It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 425

"I didn't mean to blame you for not being a responsible father. All I ever wanted was for Justin to be happy. I gave you three months to be with Justin, because I wanted our kid to feel that his longed-for fatherly love was as warm as he had imagined. He had never showed me how much he yearned for you, but I felt a longing in his heart, and I sent him to live with you."

Daisy's heart broke whenever her son behaved intelligently, sensibly, and thoughtfully in front of her. Her son was still little, but had learned to be mature. He had also learned to support his mother, and stayed with her throughout the lonely times. Without him, she couldn't imagine how she could get through those days. He was her rock.

"To tell the truth, at the start, I thought you might not accept him, so when I brought him to you, I also brought the marriage certificate. And once I was finally face-to-face with you, I was struck speechless. Fortunately, I managed to get some words out. But if you had paid attention, you would have seen that I was averting my eyes. I didn't dare to meet your gaze from beginning to end -- I was afraid that I might end up in a situation even worse than before. I couldn't bear that."

As she talked, she occasionally stopped to wipe the tears on her face. A bitter smile graced her lips the whole time. It was hard to tell whether she was self-deprecating or lost in her own memories.

"After that, I was in training. Luckily it was rigorous enough to make me forget about you in the moment. The intense and exhausting training consumed me physically and mentally. I had no spare time to care if you two were okay. But I firmly believed that you would be kind to him, as I believed that I was a good judge of character."

That was true. She had always enjoyed training and working out, because when immersed in her own world, she would temporarily forget about him. It was only when she forgot about him that her heart wouldn't ache for him.

"Later, the evaluation of my performance was completed. I knew there was no chance of a promotion, as I didn't have any high-ranking officials as my relatives. So I felt wronged and ill-judged. I had to call our son to talk with him. Because, in my heart, he was the one closest to my heart, not you."

Her heart sank once more as she looked through her teary eyes at his still sleepy face. Sadness enveloped her, leaving her with no way out. She sniffed, and her cold voice sounded again, as she continued her story.

"The first time I got your phone call, it made me feel so unreal. So much so that every muscle in my body stiffened because of it. I wondered if this meant that you cared a little bit about me, after all. But when I listened with delight, what you said shattered all my hopes once again."