether the baby was alive or dead.
Meanwhile, at Jim's house, situated in the city center.
Jim was squatting beside the crib as a troubled expression was present on his face. He was trying to feed Shelly milk with the baby bottle.
The baby looked at Jim's face with her shimmering eyes, but she refused to drink.
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