Chapter 1319

"Daddy, hug…" Mia gurgled. She had long forgotten how mean Matthew was to her a few days ago. All she wanted now was for her beloved father to hug her. She missed him a lot. Wherever she went these past few days, she would look around, hoping to find him. Her heart was overjoyed when she finally saw him that day. "Daddy, hug Mia…" Mia stretched out her chubby little arms as far as they could go, desperate for Matthew to pick her up. But when he didn't respond, her excitement turned to panic. She climbed down from Kenan's lap and staggered toward Matthew with shaky steps. "Daddy…" Matthew still refused to hold her. Her big eyes filled with tears, and soon, large drops started rolling down her cheeks. "Daddy… No, no… Mia…" Despite her garbled words, everyone knew what she meant. She was saying that her father no longer wanted her. As a child, she didn't understand the intricacies of grown-up emotions. All she knew was that if her father wouldn't hug her, she would hug him inste