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At that realization, I let out a silent scoff.I no longer wanted to hear the rest of Harold's so-called explanation, so I slapped his hand away and hailed a taxi.Through the rear-view mirror, I watched as he merely glanced at the departing vehicle before turning back to Leila.My last bit of faith in him was dashed.Holding back my tears, I opened the company app and submitted my resignation without hesitation. When I returned to the mansion, I began packing my things to move out.…That evening, Harold didn't come home.He had dinner with Leila at a restaurant that had recently gone viral among couples.Leila even posted a series of photos to commemorate it. The post's caption read, 'Our Mr. CEO said we must celebrate the first day of our new marriage.'When I saw the matching phone cases and cute couple poses in the photos, my heart ached in bitterness.When I first started dating Harold, I wanted to use matching items and take goofy couple photos. He shot my requests dow

"Who approved your resignation without my permission?" Harold roared.I replied calmly, "You did. It was the evening you were celebrating your marriage to Mrs. Lane."Silence fell. Just as I was about to hang up, he said irritably, "I thought those were work documents for approval. I've canceled it. Come to work now, and I won't penalize you for being absent."His so-called generosity was almost laughable.As I couldn't be bothered to argue with him, I simply hung up to signal my refusal.On the other end, Leila was weeping after hearing what happened. "Harold, Nina must still be mad at me. I'll apologize to her now."Touched by her initiative, Harold replied, "I was way too lenient with her before. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this.""As long as you love me, I'm not afraid of whatever Nina will do to me."Her answer made his heart ache, and he soothed her gently. "Don't be scared. I'll be by your side."…At the entrance of the Lane family's hospital, I was about to le

Harold struggled, but Derek kicked him hard from the side. "You bastard, how dare you bully my daughter?""Who are you calling your daughter? Since when is Nina your daughter?" Harold tore himself free from the two restraining him upon hearing those words, his eyes bloodshot as he lunged forward to demand an explanation.Derek and Diana instantly reacted when they saw him charging ahead like a madman. One of them swiftly shielded me while the other pulled me into her arms protectively."Nina became our daughter the day you were busy defending Leila by using the company official account to warn netizens to watch their words. She became our daughter the day you turned a blind eye when they called her names! We've always liked Nina. "We foolishly thought that we'd be able to become her family once you married her. Yet, you ruined it all for Leila. We weren't about to miss out on such a good girl because of you, so we made her our daughter!"Diana had brought up the idea of adopting

Diana adored my daughter, so much so that she would try to gift her houses or jewelry every other day. However, I did my best to stop her whenever the urge to do so struck her.We finally settled on her name the day my daughter turned one month old. I named her Elena Sawyer, hoping she would grow up to have a bright and beautiful future. Derek and Diana both very much approved of my choice.When Elena turned three, I decided to bring her back home. The two of them had been looking forward to this for a long time and had already renovated the third floor of the family home into a private space just for my daughter and me.Derek and Diana were tied up with company matters on the day we were supposed to return together. So, I took a cab back to the family home with Elena.The moment we got into the car, I heard a familiar voice call out to me. "Where to?"I looked up and met Harold's gaze in the rearview mirror. He recognized me almost instantly. "Nina!"I didn't respond, but the