Ariana considered Adele's odd behavior, aware that Adele had been spending time with Sadie recently, which might be part of the reason why Adele was acting like this now.

However, since Sadie was Adele's mother, Ariana felt it wasn't her place to intervene.

Still, the nagging thought that Sadie's presence could be causing Adele to dislike her troubled her deeply.

This realization saddened Ariana, but she simply stroked Melon's head and continued walking without further discussion.

Meanwhile, back in the ward, Adele continued to cry and yell for her mother.

Holden tried to comfort her, but her cries just got louder, and she looked like she was about to have a breakdown.

Fearing that she might harm herself, Holden embraced her gently and compromised, whispering, "Alright, let's go find Mommy."

In the ward, Sadie was playing with her phone. When she heard the approaching footsteps, she quickly hid her phone under the pillow and lay back down. She clutched her chest, pretending to be very weak.

Her face immediately lit up when she saw Holden and Adele walk in.

She was even happier when she saw Adele crying in Holden's arms, calling for her.

Indeed, she still had a chance now. As long as she had Adele, Holden wouldn't do anything to her. He wouldn't dare to abandon her.

Since Adele was crying nonstop, Sadie sat up. She opened her arms wide and said, "Come here, sweetheart. Let Mommy hold you."

Holden hesitated for a moment. But in the end, he handed Adele to Sadie.

The moment Adele was in Sadie's arms, she stopped crying. She Leaned against Sadie's chest and wiped her tears.

While watching this scene, Holden's brows furrowed. He felt something was off, but he couldn't tell what it was exactly.

Although Sadie was Adele's mother, Adele had never been this clingy to Sadie before. It was strange that Adele's attitude had changed so quickly.

Could it be that his absence had somehow awakened a deeper connection between Adele and Sadie?

But Holden doubted the thought. Even if Sadie and Adele were related by blood, things wouldn't change this fast.

Another strange thing was Adele had suddenly become very resistant to Ariana and Melon.

This all felt odd. So, Holden suspected Sadie was manipulating things.