Chapter 7

Despite walking hurriedly, the distance between the two continued widening, causing Alaine to panic. Her face was full of tears, making everyone who passed her look at her twice as they found her too pretty and rich.

With no option, she stopped a motorbike that passed her.

“Can you please reach that lady?” she asked as she climbed up.

The man was stunned but still did as told.

Tracy heard a motorbike behind her, causing her to step aside, but when it stopped in front of her and she recognized her mother, she snorted and continued walking.

“Baby, I am sorry, okay?” Alaine said as she hurriedly ran to her and hugged her, stunning everyone.

“I am sorry, but I am not your daughter. Your daughter is at home,” Tracy said coldly, making more tears roll down her mother’s cheeks.

“I am sorry. You are the daughter I carried for nine months; my blood runs in your veins; how can you not be my daughter?” Alaine asked stubbornly and didn’t let go of Tracy’s arm no matter how much Tracy tried to get out of her grip.

“I promise, okay? I will announce to everyone who is my daughter, then we can hold a banquet next week, okay?” Alaine asked in a low tone, but her eyes softened.

Tracy’s stared at her for a while and said, “Too bad. I initially thought that we could all live together; you can adopt her, but I have changed my mind. I want to be your only daughter; you can’t even adopt her.”

Her words shook Alaine; she even forgot how to cry, just stared at Tracy in disbelief. She wondered whether in this life, she was really meant to stay alone, without the people she loved.

“B…but,” she tried speaking, but Tracy raised her other hand to stop her.

“Please, I don’t want to listen to whatever you want to say. I want that; nothing you say can change my mind,” Tracy said coldly.

“But where will she go?” Alaine murmured; Tracy heard her words clearly.

“Can’t she go back to her parents’ house?” she asked. “Anyways, I know I can’t make things hard for you, so I have a solution.”

Alaine’s eyes widened as her lips curled up. I knew my daughter was just angry; she can’t be cold-hearted.

Tracy, seeing her look, knew what she was thinking but pretended not to notice anything.

“She can live with us. However, she should change her surname back to her family’s. Live in the room that they had prepared for me. Announce to the public that she will be just a girl you are sponsoring and have nothing to do with you. She isn’t your biological nor your adopted daughter.”

The smile on Alaine’s face froze.  Her eyes became unfocused.

“Oh, and whatever I get, she can’t. I, as the Grant’s daughter, should have everything, branded clothes and all, but she can’t. She can’t also be receiving the allowance money. It is enough that you are providing her with shelter, food, and paying for her fees.” Tracy continued, her eyes staring at her mother’s face, not willing to miss any expression on her face.

She thought that she had been too softhearted to her since she came back; she even opted to forgive her mother for what she did in her past life, but now, she didn’t want that.

Something told her that she might end up regretting everything if she continued on that path.

“Can you accept that? If not, can you leave my hand and let me go?” Tracy asked.

Alaine subconsciously held her tighter.

Her mind flashed the years she had lived with Eve, since she was a kid till now, how she had pampered her, Eve’s laughter, her tears, everything.

She opened her mouth to say something, but her eyes met with Tracy’s, causing her panic. At those eyes, just like her father’s, her heart clenched.

“Okay,” she found herself saying. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and decided to be selfish for once, not to care about others, just her and her daughter.

She had to accept the fact that after knowing Tracy was her biological daughter and seeing her, she didn’t want to be separated from her at all.

“Since you have agreed, why don’t you show me how sincere you are?” Tracy asked.

“How?” Alaine was stunned when she noticed that the aura emitting from Tracy was so domineering, causing everyone to follow her words. However, she soon smiled as she thought that that was her daughter, even the aura came from her father.

“Just posting the truth. Announce right now Eve’s identity. And call the company to repost your post,” Tracy said, and Alaine shook her head.

Tracy’s eyes darkened. She looked at the woman more coldly. “No, if I let go of you, you will leave.”

The coldness was replaced with surprise after she heard those words.

“Trust me. Why would I go when I am waiting for you to show me how sincere you are?” Tracy asked, causing Alaine to frown, stare at her for a while, then shake her head again.

“We need to first discuss it with your father. After that, we can post, okay?” Alaine said, causing Tracy to let out a laugh.