Chapter 383 Don't Dare to Take Janey Away! Raegan froze for a moment. Even though she had somewhat overreacted, she didn't regret it. After all, Mitchel was the first to act, and she hadn't expected him to stop upon hearing her.
Pulling herself together, Raegan said with a cold tone, "Mr. Dixon, you can't just throw your weight around here.
This is my ward, and I won't let you bully anyone here." Mitchel, faced with her cold and distant manner, was reminded of the scene where she and Stefan were cooing over Janey. Such a warm and happy scene. And yet, he was Janey's real biological father. Moreover, Raegan and Erick had kept the truth of Janey's
paternity from him, treating him like a fool.
At that moment, Mitchel's expression was pale, his voice filled with bitterness. "Who's bullying who, exactly?" As Janey's biological father, didn't he have the right to know about Janey's existence? Raegan appeared delicate, but her heart was tougher and more merciless than his. He probably seemed foolish in her eyes.
Raegan, noticing the deep pain in his expression, felt a strange bitterness in her heart. The aftermath of regaining her memory meant that all the forgotten love and hatred were sweeping back in. This man was no longer a stranger but someone she once shared a deep connection with, someone she once hoped to be with forever. Her thoughts were in complete disarray.
Raegan didn't feel like seeing Mitchel right now. His presence would only bring back all those painful memories.
She remarked with a chill in her voice, "Unless there's something important, I'd like you to leave." Mitchel's distinguished and attractive face lost all its color at her words. The anguish in his heart was intense.
Raegan was driving him away. Plus, she had hit him for another man...
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHow could she be so cold to him? Mitchel couldn't hide his frustration anymore as he pointed at Stefan. "He's the one who should be leaving, not me!" He went on, clearly in a foul mood, "I need to talk to you. Make him go away." Raegan found his deman d unreasonable. "Why do I have to do what you say? You're the one who
should go." "Why?" Mitchel, pushed to the brink of frustration, managed a bitter smile.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm your husband and Janey's father. Doesn't that mean anything?" Raegan was taken aback. How did he know about Janey's paternity? Raegan's shocked expression only made Mitchel's pain worse. He laughed bitterly. Seeing her and Stefan standing side by side, he felt like he was a stranger.
With a snort, he exited Raegan's ward without saying anything.
Raegan stood there, motionless. The realization that he became aware of Janey's paternity, which was something she had just remembered, caught her off guard.
Her mind drew a blank, wanting to say
something but feeling as if she were being suffocated. The only thing on her mind was whether he would confront her over Janey. No, she couldn't allow that to happen! Stefan noticed Raegan's distress and gently squeezed her arm, looking at her with concern. "Raegan, are you alright?" Coming back to her senses, Raegan looked at Stefan and quickly said, "Stefan, if Annis and Janey return, could you please make sure they get home safely?" With those words, she dashed out of her ward.
Mitchel stepped outside of Raegan's ward, burning with anger. Not too far away, he spotted Janey and Annis heading back.
Upon learning Janey was his own daughter, Mitchel was reluctant to leave her.
As if by instinct, Janey sprinted toward Mitchel, joyfully shouting, "Daddy!" Her voice was warm and soft, ringing with utter sincerity.
Mitchel knelt down, gently studying Janey's little face. Remembering the five years he'd missed, his heart throbbed with pain. His daughter had never laid eyes on him since the day she was born until recently...
"Daddy, why is your face like that?" Janey, with her tiny, plump hand, tenderly touched Mitchel's swollen cheek, her curiosity evident.
Janey's gentle tone brought tears to Mitchel's eyes. Tears began to stream down his face, warm and quick. He had so much he wished to say, but all he
could do was embrace Janey with all his might.
"Daddy, are you hurt?" Janey, resting her small chin on his shoulder and mimicking Raegan, gently patted his back, her voice filled with childish concern. "My patting will make it all better." Mitchel's throat choked up, his voice hoarse. "I'm not hurt, sweetheart.
Daddy's just overwhelmed with happiness seeing you." "Why haven't you come to see me if you're so happy?" Tears welled up in his eyes again, and Mitchel replied gently, "I was to blame before, but 1 promise, from this moment on, I'll always be here for you and your mommy, alright?" Janey, suddenly upset, raised her voice.
"No!"
Janey pushed Mitchel away, refusing to lean on him with a stubbornness.
"You're a bad daddy, a lying daddy! You said we'd go to the amusement park together last time, but then you chose to spend time with your fiancée instead." Janey's words were a bit jumbled, but her message was clear. Fuming, she continued, "If you have a wife already, why are you coming to see my mommy? You're acting terribly!" Mitchel was caught off guard, surprised that Janey knew the term "terribly." Her manner of speaking reminded him so much of Raegan.
A smile broke through his surprise.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Janey, you got it all wrong. I've already cleared it up with your mommy. I've only ever been married to one person, and that's your mommy." Janey's eyes lit up. "For real?"
Mitchel pulled her into a hug, standing up. "Absolutely. It's the truth." "So, you're my real daddy?" "Yes, I'm your real daddy, now and always." Mitchel was a man of few words, yet as he looked into his daughter's lovely face, he felt a surge of words he wanted to say.
The five years he missed out on being with Janey made him want to give Janey the world as a way to make up for lost time.
Mitchel gently lowered his head to brush his forehead against Janey's cheek and whispered, "Daddy will always pamper you and your mommy alot." "Then, daddy, you have to keep your word. Let's lock it with a pinky promise, and no going back on it for a hundred years!"
The father and daughter happily confirmed their promise with a pinky shake.
Annis had been quiet the whole time.
She could tell Janey really liked Mitchel. Otherwise, Janey wouldn't call him daddy. Janey had refused to call anyone else daddy.
Feeling it was time to head back to Raegan's ward, Annis said, "Janey, it's time to go back now, or your mommy will start to worry." But Janey, having just reunited with her dad, didn't want to leave.
She wrapped her arms around Mitchel's neck, making a face. "I want daddy to carry me home." Annis, feeling a bit stuck, saw Mitchel offer with a smile. "Let me take her home." Mitchel was hesitant to part ways
more than Janey, but he understood Janey's value to Raegan and had no intention of taking Janey by force.
Just as they were about to leave, they ran into Raegan, who had come looking for Janey.
Seeing Mitchel embracing their daughter tightly, Raegan's heart felt like it was breaking. Janey was her everything, and she was determined not to lose Janey to anyone.
Raegan moved closer, took Janey from his arms, and said with a mix of anger and determination, "Mitchel, if you try to take Janey away, you'll have me to deal with!"