Chapter 806

Bethany was confused. She didn't really get what Asher meant. "Make him go? Ash, who are you talking about?" Asher sat up abruptly, angrily pointing at Mateo. "Him!" "You can't say that to my dad." Elysia quickly stepped before Mateo and shielded him. "Ash, say sorry to my dad." Asher's face twisted with rage as he yelled, "He's not your dad!" "Yes, he is!" Elysia was scared by the way Asher looked. She screamed through her tears, "He's my dad! He Is!" The sudden outburst left Bethany frozen. She shook herself out of it and quickly stepped between the kids. "Ash, Ely, please, no fighting." Mateo hadn't expected his arrival to set Asher off like that. He gently scooped Elysia into his arms. "Ely, it's okay. Don't cry. Everything's okay, and I'm fine." "Ash is so mean. I hate him. I don't like him anymore." Elysia cried uncontrollably, struggling to catch her breath, her face buried in Mateo's shoulder. Bethany looked back at them, feeling a sharp pang in her chest. Mateo mouth