Chapter 0179

Chapter 0179

Ella POV

My father was staring at me expectantly. I felt silly for how nervous I was, I knew that I had done nothing wrong. Facing his anger wasn’t something I was used to. I took a deep breath to calm myself.

“Alexander and I spent the afternoon figuring out a use for the land we gained from David,” I said. “That’s why we had the maps out.”

“What do you mean by that?” he asked. “It’s farmland; we’ll farm it.”

“David damaged the farmland,” I explained. “He salted the earth so we wouldn’t be able to plant there.”

The look of rage on his face only grew. “That rotten cheat,” he said in outrage. “So the land is useless to us? Why didn’t you call me immediately?”

“It’s not entirely useless,” I said. “We decided the best option is to create a solar farm. If we fill the space with solar panels, we can connect to the electrical grid, and with any luck, the pack could become energy- independent.”

I gestured vaguely, trying to gauge his reaction. “Alexander consulted his team, and they think it will work. The notes in the notebook were from their findings, and the map was a proposed layout for the panels.”

almost immediately. He sighed, running a hand over his jaw. “I’m

I said, my voice softening. “I actually wanted to talk to you about it earlier, but you weren’t home from your meetings yet and I didn’t want to interrupt. I promised, after what happened last time, that I’d come to you when I needed help. I haven’t broken that

I jumped to conclusions,” he said, his voice quieter

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do,” I replied with a smile. “And I’m glad. I’m lucky to have parents

and pulled me into a hug. “Of course I worry–you’re my little girl,”

and I hugged him tightly in return. His frustration was completely understandable after everything we’d been through in the past few months, but the fact that

rare it truly was

such a bad mood?” I asked as

he said, sounding worried. I shook my head and my father sighed. “David and

date. If we did, he would have to

shook off my surprise the best I could. “I see,” I said softly. “That’s unfortunate, but we’ll

would be hurt,” he said in

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my head. “No,

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