She Stuns the World - Chapter 652: Chapter 652

"Are you insane?" Paityn stared at him in shock. "You've never raised Alina for even a single day. She doesn't even know who you are, and you think you can just take her away?"
"Taking her would benefit you too, wouldn't it?" Damon said calmly. "You can't leave the Pittman family and raise Josie yourself. But if I gain custody, it'll be easier for you to see her."
It didn't make sense, but Paityn couldn't find a way to refute it.
Damon checked his watch and said, "We'll figure out the details after I meet with the Donovan family. You have just one night to decide if you're coming with me or not."
Paityn took a deep breath before saying, "Does your wife even know about Josie? If she finds out Josie is your child, will she let you off so easily?"
"My wife isn't in good health," Damon said indifferently. "She's spent the past few years praying and staying out of both my business and the company. Besides, our son is already a failure and will be relying on the family for the rest of his life. Now that I finally have a child with real talent and potential, she has no say in the matter."
Paityn shook her head and said, "You're still so selfish, always thinking only of yourself."
"Is there any point in saying that now?" Damon replied. "Josie is your child too. You should focus on how you'll handle your relationship with her."
"Call me by 9 a.m. tomorrow," he added before pulling on his mask and leaving.
Paityn leaned against the wall, holding her head with one hand as she felt a splitting headache coming on, her heart filled with turmoil.
As despicable as Damon was, he wasn't entirely wrong.
Paityn thought, 'Should I go with him to meet the Donovan family? Or should I go alone? And if I met them, what should I say? What if the Donovan family refused our proposal? What would I do then? Would Alina be happy to see me?'
While she was lost in thought, the bedroom door opened, and someone stepped out.
Startled, she asked in alarm, "Who? Who's there?"
"It's me," said a familiar, cold voice. "I heard everything between you and Damon."
Paityn thought, 'Why is Saanvi here?'
Paityn's mind went blank as a wave of immense fear and pressure washed over her.
Paityn thought, 'This is bad... really bad.'
Saanvi, slim and elegant even in her late fifties, walked gracefully toward Paityn, her high heels clicking softly on the carpet. Holding a designer handbag, she said in a calm yet imposing voice, "Josie is really your and Damon's child? Oh, your illegitimate child?"
Her voice held such authority that Paityn instinctively answered, "Yes."
"Do you have proof that she's your biological daughter?" Saanvi asked, her tone unreadable.
"Yes," Paityn stammered, almost trembling. "I have pregnancy records, birth certificates, and pictures and videos of me with Alina when she was little."
There were many. She'd kept them all, hidden in her pre-marital home.
Saanvi, pacing slowly with her designer purse in hand, asked, "You want Josie back, don't you?"
Paityn thought, 'Why is she asking this?'
Paityn's anxiety grew, and she was afraid to answer.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to say, "Yes, I miss her a lot."
"Then let's take back her custody," Saanvi said, her voice soft yet sharp.
"What?" Paityn looked at her in disbelief. "What did you say?"
She must've misheard.
There was no way Saanvi would say such a thing.
Saanvi should have scolded Paityn mercilessly, but now she was asking Paityn to get Josie back.
Saanvi repeated with a smile, "I said we'll work together to take back Josie's custody. Let her bear the Pittman name and live with the Pittman family. That way, you and your daughter can be reunited, never to be separated again."