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.

didn't get

Eloise were worlds apart. But Alistair knew that if someone gave Daniel proper guidance,

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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

dig, Rebecca dropped her head in shame. Richard's face darkened immediately. He was just thankful Daniel was too young to

disliked

That

were replaceable. Kids

over the moon when they heard

bringing Daniel home tonight.

his failed attempt to rile Alistair up,

he said with mock kindness. "What do

happen when your parents have

could finish, Eloise interrupted sharply, "My mommy and daddy will still love me, even if I get

love them

looked ready to

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Richard blinked.

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had the kind of soft, delicate face that usually

parent's arms if anyone so much as raised their voice. But she

wasn't backing

a

just cute. She's strong, fierce,

wasn't done

her glare on Richard. "If you're

he'll keep trying to steal

He's not

your kid to

froze. Maybe it was Eloise's tone. Or maybe it was

out loud. Whatever the

“Oh, please, quit crying. My dad's not

one. You don't get to keep

Alistair was speechless.

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ruffled her hair. "She's right. Daniel, you have a new

me too."

watched Alistair walk away, tears still streaming down his

understand everything, but at that moment,

clicked.

want him anymore. It

kid can only

belonged to someone else. He sniffled hard, biting

more tears.

new daddy's fault. He's the

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why that boy kept trying to steal my daddy. It's because his

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