로그인When she was little, the child used to cling to her all the time. Michelle didn’t want things to turn out this way either.“Those things are already in the past. Saying more now won’t change anything.”Charles was more clear-headed about it.He felt the most important thing now was to understand what Yvonne was truly thinking.If they kept clinging to the past, nothing would ever move forward.“Then what do you think we should be doing now?”Michelle couldn’t help looking at her husband. At times, she truly couldn’t understand how he thought.Why was he always so steady, as if none of these problems could really trouble him?Hearing her say that, Charles didn’t feel good either.He knew some things couldn’t be solved by avoidance alone—they had to be faced.Most importantly, their child was already an adult. As parents, they couldn’t push too hard.Children had their own thoughts now. More often than not, parents needed to listen first.After thinking it through, Charles sighed.“Let’s
That habit was truly a bad one.But now that even his wife couldn’t do anything, what could he, as her father, possibly do?Aside from adding to his wife’s worries, he honestly couldn’t think of anything useful.So, Charles raised a hand and gestured for his wife to come back.Their daughter was clearly determined not to open the door. Even if they knocked it down, she probably wouldn’t react much.Michelle lingered outside the door for a while longer. When she realized there was truly no movement inside, she couldn’t quite describe how she felt—only that a deep, inexplicable sadness settled in.No matter what her daughter went through, she never talked it through properly with them as her parents.“Alright then,” Michelle said softly. “Do you have medicine in your room?”“I do. Don’t worry. I just want to sleep for a bit.”Hearing that, Michelle felt a quiet sense of desolation.But she understood—this was her daughter’s way of telling her not to come in.If she kept blocking the door
He was willing to use any means to get what he wanted.If she stayed entangled with a man like that, wouldn’t it exhaust her in the end?What happened today had already gone far beyond anything she imagined.If she crossed paths with him again in the future, did she really stand any chance at all?The more she thought about it, the deeper she sank into self-doubt and inner conflict.Her parents traveled all the way back here for her, and yet she was still tangled up with Edwin.If she truly went down this path, who would she be letting down?Just as Yvonne struggled over how to reply to Edwin’s message, a sudden knock sounded at the door.The noise shattered her tangled thoughts.When she heard her mother’s voice outside, her heart skipped hard.Why would her mother be knocking on her door at a time like this?Could it be that she saw who brought her home?The thought sent a wave of fear through Yvonne.Outside the door, Michelle grew uneasy when she heard no response from inside.She
“Enough. Stay put.”Michelle snapped, then pulled open the door and headed straight for Yvonne’s room.Charles remained behind, watching his wife’s back intently.He knew full well that pushing this onto her wasn’t exactly fair.But as a man, he truly didn’t know how to talk to his daughter.Over this period of time, she grew up far too fast.She’d become rebellious, and some of her actions had gone completely beyond his expectations and his control.In his mind, his daughter was never supposed to be like this.Yet reality overturned everything he once believed.She wasn’t just rebellious anymore—she had strong opinions of her own.Some things, she didn’t even want to discuss with her parents.Just thinking about it made Charles feel inexplicably irritated.As a father, he wasn’t nearly as perceptive as her mother.His wife had really carried the weight during this time.He decided he’d cook her something nice later, help her nourish herself properly.While Charles was lost in these sc
Hearing Charles say that, Michelle hesitated again.Perhaps women were simply more sensitive—she worried that asking their daughter directly might hurt her in some way.After all, that morning, they already failed to understand what their child liked, and by afternoon, this happened.Lately, Yvonne had been constantly preoccupied and worn down because of Edwin. Michelle saw all of it clearly.Yet what she witnessed today truly left her unable to understand.If Edwin was the source of all her distress, then why would their daughter still be tangled up with him?Wasn’t that a contradiction?Hearing Michelle say this, Charles also began to waver.He felt his wife wasn’t entirely wrong.No matter what, their child’s feelings mattered most. As parents, they couldn’t interfere too much.More importantly, Yvonne was already grown. If they kept pressing the issue, would it only irritate her?“But I just can’t shake this heavy feeling in my chest,” Charles said, pressing a hand to his heart as
“Of course it’s true.”Michelle answered without hesitation. “How could I joke about something like this?”“Have you forgotten why we came back here in the first place?”Charles still couldn’t bring himself to believe it and threw the question back at her.He simply couldn’t accept that their daughter would be so reckless.Yvonne was already an adult. She knew exactly what she was doing.If she really was entangled with Edwin, then where did that leave them as her parents?The thought alone made Charles feel his heartbeat speed up.How could his daughter possibly turn out like this?Michelle, however, felt as if she’d finally found someone who resonated with her frustration.“Don’t you think this is shocking?”“It is,” Charles admitted, frowning deeply. “I truly didn’t expect this either.”He still found it so hard to believe that he even wondered if his wife had seen it wrong.“Are you sure you didn’t mistake the person?”“How could I possibly be mistaken?”Michelle shot back immediat







