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    Joaquin also picked up his teacup and gently clinked it against hers.


    “To a pleasant cooperation.”


    Romina had just put down her cup when her phone on the table suddenly rang.


    She nced down, and the caller ID showed Jericho’s name.


    Joaquin, sitting beside her, naturally saw the caller ID as well.


    “Aren’t you going to answer?”


    The man’s deep voice suddenly came from beside her.


    At the sound, Romina looked up at Joaquin, then decisively hung up the call.


    The way she swiftly swiped the screen was deeply imprinted in the man’s eyes.


    “Nothing good everes from him calling me. I don’t want to answer.”


    Romina decisively turned her phone face down, and her face was instantly shrouded in gloom.


    “He still hasn’t signed?”


    Joaquin lifted his eyelids, looking at her with a calm expression.


    The corners of Romina’s lips curled into a mocking smile: “No.”


    The man said nothing more, and the room fell into a brief silence.


    Joaquin personally drove them home. Before Romina even got close to Breeze Vista, she caught sight of a figure standing under the streemp.


    She watched the car slowly move forward, but still didn’t ask him to stop.


    Joaquin turned to nce at Romina, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.


    If he remembered correctly, she used to ask him to pull over before they even got close to Breeze Vista.


    For a moment, he suddenly felt that this woman’s thoughts were not so easy to figure out.


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    “Thank you for driving us home. We’ll head in now.” Romina took Lina’s hand. “Say goodbye to Joaquin.”


    “Goodbye, Daddy Joaquin.”


    The man nodded gently: “Goodbye.”


    The scene of Romina leading the child out of Joaquin’s car had already fallen into Jericho’s line of sight.


    He watched the Maybach drive away, then quickly walked up: “Why did Joaquin bring you two home?”


    “We had dinner together tonight, so Mr. Joaquin drove us back.”


    Romina lifted her shimmering eyes, gazing indifferently at the man before her.


    Jericho’s brows suddenly furrowed: “You had dinner together tonight?”


    “What’s so surprising about that?” Romina’s tone was cold and distant. “Mr. Joaquin is Lina’s godfather. Now that I’m taking care of the child, isn’t it normal for him to visit her from time to time?”


    “Romina, you don’t even bother to visit your own son, yet you take care of someone else’s child. Don’t you think your behavior is truly absurd?”


    Romina curled her lips into a mocking smile: “You and Nadine really are a perfect match. Even the things you say are exactly the same!”


    “Isn’t it the truth?”


    Romina had no desire to argue with him, her tone indifferent: “If you have nothing else to say, then don’te here to bother me. There’s nothing left for us to discuss.”


    “Stay away from Joaquin from now on. Let him take care of the child. You’re not allowed to look after someone else’s kid anymore.”


    Jericho’s voice was especially cold as his gaze fell on Lina.


    Lina happened to lift her eyes, meeting the man’s gaze.


    Instinctively, she lowered her head and moved a little closer to Romina, gripping Romina’s hand tighter without realizing it.


    Romina naturally sensed the child’s tension and confusion.


    She pulled Lina behind her, raising her voice: “Jericho, I’m already divorcing you, and you still want to control whose child I take care of! If you mind me looking after someone else’s child, you can send Kashton to me too. But would you really be willing?”


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    Jericho’s expression instantly darkened.


    Of course, he wasn’t willing.


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    Even though there was little affection between them, Kashton was his only child. How could he possi- bly let her raise him?


    “Since you never intended to let me take care of your child, what’s the point of all this sarcasm?”


    “I just think it’s highly inappropriate for you to look after Joaquin’s child!”


    Romina’s expression was icy cold: “She’s just my goddaughter, not my biological daughter. What exact- ly are you so concerned about?”


    “I’m not concerned, I’m just worried about gossip! Besides, Grandpa thinks the child is only with you temporarily, but from the looks of it, are you nning to keep her with you long–term?”


    After hearing his words, the coldness in Romina’s eyes deepened.


    If Jericho found out at this critical moment that she had adopted the child, he would definitely try to stir up trouble.


    She absolutely couldn’t let him know about her adoption of Lina.


    Otherwise, all the efforts she and Joaquin had made would be wasted.


    “Instead of talking to me, why don’t you go talk to Joaquin?”


    “What do you mean?” Jericho asked, confused. “Are you saying Joaquin insisted on letting you take care of the child?”


    Romina’s tone was calm: “Lina has lost her parents, and Mr. Joaquin is extremely busy. Do you really think he has time to look after a child?”


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