Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 202 The Father and the Daughter

To keep Mabel from worrying, Leo came up with a harmless lie. He told her he was just trying to lose a little weight.

Mabel gave him a disapproving glare. "Lose weight? What for? You were already handsome enough the way you were. How much better do you want to look? Honestly, I thought you were cutest when you were all chubby as a kid. Why would you want to turn yourself into a skeleton? I'll never understand you young people and your idea of beauty!"

When Leo only responded with a faint smile, Mabel turned to seek reinforcement. "Eloise, don't you think I'm right?"

Eloise nodded like a pecking chick, both hands raised in agreement. "Yes! You're totally right!"

Over the course of one dinner, Eloise had clearly warmed up to

Leo.

Encouraged, Leo turned his attention fully to her, hiding the raw emotion behind

his gaze.

Caroline and Alistair exchanged a glance across the table, quietly reading the unspoken understanding in each other's

eyes.

They were only human. Watching Leo act like this tugged at

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"Uncle Leo, you really shouldn't lose more weight," Eloise said carnestly. "You're already so skinny! If you lose any more, a big gust of wind might blow you away!"

Leo grinned, trying to coax more words out of her. “Really? But I think I look okay being a little thin."

Eloise furrowed her brow, completely serious. "But if you want people to think you look nice, and they all say you're too skinny, then maybe you should just eat more and listen to Great-Grandma."

Leo stared at her like she was a priceless treasure. Every word out of her mouth sounded like gospel, and he didn't want to miss a single syllable. He nodded solemnly. "You're making a lot of sense. Maybe I'll think it over again..."

He reached out almost instinctively to ruffle her hair.

But right as his hand brushed her soft curls, he paused.

Something held him back. He glanced at Alistair and Caroline, unsure of himself.

Caroline turned her head away, feigning distraction.

took a slow sip of water,

back down at Eloise and met

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with concern for

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My daughter... is worried

time, he

her face up and asked, in her sweet, childlike voice, "So? Have you made

be too skinny. What if a wind comes and sweeps me away? Then

a final, reluctant pat

away.

her small head for

Eloise's first impression of

"I seem to remember Leo wasn't too fond of kids. Said they

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to herself. "But then again, Eloise

Caroline

Caroline's hand a gentle squeeze, and she mischievously ran her

out a grown-up-sounding sigh of relief. "Then Great-Grandma

the conversation

how much weight do you think I should gain? I don't

bounced over to Alistair and beamed

as my daddy, that's perfect! My daddy's not too

for a second, caught off

if politely acknowledging the compliment without taking it too

in her chair, clearly enjoying the exchange far more than

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"Eloise is absolutely right.

pride. "And my daddy has muscles

Alistair, barely

dad? And she

only proved Alistair

They knew who cared for

sincerely. "Alright then, I'll work hard to

cheered, "You

"I've been really good, haven't

replied matter-of-factly, "Uncle Leo, what kind of reward do you want?" Leo pretended to think for a second and then turned to

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for a while?"