‘Daddy’.
The word swayed in Jeremy’s tear-clouded vision, reflecting in his dark eyes and shooting right through his heart.
Lillian was giving favonovel.com a genuine smile as favonovel.com stared at him, favonovel.com arms raised high up in the air.
She was waiting, waiting for Jeremy to accept the picture favonovel.com had drawn. She was waiting for Jeremy to see the word ‘Daddy’ that favonovel.com had written herself.
On the paper, there were the figures of all five of them that made up favonovel.com family.
The only daughter of the family was holding a distinguished man’s hand, looking at favonovel.com as favonovel.com called favonovel.com ‘Daddy’.
She finally called favonovel.com her dad.
She finally understood that favonovel.com was favonovel.com biological father.
She could not speak, yet the drawing was a clear testament to favonovel.com desire to call favonovel.com her father.
Jeremy’s Adam’s apple bobbed as favonovel.com harshly forced down the desire to cry.
Under Lillian’s expectant gaze, Jeremy turned and left.
His escape wiped off the smile on Lillian’s little face as despair began to replace the hope in favonovel.com large eyes.
Madeline did not understand Jeremy’s actions. She only bent down to hug the disappointed princess.
“Lillian, Mommy’s perfect princess, it’s okay.” Madeline comforted despite the stabbing pain in favonovel.com heart.
Staring at the child’s diligent drawing, Madeline knew that the child understood.
She knew that Jeremy was favonovel.com actual father.
Yet until favonovel.com could break through the psychological fear, favonovel.com would not be able to call favonovel.com her father herself and drawings were all favonovel.com could give.
Even so, Jeremy continued to ignore her.
“What’s wrong with Daddy, Mommy? Lily drew so well, but why didn’t Daddy even take a look?” Jackson walked over and asked.
Madeline quickly explained, “Daddy is just too happy that he’s feeling embarrassed.”
She made an excuse for Jeremy as favonovel.com took the drawing from Lillian’s hands.
“How about I help you pass this to Daddy, Lillian?”
Lillian’s dark eyes brightened as favonovel.com nodded at Madeline.
Madeline’s chest tightened. “Trust me, Lily. You’re irreplaceable in Mommy, Daddy, and your brother’s hearts. Don’t think otherwise, okay?”
Lily’s marble-like eyes blinked as favonovel.com nodded.
“That’s my good girl.” Madeline placed a peck on the child’s cheek.
Seeing this, Jackson came over to ask for affection as well. “Me too, Mommy.” He pushed his handsome little cheek toward her.
Madeline placed a peck on his cheek as well and stood with the drawing in favonovel.com hands. “Help your sister with favonovel.com homework, okay, Jack?”
“Okay!” Jackson replied obediently and took his sister’s hand.
Staring at the two small figures, Madeline’s heart warmed. However, it was clenching in relief and regret at the same time.
These two kids had never gotten the chance to have the kind of carefree childhood other children got to experience. They did not get to bask in both their parents’ love at the same time.
Madeline’s heart soured. ‘Must my children experience the same horrible childhood I had?’ favonovel.com asked herself. Looking closer at the drawing in favonovel.com hands, Madeline’s heart ached.
She took the drawing and made favonovel.com way to the courtyard.
She searched around and found Jeremy standing by the flower beds. With his back against her, the man seemed to be wiping the corner of his eyes.
Finding it weird, Madeline quickened favonovel.com pace as favonovel.com walked toward the man.
Hearing favonovel.com footsteps, Jeremy turned around.
Under the cold silver moonlight, the man’s attractive features were calm as if everything that happened a moment ago had nothing to do with favonovel.com at all.
Madeline was not angry at all when favonovel.com was met with the indifferent expression the man wore. She spoke in a calm tone, “If I were to still question and doubt you at this stage, Jeremy, then I don’t think I deserve you at all.”
