Chapter 43 Flatly Rejected

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Stanley cocked his eyebrows ever so slightly as he met his son’s eyes with a warm gaze.

“Daddy… Don’t tell me you forgot all about this!” Samuel’s eyes widened with shock. “There was a lady around when you made the promise that day we came over to bring you chicken soup! She can be our witness if you forgot about it!”

Naturally, Stanley remembered what he said, but… he had spoken non–committedly at the time.

Pamela blinked her watery doe eyes at him. “Grownups won’t lie, right, Daddy?”

“Even if you forgot about it earlier, you must’ve remembered by now, right?” Samuel pressed.

Stanley nodded to the two children who stared at him with interrogating gazes. “I didn’t forget, of course.”

““Yay!” the children cheered elatedly.

Monica was standing at the door. She saw Stanley bending down to do a pinky promise with the children. His lips were curved into a smile. She couldn’t remember how long it’d been since she last saw him smile

like that.

As she watched him, she felt both pleased by and jealous of the sounds of laughter coming from inside the office.

the room when she saw the children

precious little dolls

was holding Pamela’s hand, and just like last time, he completely ignored Monica’s presence as

at Monica. Does that pretty lady have feelings

sat down at his desk and was back to his usual cold and aloof

invited a gastroenterologist from Findel over. It’s extremely hard to book his time. He’ll arrive in Riverdale at 8.00AM tomorrow. Please spare two hours of your

through all that effort.” Stanley had a neutral expression on his

don’t want

a very clear answer.” His gaze was

not stand what

met and the aloof indifference in his eyes made Monica feel deeply

she had no choice. After seeing his attitude, she knew she would not

left with a wounded heart after having been rejected by

she called Taylor.

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over to a balcony and leaned against the railing as she took in the view of the city. “novelxo.com fast updateHe’s so stubborn and refuses to see

“Actually…”

Monica cut Taylor off softly. “After all, my efforts, I am finally able to get the doctor to fly in, but he won’t

Did you know that he can

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