I Forgot I Ever Loved You (Zoe and Hayden) novel Chapter 203

If he had the time to play father of the year for Holden, why was he completely abandoning his own flesh and blood?

"Hayden, I just have one question for you. What does Lily actually mean to you?"

That was the one truth she needed.

Around them, the whispering had already begun.

Someone recognized her.

"Isn't that the woman who was trending online? The one who pretended to be Zoë to stalk Mr. Thorne. My oldest daughter loves that manga and told me all about it."

"Wait, she has a kid? Is that the little girl next to her? I didn't hear anything about her being married. Is that an illegitimate child? An unwed mother and a stalker—how shameless. Do they just let anyone into this preschool now? Don't they screen the parents?"

The comments were incredibly vicious.

Zoe desperately wanted to tear into Hayden, but Lily was standing right beside her.

The parents' voices weren't overly loud, but they were certainly audible.

Zoe could handle the vitriol.

But Lily was just a child. How was she supposed to process this?

Hayden spoke with agonizing slowness. "Ms. Lynd, the conference is about to begin. My son is waiting for me. Excuse me."

Holden was in the senior class, while Lily was in the junior class.

They were on entirely different floors. Zoe could only stand there and watch as Hayden walked up the stairs.

A small hand quietly slipped into Zoe's, big eyes looking up filled with pure concern.

"Mom, don't be sad. He's not worth your tears."

Over the past few years, Lily had seen her mother cry far too many times. Whenever she felt like crying herself, she would swallow it down, terrified of breaking her mother's heart.

She knew her father's actions were hurting her mother right now.

She wanted to offer comfort because she felt she had to be the strong one.

"Aren't you sad, Lily?"

Her daughter seemed surprisingly unfazed by the rejection.

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