“Well, Harlan is a very responsible man. Although he doesn’t love me, for the sake of our daughter, he won’t Leave me.”
Zoe nodded thoughtfully and mused, “I remember that you protected Emily back then at the station. You even got hurt in the process. Debra, you’re very kind. You must be a good mother.”
“Thank you, Zoe.” I smiled and secretly felt relieved.
At least she bought my story. My identity and Harlan’s wouldn’t be exposed for now, and more importantly, Elena was safe.
“Of course.” Zoe nodded. “Harlan’s also a great man. He took up his responsibility as a father.”
At the mention of this, she looked a little disappointed.
“If only my parents were Like you and him.”
I didn’t know what to say, so I could only plead with Zoe as a mother.
“So are we good? Can you not tell anyone about it? Elena doesn’t know about her father yet. I asked Anna to take care of her because I didn’t want the other kids to think that she was different.”
This seemed to strike a chord with Zoe, because her expression softened greatly.
“Don’t worry. I won’t tell a soul.”
“Thank you so, so much.”
I finally felt assured and thanked her sincerely.
“But I have to tell you one thing.” Zoe suddenly became serious.
“Although you have a child together, I won’t give up on Harlan. Let’s compete for him fairly. In the end, he can choose who he wants to be with.”
My eyes Lit up at this proposal.
It seemed to be feasible.
That way, Harlan and I could both stay safe and he wouldn’t lose his chance at being with Zoe. Things were looking up for us.
Just as I was about to say yes, I heard a burst of rapid footsteps approaching us.
I turned around and found Harlan rushing to us, anger written all over his face.
Harlan stopped right in front of Zoe and demanded, “Why did you ask
Debra out? What do you want to do? Are you trying to make things difficult for her?”
Debra’s POV:
Harlan rushed here to help me, but he obviously misunderstood the situation.
Only when I saw the angry look in his eye did I realize that when I contacted him through the mind link just now, I was too nervous. Before
