After dinner, Jane prepared a plate of peeled and sliced apples. Louis enjoyed the moment, but it was short-lived. Jane looked at the time and realized it was getting late.
"Louis, I have to go now."
Her fingers clenched around a piece of apple as she spoke.
"It's late. Where do you want to go? You can stay in your room here in the villa."
Jane tucked her hair behind her ear and said with some embarrassment, "My daughter is still in the hospital. She's young and hasn't seen me all day. I'm worried about her and need to check on her."
Louis felt his heart sink. He had almost forgotten that Jane had a daughter.
He suppressed his emotions and forced a smile at her. "Your daughter is adorable."
Jane smiled proudly when she heard this. "Yes, Vivian is truly the best gift God has given me. She's so well-behaved and cute... but also very heartbreaking sometimes."
Talking about Vivian's illness made Jane feel anxious and sad. But fortunately, surgery success rates were not low. Besides, Louis helped by providing high pay to cover medical expenses.
Louis couldn't bear seeing Jane upset but he still held back his emotions and asked, "What about Vivian's father?"
Jane was taken aback by this question. She shook her head. "I had Vivian by accident; she doesn't have a father."
She indeed found Vivian, the child who was abandoned by her birth parents, by accident.
The apple in Louis' hand almost turned into mush from being squeezed too hard. He couldn't help wonder if a certain man knocked Jane up and then abandoned her irresponsibly.
In that moment, Louis' mind was tormented with anger mixed with sadness; he couldn't imagine how helpless Jane must have been then...
That man!
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