He really can’t keep his mouth shut!
“Actually, she has a bit of autism.”
“Autism?” Joaquin looked puzzled. “How did she suddenly become autistic?”
The last time he saw Lina was about two years ago.
Back then, the child was still quite lively, making it hard to associate her with the word ‘autism.‘
“Her autism didn’t develop overnight, but is the result of years of accumulation,” Romina’s expression suddenly darkened, her brows full of pain. “I heard that ever since her mother went to prison, her father has treated her harshly. Beatings and scoldings have become almost a daily occurrence.”
A chilling coldness appeared between the man’s brows.
“I only knew her husband was a gambler, but I never heard he was abusive.”
“I heard it from Cade. Apparently, he beats Lina every other day,” she sighed softly. “This child has such a hard life.”
After hearing her sigh, Joaquin turned to look at her profile.
The way she felt sorry for others was so genuine, it left a deep impression in his eyes.
Romina seemed to sense the man’s gaze and turned her head to the
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The man quickly averted his eyes and looked straight ahead.
“From what I know, Savannah will soon be…” He skipped over those two words, then said seriously, “Are you planning to take care of her /long–term?”
“Yes! Her father abandoned her long ago. I adopted her from the orphanage. Once I officially divorce and leave the Bowman family, she will become my adopted daughter in name.”
Adopted daughter.
When she said those two words, she deliberately emphasized her tone.
This outcome was something Joaquin had not expected.
He thought she was only taking the child in temporarily, but it turned out to be a full adoption.
“If nothing goes wrong, Jericho will have someone investigate the child. I’ve already asked someone to keep things quiet, but I can’t guarantee every rumor will be stopped. If he finds out anything and asks you, just insist the child is mine.”
Romina was suddenly stunned. “Mr. Bowman, you…..”
She didn’t dare to continue with what she was about to say.
“If you admit to adopting her at this time, it won’t do you any good in your divorce. It will only add to your troubles.”
The man’s tone was calm, and there was little expression on his face.
“But recently Jericho has been having people watch Breeze Vista. If he really investigates, his people will definitely find out I brought the
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child home. How am I supposed to explain that?”
“I don’t have time to take care of the child, so you do it for me,” the man said seriously. “Just use that as your excuse with him.”
Romina’s eyes were full of surprise.
In an instant, all the problems she was supposed to deal with had been taken on by him.
A surge of restless emotion welled up from the depths of Romina’s heart.
She looked at him with deep gratitude, “Mr. Bowman, thank you for helping me again and again. I really don’t know how to thank you,”
When their eyes met, Romina seemed to see a hint of complexity in the man’s gaze.
His gaze unconsciously shifted from her eyes to her lips.
The man’s upper lashes suddenly trembled uncontrollably.
“Mr. Bowman, what’s wrong?”
Seeing him staring at her without saying a word, a trace of curiosity appeared in Romina’s eyes.
“Don’t drink again next time.”
The man quickly looked away and didn’t look at her again.
Talking about this made Romina’s heart jolt.
The scene from that night suddenly flashed vividly before her eyes, impossible to shake off.
“Okay.”
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Romina didn’t dare to continue the conversation with him. Besides, there were matters at the wellness clinic waiting for her to handle. After hurriedly saying goodbye, she quickly got out of the car.
The man watched her departing figure, his gaze suddenly growing
darker.
He quickly reached out and rubbed his lips.
Up to now, no one knew that they had already kissed.
Not even Romina…
That night she slept so deeply that even if she had been conscious, she probably wouldn’t remember.
Romina went to the wellness clinic, where she had arranged for workers to come and renovate the areas that needed fixing.
The contract had been delivered a couple of days ago and was already signed. Up to now, she had never met the landlord.
The workers said it would take a week to finish. Romina planned to use this week to set up everything the wellness clinic needed.
All the permits had been obtained. As soon as the renovations were done, she could open for business.
The next evening, Romina received a call from Hayden, asking her to check on his recovery,
Romina picked up her medical kit and went straight to the Bowman’s
mansion.
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