Chapter 76

“She’s the child’s biological mother. There’s nothing we can do about it.” Rickard frowned, not liking how she was speculating. However, Julie said, “People are unpredictable. She left him without a word after giving birth. Who knows if she holds a grudge still and will take it out on the child? And even if she doesn’t, she just took the child away without saying a thing. What if she fights for custody?” Rickard’s head started to hurt because of her shouting. “It won’t be too late to say that when she actually does it. Aren’t you tired of speculating when she hasn’t done anything yet?” He finally understood how stressful it was for Hesper to live with them. She must have felt exhausted after things stacked up. “The child will be safe with her. I’ll send someone to keep an eye on them.” Seeing how he was looking impatient, Julie stopped speaking and yelled at him as he turned around. “Come back early then. Let’s have dinner together as a family.” “We’ll see.” Rickard walked awa