You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1781: Slowly Accepting Her

"Why are you crying, Mommy?" Alisha suddenly quickened her pace and ran towards Athena. Her chest felt strange, and she felt

dizzy and weak, as if floating on air.

She ran up to Athena and forcefully hugged her with her small body.

At this moment, Reuben finally reacted. Alisha had actually woken up and crawled out from the safe corner, running outside. He

was too shocked just now because he had learned about Luther's poisoning, with only three months left to live.

Damn it, he cursed under his breath, wanting to rush out and catch Alisha, but it was already too late.

Upon hearing Alisha's voice, Athena abruptly grabbed her and held her tightly in her arms.

Joyce heard a faint child's voice calling for "Mommy," and her mind was suddenly captivated. It must be Alisha, it must be. The

instinct of motherhood immediately responded when she heard the calling of "Mommy," and she responded, "Alisha, I'm here."

Unfortunately, Alisha didn't hear her voice. Instead, right in front of her, Alisha threw herself into Athena's embrace.

Joyce trembled fiercely and almost lost her balance.

Though Luther didn't expect Alisha to cout on her own, he was well aware that Alisha considered Athena her mother. He firmly

supported Joyce, tightly gripping her arm.

An unexpected and terrible situation had arisen. Alisha was once again under Athena's control, and Athena might resort to a life-or-

death threat. Alisha had just undergone surgery, and this was the weakest point of her body.

Luther clenched his fists tightly, his expression serious. He pondered how to handle the situation.

Athena was greatly shaken in her mind. She held Alisha and cried, "Alisha, Daddy doesn't want us anymore. Daddy wants to take

you away and be with another woman. Over there, it's her. From now on, you have to call her Mommy. Alisha, Mommy doesn't want

to be separated from you. Please, beg Daddy not to leave me, okay?"

Saying that, Athena pointed her finger at Joyce, her face full of resentment.

"It's her, Joyce, she's the one who ruined our happy family! Alisha, please persuade Daddy to cback with us."

This was the ideology Athena had instilled in Alisha countless times.

Alisha's thoughts were deeply ingrained.

Following the direction of Athena's finger, Alisha looked over and saw the bright lights brought by the warlords, illuminating

everything as bright as day. She saw Joyce standing tall, holding a gun. It was a deadly weapon, and she knew it.

Her father's hand was holding the shoulder of another woman, the swoman Joyce had mentioned as her mom.

Her small eyes filled with resentment.

"Daddy, you lied toafter all. You broughthere because you wanted to leave Mommy and be with this woman, right? She's a

bad woman!"

Luther suddenly becfurious. "Alisha, chere. Athena is not your mommy. She is the one who gave birth to you and raised

you! Look carefully! When did Daddy ever lie to you?!"

Joyce, under the bright light, finally saw Alisha's face clearly. She was a beautiful little girl, delicate and lovely, with dark pupils,

resembling Luther even more. Her heart tightened. Alisha's accusation of being a bad woman finally reminded her that she had

met Alisha before.

In the department store, she had encountered a lost little girl who was crying and looking for her mother.

She still remembered the scene of their conversation.

"How about | take you to the department store's missing persons center and broadcast a search for your mommy there? Don't be

afraid, | will protect you if we encounter bad people."

The little girl looked at her and suddenly pushed her away. "No. You're wrong. You're a bad person! Mommy said you're the worst

woman in the world! Stay away from me!"

Then the little girl ran away directly.

Since she saw the little girl reunited with her mother, she didn't pay any more attention.

Now she realized that she had already encountered her own daughter, but she didn't recognize her. At that time, Alisha had

already recognized her as a thief and believed that she was a bad woman.

Joyce took a step back heavily, leaning into Luther's embrace, seeking solace.

Her long-awaited daughter was right in front of her, but she was treated worse than a stranger.

Her own daughter called someone else "Mommy" and believed that she was a bad woman. The blow was too heavy. She finally

understood why Luther had never chand never told her that Alisha was still alive. Luther had never been able to

persuade Alisha.

She shook her head in disbelief, tears welling up in her eyes. "Alisha... | am... ..."

Luther, for the first time, had a stern expression towards Alisha and shouted, "Alisha, I'll say it again, she is your mommy. Athena

has no relation to you. Look carefully! When has Daddy ever lied to you?!"

Alisha cried out loudly, "No, | don't believe you. You don't want Mommy anymore, and you're making up these excuses to deceive

me!"

"You want to takeaway so that I'll never see Mommy again. | know! You're lying to me! You want to be with another woman,

and you don't want Mommy anymore! Waaah! You're a bad daddy, lying to people!"

Luther felt an immense headache. Alisha's stubborn personality was similar to his when he was young. Once she made up her

mind, it was difficult to change it. He had invested so much effort in gaining Alisha's trust, but it might all be in vain.

Now the most critical thing was to snatch Alisha back from Athena's grasp, or they would be in a very passive situation.

Reuben, who was also waiting for an opportunity, thought the same. He hadn't been watching Alisha closely, and the mistake was

his to make up for. If he had known, he should have put Alisha under full anesthesia, which might have prevented the current

trouble.

He silently moved behind Athena, waiting for the right moment.

At this moment, he exchanged a glance with Luther.

Luther's eyes narrowed suddenly as he saw the signal from Reuben. He nodded, understanding the plan.

Reuben leaped forward, swiftly kicking the weapon out of Athena's hand, and at the stime, the powerful impact caused

Athena to fall to the ground in a sorry state.

Simultaneously, Luther raised his gun and aimed at Athena's shoulder. In a lightning-fast motion, he shot at Athena's shoulder,

hitting the spot where Joyce had shot her before, piercing through once again.

Athena let out a painful scream, her whole body trembling from the pain, unable to move.

With old wounds and new injuries, the pain was unbearable.

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