Chapter 1197: Chapter 1176 Really Courting Death! Chapter 1197: Chapter 1176 Really Courting Death! “Really?”

Listening to the woman’s words, Graham Stones just responded lightly, then muttered to himself, somewhat dazed, “Can a prodigal son turning over a new leaf truly not be exchanged for gold? Ha, don’t all women believe that it’s easy to change kingdoms but hard to change one’s nature?”

That was the reason Nana Jensen didn’t even give him a chance to pursue her back then!

Not to mention Maya Sanders, who was already married to someone else!

“Mr. Stones, why do you have to condemn all women with the same stick?”

Sabrina Wright paused and then said, “I don’t believe that. I still think, ‘a prodigal son’s return is worth more than gold.’ If Mr. Stones doesn’t believe it, why don’t we try getting to know each other? There’s no loss in that!”

“Us? Try?”

It wasn’t that Graham Stones was interested, but the fact that this woman, knowing he was such a scoundrel, still suggested they give it a try, was too unusual of a gesture, “Trying with a scoundrel, don’t you think your risk is a bit high?”

“Even if the risk is great, I’m willing to try. It’s better than continuing to delay and ending up as a leftover woman!”

Sabrina Wright just smiled lightly, “These days, it’s not easy to find a suitable man to marry, I’m willing to try if there’s a chance…”

“Since it’s so hard to find a suitable man to marry, then I definitely shouldn’t waste your time! I’m sorry, Miss Wright, I’m not a good man. If I meet a good man in the future, I can introduce him to you!”

With that said, Graham Stones paid the bill and then left directly, all in one go!

His mind was now filled with Maya Sander’s face, and his heart was burdened with the guilt that it was his fault she had lived poorly these years. The deeper the guilt, the deeper the pain etched at the core of his heart.

But if she really was living poorly, what should he do?

Should he take care of her?

If she was willing, it seemed he was also willing to take care of her!

“Mommy, the uncle who helped us today was so weird!”

As soon as Maya Sanders got into the taxi, the long-restrained little girl finally couldn’t hold back and asked, “I think the way he looked at Mommy was a bit strange!”

“Why do you find it strange?”

Maya Sanders chuckled softly, caressing her daughter’s little head, a hint of bitterness only she could understand flitted through her eyes, “Tanya, did you fall for his good looks?”

With a father who was a womanizer, Maya Sanders was very worried that her daughter would become boy-crazy!

“No way, Mommy, don’t make me sound like a little flirty girl, I’m not some clueless little girl who has never seen a handsome guy before!”

Tanya felt heartbroken over her mother treating her as if she were a flirt, “I just think that uncle looked at Mommy with very strange eyes, just like in TV series, the way a man looks at a woman he likes!”

The way a man looks at a woman he likes?

Ha!

Indeed!

Because he always maintained that look of loving a woman, watching any girl who looked fairly good, she too had fallen for such profound and tender glances back then, only to wander alone for so many years.

“Tanya, honey, you know what it means when a man looks at a woman he likes, and you’re so young!”

Maya Sanders chuckled and playfully tapped her little nose, “That uncle has what’s called ‘peach blossom eyes,’ born with a deeply affectionate gaze. When you grow up, remember to stay away from such men, or else if you fall for them, it will be a calamity from which you can never recover!”

“Oh, so that uncle’s eyes are called peach blossom eyes, huh? But Tanya thinks peach blossom eyes are pretty!”

Mid-sentence, the little girl suddenly thought of something huge, and exclaimed, “Mommy, now that you mention it, I think I’ve discovered a secret. My eyes are pretty too. The boys in my class say that when I look at them, it’s like I’m stealing their souls. So, do my eyes also count as peach blossom eyes like that uncle’s?”

With a bang, Maya felt the string in her brain that had been tight ever since men appeared…snapped!

Before she could recover from the shock, the little girl, undeterred, added another line, “When I think about it, my eyes really do look a lot like that uncle’s. Isn’t it strange? I’m such a pretty girl, so why do I have eyes like a man’s?”

Maya: “…”

Maya felt a dizzying pain in her head and a suffocating ache in her heart, not knowing how to explain this phenomenon to her daughter or perhaps, she might never be able to explain it for the rest of her life—this was the price she paid for falling in love with a man she shouldn’t have.

The road she chose, she must walk on her knees, but felt sorry for her beloved daughter.

“I’m sorry, Tanya!”

It’s mommy’s fault you’re destined to never have a real father. Someone else’s daddy, even if she calls him, he remains someone else’s!

“Mommy, it’s not your fault, what are you apologizing for?”

Tanya naturally thought Maya was apologizing simply because she had given her a pair of man-like eyes, so the little girl quickly snuggled into her mother’s embrace, her tender voice filled with sincere comfort, “Genes are not just mommy’s responsibility. My eyes might have come from my biological dad’s, considering mommy’s eyes are big and clear, not at all soul-stealing!”

Maya: “…”

She realized her daughter was becoming harder and harder to discipline, that same slickness in her speech truly inherited from her unreliable father.

“Honey, are you complimenting mommy or insulting her?”

Isn’t it said that a woman only succeeds in her looks if she turns into a vixen?

“I’m definitely complimenting mommy. Tanya believes every woman should be like mommy, pretty and pure, obviously a respectable woman fit to be married. I don’t know which man without taste wouldn’t want such a cute daughter, and to think he wouldn’t want such a beautiful wife either!”

“That’s just self-destructive!”

Maya: “…”

The one who’s self-destructive is herself, alright!

“But, Mommy, honestly, Daddy isn’t too bad. He’s pursued you for so many years, and he’s incredibly kind to Tanya here, treating her just like his own daughter. Although he’s a bit older, he knows how to be caring!”

After pausing, the little girl added, “But, with that horrendous ex-wife showing up today, I guess calm days are over. Anyway, I’ve grown up this much, and once I grow a bit more, I can have a boyfriend to take care of you, Mommy!”

Maya: “…”

“You dare to get a boyfriend and see what happens?!”

She’s only a few years old, and she’s already thinking about boyfriends. How could Maya ever stop worrying about the future?