?<strong>Chapter 994:</strong>


    “What if Katie were the one to tell him? He’d probably listen to her, wouldn’t he?”


    Allie’s eyes lit up. “That’s it! Katie is his real mom. No matter what, he’ll listen to her, right?”


    It sounded like a good idea.


    Joelle nced at Adrian, who sat there with a nk expression, clearly uninterested in getting involved. She reached out and gently tugged on his arm. “Please?”


    With a reluctant sigh, Adrian stood up. “I’ll call the sanatorium where Katie is.” Allie grinned teasingly. “Joelle, Adrian still adores you! You’ve been together for so long, and his passion hasn’t faded a bit!”


    Joelle took a slow sip of water, hoping to avoid answering, pretending she hadn’t heard a thing.


    Rafael peeled a slice of orange and popped it into Allie’s mouth. “If you stay quiet, no one will ever know you’re jealous. Am I not giving you enough? What do you have to be jealous about?”


    Allie grabbed his arm with a mischievous smile. “What if we break up?”


    Rafael didn’t even blink. “Fine.”


    “We’ll break up, but this time, you’ll chase me, okay?” Allie’s suggestions were always so unpredictable.


    To her surprise, Rafael agreed. “Sure, I’m begging you now to stay with me.”


    “I’m in!” Allie shouted, throwing her hands up in excitement, then wrapped her arms around Rafael’s neck and kissed him without hesitation.


    Joelle watched as a bright red lipstick mark appeared on Rafael’s skin. Without a second nce, he pulled out a tissue and wiped his face. The whole motion was so smooth, as if he had done it a hundred times before.


    It was clear their rtionship was strong and stable. Joelle couldn’t help but feel genuinely happy for them.


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    After a moment, Adrian returned from his call. Joelle hooked her arm around his and sat less stiffly than before. Adrian raised an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.


    “Adrian, can you ept Rnd from now on? No matter what the adults have done, the kid is innocent. Wade nted so many wrong ideas in his head. Let’s show him what it means to live a good life, okay?”


    Adrian’s cold expression softened just slightly as he reached out and patted Joelle’s head. “It’s not that I don’t care. I just don’t want you to wear yourself out. I can’t stand seeing you put up with those little brats.”


    He wasn’t just talking about Rnd—he felt the same way when Aurora or Molly made things difficult for Joelle.


    Joelle had been worrying and running herself raggedtely, all for nothing. Adrian hated seeing her work so hard for everyone else and still have to tolerate these kids.


    He was the one who truly cared about Joelle, his wife.


    Joelle leaned into his chest, her voice soft. “It’s fine. I don’t have as many performances now, so I can spend more time with you and the kids.”


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