But Richard Donovan countered, "How can I stay away from her? July is my own flesh and blood; how could I let her wander outside alone?"
Richard Donovan recalled the long conversation he had with the family doctor after the checkup for July Quinn that morning.
"The child recently had heart surgery and is very weak; she needs to recuperate well!"
Anyone who has had heart surgery in the country would leave a record on the national heart surgery website.
Ever since Richard Donovan acknowledged July Quinn as his biological daughter, the family doctor also updated July’s files, revealing her record on the heart surgery website.
"Heart surgery? When did this happen?"
"It was done four months ago, and she is still in the recovery period. Although her admission records at the hospital were erased, the records on the heart surgery website remain."
God knows, upon learning this information, Richard Donovan felt like his heart had been stabbed with several bloody holes.
He even wanted to rush to July Quinn and ask her why she didn’t tell him she had undergone such major surgery.
However, after July Quinn slept through the day, he ca to understand.
The child repeatedly ntioned feeling no warmth in the Donovan Family, no sense of belonging, so how could she share her pain and experiences?
Ultimately, it boiled down to his negligence as a father.
If he paid a bit more attention to her, how could he have missed noticing her poor health?
Consud by guilt and regret, how could Richard Donovan bear to bla his child?
But Elder Donovan was unaware of this and continued to accuse Richard Donovan:
"Don’t you realize the impact this could have on your career? It seems you’re regressing more with each passing day."
"So what if it has a big impact? At worst, I won’t be President anymore."
Upon hearing this, Evan Zachary and Yvonne Donovan were utterly shocked.
Clearly, they hadn’t anticipated that July Quinn’s place in Richard Donovan’s heart had beco so significant that he could casually say he’d give up the presidency.
Moreover, they cared greatly about his identity, as it could bring honor and benefits to their marriage and future.
They were anxious, afraid that Richard Donovan would actually make such a decision for July Quinn.
But it was obvious Elder Donovan was even more anxious than they were.
"Do you think you accomplished sitting in this position all by yourself? This is the blood and sweat of several generations!"
"For the sake of July Quinn, are you really going to let several generations’ efforts go to waste?"
Elder Donovan lanted bitterly, accusing him repeatedly.
"But for those things, which you can’t take with you in life or death, you want to turn away my own daughter? I’m sorry, I just can’t do that."
For the first half of his life, he had wronged July Quinn and Laura Quinn deeply.
In the latter half, he was unwilling to continue this mistake.
After saying this, Richard Donovan walked towards the yard.
"You’ve really turned against us!" Elder Donovan stomped his feet in anger, but Richard Donovan didn’t back down.
Yvonne Donovan witnessed the scene entirely, deciding to add fuel to the fire, as her mother suggested...
*
Susan Carter arrived at the garden to find July Quinn sitting on the swing.
Because of a recent illness, July Quinn looked even thinner.
"Your family seems to have recognized my identity, so I need to leave here temporarily."
July Quinn turned her head to see Susan Carter leaning against the swing’s vine frawork, looking up at the night sky.
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