The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 411

Inside the playroom, the five-year-old girl was standing in the middle of the floor, having wet her pants.

Julian was stunned. "Tiana, why didn't you go to the bathroom?"

Tiana didn't answer. She just stared at him with wide, vacant eyes. To Julian, it looked like sheer defiance. She had wet the bed before, but only on nights when she was exhausted from playing all day. But to stand there and wet her pants during the day? This was rebellion.

He was furious. He had already been tempted to punish her for her tantrum that morning, and this was the last straw. He raised his hand, but he couldn't bring himself to strike his daughter.

Behind him, Sue, who was about to leave with her luggage, sighed deeply.

Men. No matter how powerful or successful they were, they were hopelessly clumsy when it came to raising children, especially a little girl. A father couldn't be too close during bath time or bedtime, which meant he missed so much. She, a mere housekeeper, had tried to warn him, but he had dismissed her. He believed the Shepherds doted on his daughter and that she was just being spoiled and difficult.

What good was a father like that?

Then again, weren't there countless fathers just like him? People don't have an omniscient view. From Julian's perspective, Felicity and her family were nothing but kind to Tiana, and Tiana seemed to adore them. Add to that the fact that Felicity was carrying his twins, and her position in the Nicholson family was unshakeable.

And Tiana? She was just a leftover from a woman he despised. How could she possibly compare to the woman he loved and the twins she was carrying?

Sue felt a crushing sense of helplessness. The only choice she had was to look away. She couldn't stay here any longer.

"Sir, if you think she's being rebellious, you might want to take her to a child psychologist," Sue said, unable to stop herself from offering one last piece of advice as she stood with her suitcase. "Children can have rebellious phases at two or three, and again at four or five, not just during their teenage years."

After registering, Julian led Tiana into the doctor's office and found a woman in her sixties. He assumed she must be very experienced. What he didn't know was that she hadn't originally studied psychology; she had switched careers late in life and had only been practicing for a few years. She was not the best choice when it came to modern theory or communicating with a child.

"What seems to be the problem?" the old doctor asked.

"Since her winter break started, she's become quite irritable. I think it might be a rebellious phase. Today, she refused to use the toilet and just wet herself in her playroom," Julian explained.

The doctor nodded. "It does sound like a rebellious phase, but there's usually a trigger. Have there been any major changes in your family recently?"

"I divorced my wife two months ago, and I'm getting remarried in about two weeks," Julian answered honestly.