If it had been anyone else, they'd surely be labeled a lunatic!

But the eccentric in question was Tarquin, and nobody dared call him mad. Instead, they wondered if their ears had betrayed them!

Tarquin calling Clayton 'Dad'?

Impossible, utterly impossible!

Even Clayton thought he'd misheard.

There was no blood relation, not even the slightest, between himself and Tarquin. How on earth could Tarquin call him Dad?!

He must have misheard, definitely!

Shakily, Clayton inquired, "Mr. Bradford, what... what did you just call me?"

"Dad!" Tarquin repeated earnestly.

His voice was firm, resonating with conviction.

Everyone in the conference room heard it loud and clear!

Their jaws dropped in disbelief!

Confirmed - their ears were fine. It was Tarquin who had lost it!

Clayton furrowed his brows, concern washing over his

him dad? Something had to be

father-in-law and son-in-law chat later, shall

Clayton was dumbfounded, "?!?"

were the

something, everyone tensed up and turned their heads towards

behind Tarquin, her eyes red and teary as

mask, revealing a face that

room was in shock:

before Clayton, her voice choked

in disbelief, his

nervous, excited, and

quivered, his eyes as bewildered as a

Elysia, then at Tarquin, then at Carl and Philip,

this

thought he

heard his daughter

to be right in

Was this a dream?

did it feel

his trembling hand, cautiously, anxiously, slowly reaching

was Irene,

wanted to touch

could touch Elysia, he suddenly

"Slap!"

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