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.
glorified nanny didn't get
Eloise were worlds apart. But Alistair knew that if someone gave Daniel proper
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wasn't a lost
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need real parents. Not Rebecca, who probably didn't know what a moral compass was. Not Richard, whose worldview could best
face darkened immediately. He was just thankful Daniel was too young to grasp
how much he disliked
son. That wasn't
replaceable.
been over the moon when they heard
bringing Daniel home tonight.
failed attempt to rile
with mock kindness. "What
when your parents have a baby
he could finish, Eloise interrupted sharply, "My mommy and daddy will still love me, even
I love them
looked ready to
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Richard blinked.
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kind of soft, delicate face
arms if anyone so much as raised their voice. But she
She wasn't
felt a wave
just cute. She's
Eloise wasn't done
"If you're his daddy, then you need to treat
Otherwise, he'll keep trying to
my daddy! He's not going back to
daddy, so tell your kid to give it
was Eloise's tone. Or maybe
out loud. Whatever the reason, Daniel burst into
crossed her arms. “Oh, please, quit crying.
You don't
Alistair was speechless.
Eloise Appreciation Day? Because she's
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hair. "She's right. Daniel, you have a new dad now.
me too."
Alistair walk away, tears still streaming down his
didn't understand everything, but at
clicked.
wasn't that Alistair didn't want him anymore. It was that he'd already
can only have one dad, and
belonged to someone else. He sniffled hard,
more tears.
new daddy's fault. He's the reason
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later, sipping her juice with a serious expression, "now I know why that boy kept trying to steal my daddy.
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