NovelBarMark had never seen her like this before.
Handing her the sandwich, he said with difficulty, “Cecilia, let’s find our son first.”
Cecilia asked, “Where are we going to find him, Mark? Tell me, where can we find him? It’s getting dark, and Edwin is afraid of the dark.”
As she spoke, Cecilia leaned back in her chair and wept.
She couldn’t bear to stay in the car any longer.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe opened the car door and ran into the brightly lit and bustling street.
“Edwin!” She cried out.
Her tears glistened in the lamplight, making her look incredibly vulnerable.
Mark embraced her from behind.
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“Please calm down, Cecilia.”
“How can I calm down?”
Suddenly, a resounding slap echoed in the dark night.
Cecilia slapped Mark across the face.
She was much younger than him. She had always been obedient to him, but today she had slapped him.
The air turned deathly silent.
Mark was of high status.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmApart from Zoey, nobody had the audacity to slap him.
Mark was in a daze as he stared at Cecilia.
In that moment, she was no longer the naive girl who knew little of the world. She, like him, was a parent, and since he had not been a good father, she had every right to unleash her anger on him.
Mark did not lose his temper. He gently grabbed her hand and tenderly stroked it.
“Eat something first, and then we’ll continue searching for him.”
“IT can’t eat.”
Cecilia pushed him away and staggered forward. She was consumed by worry for Edwin, fearful that something terrible might have happened to him.
The night grew completely dark.
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