Chapter 88: Understanding Tangna

"Dad! Jenna is your own granddaughter! How can you treat her like this?" "I don't know what you're thinking! But you should know Jenna is not that kind of person!" "They're bullying Jenna, which means they're bullying your daughter, me!" Hearing Lissandra's voice, her father immediately spoke up. "I didn't expect this person named Joseph to be so disrespectful to our family!" "Wait until tomorrow. I'll find this Joseph and take revenge!" "I will destroy him!" Lissandra's father hung up the phone in anger. He decided to personally find Joseph and resolve this issue, seeking justice for his granddaughter, Jenna. He knew that Jenna was the most famous and capable member of their family. Such a girl running into trouble was something he absolutely couldn't accept! Lissandra added, "Dad, make sure you beat this Joseph up! No, cripple him! Make sure he can never be an obstacle for Jenna again!" Hearing this, her father nodded. "Of course!" Meanwhile, Joseph had no idea that these two people were planning to come after him. He was taking his daughter Tangna and his partner Lucy to a hotel. He wanted to treat them to a meal. Joseph had his men stand by the side. He stayed close, continually asking Lucy what they wanted to eat. "Order whatever you like. Don’t be polite with me, okay?" "Because to me, you are the closest people." Hearing Joseph's words, Lucy was deeply moved. For a moment, she was speechless, overwhelmed by her emotions. Tangna spoke up directly. "Dad! I love you. Thank you for being the person you are, allowing me to become the person I want to be!" Joseph lovingly patted Tangna's head and then looked at Lucy with deep affection in his eyes. Tangna smiled and said, "Wow! There's an egg tart on our table! Dad, you know, I’ve seen egg tarts before, but back then, I could only look because Mom said we couldn't afford them!" Hearing this, Joseph felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart. "I know Mom didn't have money, so I didn't ask her, but my feelings for Mom were always real." "I was really worried about Mom, but I really wanted to eat an egg tart." Lucy knew how much Tangna loved egg tarts. But she thought Tangna just liked them and didn't have to have them. Now she realized. "All these years, you've suffered so much with me." "I'm sorry, Tangna. This is all my fault." "Tangna, can you forgive me?" Hearing her mother’s words, Tangna nodded. "Of course, Mom! You've done really well." "Even if you don't have to do anything in the future, I can still grow up to be a great person on my own!" Hearing Tangna's words, Lucy's eyes turned red with tears. Seeing Lucy cry, Joseph was slightly taken aback. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" "Did someone bully you?" Feeling a bit embarrassed, Lucy blurted out, "No, no, it's just that I... I..." "I, cough cough, how could anyone bully me?" "I just got some sand in my eye." Hearing her words, Joseph frowned. "Let me blow it out for you." Seeing Joseph coming over, Lucy quickly turned her head away. "No need, really, it's fine. I said it's nothing!" Seeing Lucy's shyness, Joseph nodded. "Alright then, if you say so." Joseph saw that Lucy didn't want to say more, so he changed the topic. "Actually, I want to say, you can eat whatever you want." "I'll order anything you want to eat." Hearing Joseph's words, Lucy became even shyer. "What do you mean by that? Someone might think I'm a pig." "How could I eat so much?" "Besides, even if I were really hungry, I couldn't eat that much!" Lucy said this softly, "You're treating me like a pig!" "If you make me a fat little pig, no one will want me." "Does that mean I'll have to stay with you?" Feeling a bit wronged, Joseph said, "I never said that." "You're teasing me." "I just want to take good care of you two." "No other meaning." Hearing Joseph's explanation, Lucy laughed even more joyfully. "Hmph, okay." For Lucy, Joseph's words were like a healing balm. Even though Joseph seemed like a bad person, he was different from the imagined villain. Maybe Joseph wasn’t the bad person New York thought he was. Thinking this, Lucy started to comfort herself. ‘Alright, if it's him, I'll marry him.’ Lucy silently made up her mind. This Joseph didn’t seem like a bad person. If he really became someone close to her, it might be good for her and for Tangna. Besides, Tangna needed a father! "Tangna, what's wrong?" Tangna, who was initially happy, suddenly looked sad. Lucy was slightly taken aback. "Why do you look so sad now when you were so happy just now?" "Are you feeling unwell?" Tangna shook her head. "Mom, I just miss my Red Fruit Teacher." Joseph asked curiously. "Who is your Red Fruit Teacher?" Tangna lowered her head and said. "Red Fruit Teacher was so good to me. She often gave me tasty food and taught me to sing and dance." Lucy stroked Tangna's head and comforted her. "Sweetheart, don’t be sad. We can visit Red Fruit Teacher when we have time." Seeing this, Joseph quickly agreed. "That's right, Tangna. Once Dad finishes this busy period, I'll take you to see Red Fruit Teacher, okay?"