Take Back All She Lost novel Chapter 168

But later, she gave up on that idea.

When they were watching fireflies, it was Mia who asked her if she wanted to go to Brookcross Bridge to count stones. That’s why she went along.

And she hadn’t really wanted to say that Natalia pushed her. She hadn’t wanted to tell that lie in the first place…

Josephine carefully studied Belinda’s facial features.

She tried to find a trace of herself in them.

But the more she looked, the less alike they seemed.

Was this really her biological daughter?!

Wilfred and Helena walked into the hospital room.

Helena’s greatest strength was her adaptability.

As soon as she entered the room and saw Josephine, she apologized with genuine sincerity:

“I’m sorry, sister. Fred and I both believed the bodyguard’s side of the story and misunderstood Natalia. I apologize to you, and I can also apologize to Dr. Maynard and Natalia.”

Josephine said, “Don’t you two like people to kneel and apologize? Why don’t you kneel to show your sincerity?”

Helena’s face stiffened, and her voice became as tiny as a mosquito’s:

“Fred and I just misunderstood them, it’s not like we committed some unforgivable crime… We just got a little carried away because we care. Besides, the bodyguard has already been punished, and Fred arranged for Eugene to buy some expensive gifts for Natalia. I think we’ve handled it perfectly.”

Wilfred looked at Helena and showed his first smile of the night.

If only Josephine were even a tenth as understanding as Lena, he would never have had the

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heart to divorce her….

The anesthesia had worn off for Belinda, and she cried out in pain.

Her ankle had been cut open and the bone fixed inside–how could it not hurt?

Josephine stopped arguing with Wilfred about this and patiently stayed with Belinda.

As dawn approached, both Belinda and Helena were asleep, and Wilfred sat on the sofa, wearily rubbing his brow.

Josephine walked out of the hospital room.

Standing by the window, feeling the breeze, she wondered when she had become so cold- hearted.

Before Belinda turned two, whenever she cried, Josephine couldn’t bear it. Sometimes, out of heartache, she would even cry along with her.

After Belinda turned two, she often made Josephine angry or sad, but as soon as she sweetly called her ‘Mom,‘ all the anger would vanish, leaving only willing devotion.

But just now, when she heard Belinda call out ‘Mom‘ and cry in pain… all she felt was an innate sense of compassion, a kind of empathy.

She even felt that Belinda calling her ‘Mom‘ was a kind of shackle, binding her to Wilfred and Helena…

Hearing Josephine leave the room, Wilfred followed her out.

Josephine was standing by the window, gazing into the distance.

Her nose was straight, her lips pale, and the lines of her profile were gentle yet tinged with a certain coldness.

Their relationship and marriage had changed dramatically, but one thing had never changed.

As long as Josephine stood there quietly, not arguing with him, she could always draw his attention and affection.

Wilfred walked over. Hearing his footsteps, Josephine lowered her eyes slightly, then turned her head.

“Aren’t you going to get some rest?” Wilfred asked calmly.

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Josephine replied in the same calm tone, “I can’t sleep. I just remembered something from the past.”

Wilfred waited for Josephine to continue.

He never expected that Josephine’s next words would stir up a storm in his heart that had just calmed down.

“Back then, you investigated the other two pregnant women who gave birth in the same hospital room as me. How is the one child who survived doing now?”

Wilfred’s face changed dramatically, first turning pale, then ashen.

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