Chapter 107- What is he trying to do?

The mother and daughter had already exited the elevator and walked out of the hotel lobby. Laurent found a quiet spot, placed his daughter down, and squatted down to face her. Looking at her seriously, he said,

"Emma, your mom and I have already divorced, we're no longer a family, so your mom can't celebrate her birthday with me. That wouldn't be right."

The little girl's face instantly fell,

"Why?"

"Why can't dad celebrate mom's birthday?"

At this age, children are in the "why" phase, always asking questions when they don't understand something. Adults are often left speechless by these questions.

Sometimes, it's not that the child's question doesn't have an answer, but the answer is too complicated for them to grasp.

Like this question.

The answer to this question involves many aspects, such as marital ethics and so on—how could a child understand all of that?