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"Yes," Lis answered in a tired whisper. She admitted that much. "I'm not really a good mother to you two."

Seeing Lis acting weak like this only made Ramon even more furious. "Does father's death have anything to do with the man named Leon?"

Lis widened her eyes and squealed. "Ramon! You're being outrageous!"

But, before Ramon could say anything or validate his claims, his cell phone started ringing and he couldn't ignore the call because it was from Pyro, which must have something to do with Hailee.

Ramon quickly picked up the call and his facial expression changed as soon as he heard the first sentence from Hailee's bodyguard.

"What is it?" Lis asked when she saw Ramon standing up quickly before half sprinting out of the restaurant.

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For a moment, Hailee heard a commotion outside her ward, but in the next second Ramon's face came into her view.