I see a lot of the people trying to defend the mom, and they keep making it out like both her and the MC simply broke up and mutually split up 17 years ago. When it was clearly stated in the first chapter that they were dating and she straight up just disappeared without reason or without breaking up. No letter / text to end things or to explain.
And then all of a sudden she is loitering the in MC garden with a kid, that is clearly not the MC's due to the kids age. and its clear she is just taking advantage of the MC's kindness. with how she keeps dodging the issue like she is some kind of international spy.
If she can't give a valid explanation to why she dropped of the face of the earth when they were still in a relationship. then she had no right going to the MC to ask for help.
And then all of a sudden she is loitering the in MC garden with a kid, that is clearly not the MC's due to the kids age. and its clear she is just taking advantage of the MC's kindness. with how she keeps dodging the issue like she is some kind of international spy.
If she can't give a valid explanation to why she dropped of the face of the earth when they were still in a relationship. then she had no right going to the MC to ask for help.