Chapter 501: The Final Choice

The revelation of Little Mike's parentage had shattered the fragile peace Adeline had built around her heart. It was a truth that echoed in the quiet moments, a persistent hum beneath the surface of her daily life. Every time she looked at the boy, she no longer saw just the child she had grown to love, but a living, breathing symbol of Marcus Fu’s most profound deception and, paradoxically, his deepest vulnerability. Her hatred for Marcus was a well-worn cloak, familiar and strangely comforting...