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.

sip of

looked back down at Eloise and met a pair of wide,

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in his chest bloomed, and this time, he let his hand rest gently

Then she tilted her face up and asked, in

sweetheart. A person shouldn't be too skinny. What if a wind comes and sweeps me away? Then you won't have Uncle Leo anymore. So

her head a final, reluctant pat before pulling

away.

big, grown-up hand on her small head for too long. He didn't want

he didn't know was that Eloise's first

She leaned toward Alistair and Caroline and whispered, "I seem to remember Leo wasn't too fond of kids. Said they

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added, almost to herself. "But then again, Eloise is everybody's favorite

and Caroline

gave Caroline's hand a gentle squeeze, and she mischievously

relief. "Then Great-Grandma and I

the conversation

he asked, "So how much weight do you think I should gain? I don't want to

to Alistair and

much meat as my daddy, that's perfect!

a second, caught off

gave a modest smile, as if politely acknowledging the

leaned back in her chair, clearly enjoying

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chimed in cheerfully, "Eloise is absolutely right. Just like Alistair. That's the

my daddy has muscles too! I can't even squeeze his arms. They're

glanced at Alistair,

been her dad? And she already adores him this

only proved Alistair had

knew who cared for

work hard to get

"You can

really good, haven't I? Think you could give me a little reward for listening

reward do you want?" Leo pretended to think for a

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for a while?"