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Antonio choked and somehow had sweat on his face. “Yes, I did it before, but there was a reason.”

He looked at her frankly and said, “You are a child. You don’t understand it yet. If one wants to give birth to a baby, the couple should love each other.”

Laura was stunned.

Antonio growled, “Your biological mother doesn’t like me, and I feel the same way about her. You exist because your mother pretended to be Winnie.”

He closed his eyes and felt a little pain as if the memory of that day was indescribable. “I drank too much that day.

She came to me, wearing Winnie’s clothes and making up almost exactly like her. Then, she took the initiative to

turn off the lights. I thought she was Winnie. But when I woke up the next morning and beheld Lilian, it felt like the

world hade crashing down around me.”

Antonio asked her with a blue face, “If I betrayed your Mommy Winnie and had a new child with another woman

one day, would you forgive me?”

Laura was stunned and shook her head at a loss.

Antonio pressed her stomach and said, “I can’t forgive myself.”

Beads of sweat rolled down his jawline, “I know your mother cares about Lilian, but she made me cheat on my marriage because of her anger and her family. What role did I y in this?”

Antonio looked at her with a trace of unwillingness and said, “I know your mother has the same hardship. After what happened today, our rtionship is veryplicated now. I don’t expect you to understand it. I am also adjusting my feelings for you. I shouldn’t have treated you that way at the beginning. No matter what your mother did, you are innocent. I’m sorry.”

Laura was stunned.

Antonio’s face gradually turned pale, and he said with difficulty, “I don’t expect you to forgive me in the first ce. Because I am in aplicated mood now, but I will be your father.”

With an unwavering voice, he dered, “You are my daughter, and that fact remains unchanged, regardless of circumstances. I will never neglect or mistreat you. And I swear, if you are indeed the child of Winnie and myself, I will cherish you with all my heart and be the person who loves you the most in this world!”

After a pause, Antonio felt sorry and said, “But now we can take it slow. ept me, okay?”

Looking at the beads of sweat falling from his face, Laura had mixed feelings.

She always knew who she was.

And she always did.

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She held his hand sincerely, “Uncle Antonio, I know the rtionship between you and me is very awkward, and I also know what kind of grievance my mother has suffered. I don’t me you; you needn’t do anything for me to please Mommy Winnie. I can take good care of myself. I can help you speak good things in front of Mommy Winnie. As long as we can maintain a cordial facade, that’s all that matters.”

Antonio was stunned and said, “But I don’t want to maintain a cordial facade; I want to be your father! Don’t

you get it?”

After saying that, his expression suddenly became painful. He covered his stomach and slowly knelt.

“Ugh!”

Laura was shocked. “Are you alright?”

Antonio gasped, and his bangs clung to his damp forehead as he muttered, “I’m fine. Just leave me be and go to

bedi./i”

She didn’t listen and asked at a loss, “Is it because you’re angry with what I said just now?”

Antonio denied it. “No. Just leave me alone.”

Laura became more worried. “How can I leave you alone?”

Antonio gasped and couldn’t help but lean down on the carpet.

Laura panicked and ran out of the door to cry, “Zayn! Everett, Jasper, and Xander! Dexter! I pissed myself out!”

Their heads quickly popped out of several rooms one by one.

“Ah?”

She unknowingly burst into tears, “Mr. Smith fell as he talked to me! He told me our rtionship wasplicated, and I didn’t call him dad! I don’t want him to be my father! And then he fell, and now he’s trembling on the floor! What if I piss my dad out? How can I exin it ito /imy mother?”

Dexter calmly rushed into her room. “Antonio, what’s wrong?”

Antonio couldn’t even speak. After a long time, he said, “I have a bad stomachache and feel nauseous.”

Xander took out his phone decisively, “I’ll call an ambnce! Dad, hold on a little longer!”

Everett also panicked, “Dad, you can’t die. We are too young to inherit yourpany! If anything happens to you, the other shareholders will rob your bshares/b! I want to have a smooth life. I don’t want to be the hero of revenge!”

Antonio stopped him. “Shut up!”

Jasper stamped his feet with anxiety.

Laura was frightened and stood at the door, trembling.

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She pointed at herself helplessly, “Am I wrong? Did I make him ufortable with my wrong words?”

Zayn was distressed. He held her in his arms and said, “It’s not your fault. We will take him to the hospital for a proper investigation now. It must not be your fault; rx.”

Dexterforted her and said, “That’s right. Laura, your father hasn’t seen anything big before. Your Mommy Winnie was almost chased by me at the beginning, but he didn’t have a heart attack because of anger.”

Antonio was speechless.

He was still sick!

Did they have to make him mad like this?

Jasper hurriedlyforted Laura and said, “Don’t be afraid. Dad has a stomachache. Maybe he ate something wrong. If he was really angry with you, he might be in aa, dizzy and heartbroken now. Now he only has a

stomachache.”

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Antonio gritted her teeth and said, “Thank you for sharing that knowledge with her, Jasper. It makes me feel incredibly warmed.”

Laura was graduallyforted. She walked to Antonio and promised, “Uncle Antonio, I promise you that we both

need time to sort out our rtionship, but you can’t die! If you’re dead, your time will be here! You will not have a

future!”

Antonio twitched his mouth and didn’t know how to vent his anger. “Don’t worry, Laura.”

He raised his head with difficulty and patted her, “I’ll hold out until we both figure it out.”

Laura choked and nodded, “I… I can forgive you when you are 99 years old.”

Antonio was speechless.

He felt to the ground.

Jasper said, “Oh no! My dad passed out!”

Everett was sure. “This time, he fainted definitely from anger. I bet on a Haagen–Dazs!”

Xander pped him on the back of the head. “Your father is in aa. Why are you still betting on a Haagen-

Dazs?”

Everett covered the back of his head and said, “Oh my god! Can you stop hitting me on the back of my head? What if I get stupid?”

Xander couldn’t stand it anymore. “You are so stupid now!”

Antonio’s ears were buzzing, and he could not rest with her eyes closed. “Don’t make noise around me!”

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Everyone looked at each other, quickly shut up, and said nothing more.

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Laura stood beside him and said softly, “Uncle Antonio, if anything happens to you, I will take care of you!”

Dexter had an idea, “What if your uncle dies? Isn’t your Mommy Winnie lonely?”

Laura said with tears, “Uncle Antonio, I’ll find a father for Mommy Winnie. I will choose the most handsome and sincere dad who treats my mom best! Don’t worry!”

Antonio was lost for words.

He trembled and covered her mouth. “Shut up, Laura.”

Dexter gloated, “Remember Antonio, if you’re dead, and people are waiting in line to marry your wife!”

Antonio was silent.

Looking out the window, Xander said happily, “The ambnce is here!”

Antonio struggled to get up.

He should go out there quickly, or he would die here!