Chapter 165 Like a Stranger
Mabel needed time to recover. Once they calmed her down, Alistair and Caroline got ready to leave.
Before they stepped out, Mabel reminded them softly, "Tell little Eloise I've just been busy lately and won't be home. If she misses Nugget, take her to visit."
"Got it," Alistair replied.
His hand was just on the doorknob when someone pushed the door open from the outside.
A tall man in a dark suit entered. His features were sharp, his expression stern, and he carried a natural aura of command.
In person, Gordon was even more intimidating than the photos online.
Alistair had imagined what their first meeting might be like, but he'd never expected it to happen in a hospital.
Their eyes met. Gordon's gaze landed squarely on Alistair's face.
The tension in the air was immediate, but only for Alistair.
What am I supposed to call him?
The question paralyzed him.
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Leo's offhand comment came back to him like a ghost. "Uncle Gordon's strict. He's never going to approve of you."
Why is that echoing now?
It looped in his head, relentless.
He and Caroline were legally married. Everyone around her had accepted him. Mabel had even offered her support.
Caroline herself had said her choices were hers alone and no one
else got a say.
Still, standing in front of her father, Alistair felt obligated to show some respect. It would've been rude not to.
But how exactly should he address him?
Calling him too intimately didn't feel right.
Who am I kidding? There's no way he likes me. So... sir?
decide, Gordon's brow twitched. Barely
almost instantly, like something had irritated
he shift
she was perfectly composed. There were
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nerves, no hesitation.
flinch at Gordon's sudden
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without a word, leaving a clear path for him to go in
Gordon's frown deepened.
a look and then walked
followed Caroline out, still
he's my dad," Caroline said
a dry
But he is, sweetie.
had already ruined him in Alistair's eyes. There was
person, Caroline's father, and the kind of man whose presence carried weight, Alistair responded with the kind
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made it clear. He was
stranger.
left. They were waiting in the
something, but in
hadn't let go of what Caroline had almost told him-about
Leo might still be grieving that
later, he
be
kept walking, Alistair
said, "Don't leave yet.
out."
slow down. She kept walking
anger. "She thinks growing up means growing out of
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"She's talented, sure.
words hit a
thought of himself. Yes, compared to Caroline, he'd had a
was very young, and her father had always been elsewhere. Mabel had been the one to raise
who was
he'd begun
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