Estelle took a deep breath and smiled, “Mr. Roberts, I’m not pitiful. I made the decision, and I don’t want others to pity me.”

Realizing that his words were somewhat hurtful, Tim patted his mouth remorsefully and quickly said, “I didn’t mean that... Alas, I really mean no offense. I... I saw your two children before. They are very cute, and I suddenly wanted to be their father. Do you understand what I mean?”

“What?”

“Don’t play dumb. You know what I mean.”

“Never mind. We can discuss that later. For now, I’ll drive you to Mount Cloud,” Tim responded, his voice tinged with resignation.

As he had foreseen, the...