Eustace erupted in anger. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her out of the apartment to a car downstairs, indifferent to how she resisted and struggled. He then let her go and carried a girl out of the shotgun seat.
The girl was pretty, with fair and tender skin. Her eyes were round and large and her hair done up in two braids. However, her eyes were unfocused, signaling she was different from others of her age.
"Aggie, say hi to Mommy," Eustace urged the girl tenderly.
The girl seemed to understand him as she looked toward Xavia and said, "Hi, Mommy."
"Aaaahhh! No!!!" Xavia broke down and screamed as if she had been punched. She then slapped the girl. "Get out of here!"
The little girl, Angelina Hubble, made no response as if she did not feel the pain of the slap. She was still in a daze. Everything seemed to remind Xavia that Angelina was a mentally challenged child, and the girl was her child.
Xavia's face twisted in rage. Unable to let go of her anger, she slapped Angelina again. The two slaps were clear and sudden, and they were beyond description.
Eustace finally snapped out of his shock. He pushed Xavia away and enveloped Angelina in his arms. He scolded Xavia, his voice filled with excruciating pain, "Are you out of your mind?! You’re a monster! Aggie’s your daughter!”
"No, she's not! I don't know who you two are! Stop harassing me!”
Xavia ran away after delivering those cruel words. Eustace lost the last shred of hope he had for her after witnessing what just happened. Some people would never regret what they had done.
Noah walked out of a dark corner. His expression was unfathomable as the cloudy sky overhead. "You have a bright future, yet you insist on courting darkness.”
The child would never invoke Xavia's conscience and motherly love because the woman was inhumane. All she ever thought about was fame and vanity.
Eustace hugged Angelina tightly as tears rolled down his cheeks. Engulfed by a deep chill, he said hoarsely, "I know what I should do now."
It then started drizzling. Holding up an umbrella, Noah looked at the girl in Eustace's arms. He then said lightly, "I'm going to pick Coco up. You go home first."
Eustace immediately said, "And how are you getting there? The rain’s getting pretty heavy."
"Exotic Star is not far from here, and Coco has a car. I’ll go home with her."
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