Julie tilted her head and looked at Bill curiously. For some reason, the moment she noticed the split-second of anger on his face, she could tell that it stemmed from guilt.

Either way, why was Bill getting angry about this matter in the first place?

"Come on. We're both alone now. Why is it such a big deal?" Julie asked, shrugging.

Bill's face was void of all color. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he quickly sorted out his thoughts.

Taking a deep breath, he asked, “Julie, have you forgotten why we adopted Vivian?"

This was a sensitive topic for Julie, so Bill almost never brought it up.

At the same time, it was like a trump card. He knew that as soon as he mentioned it, Julie would be too distressed to continue the topic.

Sure enough, Julie's face instantly turned pale. She even clenched her fists as if she was enduring great pain.

In the past, if Bill had said these words, the conversation would have ended right there and then.

But today, Julie unexpectedly pressed on.

“Of course I haven't forgotten. I had a miscarriage, and you urged that we adopt Vivian for two reasons. Adopting a baby would distract me from the despair of Losing one, but more importantly, we could tell everyone that she was the baby I had given birth to so that others wouldn't gossip about me."

Bill clapped and nodded repeatedly.

“Exactly! I'm glad you still remember, Julie. You eloped with me when you were pregnant because the Smith family didn't allow us to be together. If they heard that you lost your baby, they would definitely have Laughed at you."

Seeing that Julie was silent, Bill softened his voice and continued to coax her.

“Luckily, we found an abandoned baby girl in the hospital. We decided to raise her as our own daughter, which could not only make up for the loss of your baby, but also hide your miscarriage from the world. Julie, don't you think that Vivian is an angel that God sent to you?" An angel?

Hearing her husband use this word, an inexplicable flicker of irritation stabbed at Julie.

However, just like in the countless conversations they had had in the past, Julie found that she could not refute her husband's words.

“So I should treat Vivian better? I already gave her a Luxurious life and paved the way for her career. For her sake, I even sacrificed the happiness of Maria, who is also my adopted daughter, and got her engaged to the disabled Anthony instead of Vivian," Julie murmured with vacant eyes, as if she was blaming herself for everything.

However, Bill smiled and said, “Come on, Julie! How can you compare Maria with Vivian? We've raised Vivian under our own roof since she was a baby. Of course we love her the most. Maria has just come to stay in our house for a short period of time. She is nothing but a substitute. You don't have to really treat her as a daughter."

"So... You're saying you've never thought of Maria as your daughter?" Julie asked.