Chapter 046 Defensive Mother

WINTER

No words had ever made my heart break so much. Dawn was naturally a cheerful child, and after she grew past the baby stage, she rarely cried. She leaned into giving anyone a piece of her mind instead of crying.

So, you can guess how shocked and heartbroken I was after she made such a demand in tears.

As a child, when I fantasized about having my own kids, never in a million years did I imagine that I would be raising any of them in captivity. I tried to shield Dawn from all that was going on. However, it seemed she was catching on.

No child would ever ask for a parent to be replaced if they didn't sense something wrong. I dreaded the day I'd have to explain to Dawn that Kai wasn't her father, but a knockoff of the original. I thought I still had a lot of time. Little did I know that it would come knocking on my door so soon.

After taking a deep breath, I said in a choked voice, "Baby, what happened? Why did you say that?"

"I don't like him. He slapped me!"

"He did what!" I exc