My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 1288 - 1284: Has She Gone a Bit Too Far?

Chapter 1288: Chapter 1284: Has She Gone a Bit Too Far?

She hesitated for a moment, then went forward and held Joanna’s hand, gripping it tightly: "Joanna, do you really...not blame me? Do you really understand what I was doing back then?"

Madam White was still unsure.

She was afraid that Joanna would say that she didn’t mind on the surface, but inside would resent her for sending her away.

She was afraid that her daughter would refuse to acknowledge her.

"Yes," Joanna nodded, "Madam White, I’ve never blamed you. I know that everything you did was for my own good. You had no choice back then, so I can understand."

"That’s good, that’s good," Madam White said, her eyes watering again, "as long as you don’t blame me. Joanna, I know you can’t accept all this at once, so I won’t force you. You can go back and think about it."

"But, no matter what you think, I still hope you can give me a chance to make up for it as a mother. Even if you don’t want to acknowledge me, at least let me have the opportunity to make it up to you."

"Otherwise, I’ll never be at ease for the rest of my life."

*

Leaving the White family.

Joanna sat in the car. When the car had driven some distance, she turned her head to look outside the window and saw Madam White still standing there, watching them leave.

She watched for a moment, then pulled back her gaze, her feelings complicated.

"What are you thinking?" Beside her, Ashton Heath followed her gaze and then gently pulled her into his arms, soothingly caressing the top of her head.

Joanna leaned against his chest, listening to his steady, strong heartbeat, and after a moment of silence, she spoke with a hint of bitterness: "Ashton, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable. You think, did I go too far?"

She could see how reluctant Madam White was.

She could see how upset Madam White was.

She knew that Madam White wanted to acknowledge her as her daughter right away.

Just now, for a moment, watching Madam White stand motionless in the same spot, even though their car had driven far away and she couldn’t see them from that position, she hadn’t left.

In that moment, she wondered if she had gone too far.

"Why are you feeling upset?" Ashton asked gently while stroking the soft, silky hair of the girl in his arms.

"I just feel uncomfortable, I feel...Madam White seems a little pitiful. I’m wondering if I went too far. If I shouldn’t have treated her like that. But..." Joanna looked up, her misty eyes filled with confusion, "For me to acknowledge her right away, I’m not ready for that yet."

"Ashton, do you know?"

"In fact, my mom treats me very well too, my adoptive mom. She really loves me very much, and I love her very much too. That’s why now..." She didn’t know how to express her feelings.

But Ashton understood.

He knew what she wanted to say.

He pondered for a moment, his slender fingers running through her hair: "Do you think that acknowledging Madam White would betray your adoptive mother?"

Joanna was silent for a moment: "That’s part of the reason. I just feel that Madam White is a very kind and gentle elder to me, and I like her, but if she suddenly became my mom, it would feel strange."

"But when you see her sad, you can’t bear it?"

"...Yes."

"The White family has been looking for you for more than ten years, and finally found you.