Cynthia had met Nic a few times before Noah and Karina divorced. Back then, Nic was a well-behaved and obedient child, and she got along well with Cynthia.


    But this time, when Noah brought Nic along, the girl was openly hostile towards Cynthia.


    Though Nic was too young to fully grasp the meaning of divorce, she knew her parents were separated. And Karina had surely filled her head with the idea that they divorced because Cynthia had seduced her father.


    A young child,cking their own judgment, is easily influenced by the thoughts of adults.


    Cynthia''s attitude towards Nic, however, remained unchanged. She was still gentle and smiling, and she even had the ind staff prepare a cake that she knew Nic loved.


    But not only did Nic reject the gesture, she threw the cake right at Cynthia.


    "You''re a bad woman! You seduced my daddy and stole him from me! I''m not eating your cake."


    Cynthia was covered in frosting. She was first stunned, then mortified, but she didn''t get angry. She couldn''t very well argue with a child.


    Seeing this, Noah''s face darkened. He grabbed Nic''s arm and scolded her coldly, "Nic, stop this nonsense. Apologize to Mrs. Jones."


    Nic, who had been doted on by Noah her whole life, had never been spoken to so sternly by her father. The shock sent her bursting into tears.


    "Daddy doesn''t want Nic anymore now that he has a new baby! Waaah... I want Mommy, I want to go home..." Nic cried as she ran off. In her haste, she didn''t see the steps and tumbled right down them.


    "Ah!" Nic let out a sharp cry, then sat on the ground and wailed even louder.


    She was wearing a pretty little dress, and now her knees and palms were scraped, the blood staining the white fabric a shocking sight.


    Yvonne instinctively stood up and immediately ordered a servant to fetch the first-aid kit.


    Noah was terrified. He rushed over, scooped his daughter up from the ground, his gaze raw with an unbearable ache for his child.


    Held in Noah''s arms, Nic buried her small head in his shoulder, crying hysterically. "No new baby! No baby! Daddy is Nic''s daddy..." she sobbed.


    Nic was crying so hard she could


    barely breathe. Panicked and


    helpless Noah could only try to Soothe her "No new baby just Nic There there, Nic, don''t cry"


    He was just saying anything to calm the hysterical child.


    But while the speaker was careless, the listeners were not. Everyone present subconsciously nced at Cynthia.


    Although Cynthia tried hard to remainposed, her expression had already soured.


    "Cynthia, it''s getting a little chilly out here. Why don''t youe back to the room with me?" Yvonne suddenly said, offering Cynthia a way out.


    Cynthia nodded, and the two of them walked towards the vi.


    Bet followed Yvonne closely, always. Before entering the vi, he nced back at Noah, who happened to be looking their way, his eyes filled with a helpless panic.


    Clearly, he realized his words had hurt Cynthia.


    But Nic was still in his arms. Though she had stopped crying, she was still sniffling, looking utterly wronged.


    Yvonne and Bet apanied Cynthia back to the vi.


    "Miss Cynthia, why are you back so soon? Oh, my, what happened to your clothes?" Cynthia''s room door was open, and Mrs. Gable, the housekeeper, came out her eyes wide with surprise.


    Mrs. Gable was a long-time servant of the Scott family. Worried about Cynthia''s


    pregnancy, she had followed her to the ind to take care of her.