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 discipline the

But Alistair knew that if someone gave Daniel proper guidance, there was still

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a lost cause

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Not Rebecca, who probably didn't know what a moral compass was. Not

head in shame. Richard's face darkened immediately. He was just thankful Daniel

much he disliked

That wasn't going

replaceable.

parents had been over the moon

bringing Daniel home tonight.

to rile Alistair up,

again. "Honey," he said with mock kindness. "What do

your parents have a baby of their

sharply, "My mommy and daddy will still love me, even if I get

I love them

blazed, fierce and unwavering. She looked ready to leap out of Alistair's arms

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Richard blinked.

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the kind of soft, delicate face

a parent's arms if anyone so much

wasn't backing

felt a wave of

cute. She's strong,

Eloise wasn't done

you're his daddy, then

keep trying

He's not going back to

daddy, so tell your

Maybe it was Eloise's tone. Or

truth out loud. Whatever the reason,

her arms. “Oh, please, quit crying. My

You don't

Alistair was speechless.

Day? Because she's

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you

me too."

tears

understand everything, but

clicked.

him anymore. It was that he'd

only have one

to someone else. He sniffled hard,

more tears.

the reason my

*****

Eloise said later, sipping her 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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