Chapter 78

Timothy didn't understand why it was illegal to hit his own son. He knew that Ivy was trying to play hard to get, hoping he would take responsibility for Jayden. "You've gone to great lengths just to get close to me, haven't you? The trouble that kid caused was also your doing, wasn't it?" Ivy was stunned, and Jayden was also bewildered. Timothy leaned in toward them and said coldly, "No matter what your intentions are, I'll take responsibility for the child, but I won't take responsibility for a woman like you." Ivy, who had previously heard Alyssa call Timothy a scoundrel, was now convinced by this encounter. Her temper flared uncontrollably, and she slapped Timothy sharply across the face. Timothy was stunned. "Have I asked you to take responsibility for me? I wouldn't want to marry a man like you!" Timothy had planned to take Jayden to a corner to teach him a lesson, but Ivy's intervention disrupted his plans. The commotion soon attracted everyone's attention. On the secon