Chapter 142 Sharp-tongued Eloise
Richard looked at Eloise, who stood with a dead-serious expression on her tiny face, and couldn't help but chuckle.
He had a gift for smiling like a saint while cutting deep, and clearly,
he didn't draw the line at kindergarteners.
"Honey," he said smoothly. "There are all kinds of dads. Technically, he's your stepdad. Do you know what a stepdad is?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but size her up.
She's actually kind of cute. Which means her mom probably isn't bad-looking either. Lucky bastard, that Alistair scored big for a
broke nobody.
Alistair smiled. "That's true. And then there's the kind of dad who
ditches his own kid at birth, lets someone else raise him, and then gets mad when the kid calls the other guy 'Dad.' Not sure what kink that is, but hey, to each his own."
So we're playing the insult game now? Fine. Let's see how long you can keep that smug face on.
Alistair wasn't even worried. No amount of passive-aggressive
poking from Richard could shake the bond between him and
Eloise.
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She knew everything.
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She knew she wasn't Caroline's biological daughter. She knew Alistair wasn't her
birth father either. But in her heart, they were
her real parents, the best parents in the world.
Most kids were simple. Whoever loved them, they loved back.
Daniel was no different.
Alistair wasn't blind or naive. He'd raised Daniel from a squishy
newborn into a full-blown troublemaker. There was no one who
knew that child better than he did.
He'd seen the way Daniel looked at him just now. Every flicker of
emotion in that little face-he caught it all.
Daniel was a brat, no question. But no kid turned into that on their own. The
blame sat squarely with the adults around him. And though Alistair had been the one changing diapers and waking up at 3 AM, he'd never truly been Daniel's parent. Just the guy hired
to keep him alive.
get to
worlds apart. But Alistair knew that if someone gave Daniel proper guidance, there was
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a lost
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probably didn't know what a moral compass was. Not Richard, whose worldview could best be described as
face darkened immediately. He was just thankful Daniel was too young
matter how much he disliked Rebecca these
That
were replaceable.
over the moon when they heard
bringing Daniel home tonight.
attempt to rile Alistair up, Richard
"Honey," he said with mock kindness.
parents have a baby
Eloise interrupted sharply, "My mommy and daddy will still love
I love
ready
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Richard blinked.
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kind of
anyone so much as raised their voice. But she
wasn't backing
felt a wave
cute. She's strong, fierce,
Eloise wasn't done
you're his daddy, then you
he'll keep trying
daddy! He's not going back
your kid to give it
was Eloise's tone. Or maybe
the reason, Daniel burst
crossed her arms. “Oh, please, quit crying. My dad's not yours, and
one. You don't get to keep
Alistair was speechless.
Day? Because
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her hair. "She's right. Daniel, you
me too."
watched Alistair walk away, tears still streaming down
but at that moment,
clicked.
him anymore. It was that
A kid can only have one
to someone else. He sniffled
more tears.
fault. He's the
*****
juice with a serious expression, "now I know why that boy kept trying to steal my daddy. It's because his daddy is
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