Free Web NovelChapter 470: Chapter 470: Saying I Love You From This Moment On (70)
Listening to Eleanor Bishop’s words, Rory’s eyes reddened. She trembled, her voice wavering as she asked in a soft, childish tone, "Mommy, do you... not want me anymore?"
The moment Eleanor Bishop heard her daughter, a sharp pain pierced her heart. She hugged Rory tightly, her whole body trembling. "Of course not. How could Mommy not want you? I was just asking. If you don’t like the idea of having a daddy, then just pretend Mommy never said anything." ’Damn me, even thinking of trading Rory for the Bishop Family’s security...’
But she truly couldn’t think of any other way.
"If I have a daddy, does that mean I can’t have a mommy?" Hearing that her mother wasn’t abandoning her, Rory blinked her tear-filled eyes and asked again, full of apprehension.
"..." Eleanor Bishop fought back tears. She gently pushed Rory away and stared at her, stunned, as a fresh wave of pain washed over her heart.
’How was she supposed to answer? Was she really going to be cruel enough to tell Rory that having a father meant losing her mother?’
"Mommy..."
"No, that’s not it. You can have a daddy and a mommy. It’s just... if you do, you won’t be able to see Mommy every day like you do now."
"Then I don’t want a daddy..." At these words, Rory rubbed her eyes and began to cry heartbrokenly.
Seeing Rory so upset, Eleanor Bishop’s self-reproach deepened. "Rory, Mommy swears to you, your daddy will love you and dote on you very, very much."
"But... but I want to be with Mommy forever and ever."
"So, Rory, you don’t want a daddy?"
"I do... but I want Mommy too..."
Hearing Rory’s words, Eleanor Bishop hugged her tightly, tears streaming down her face, unable to say another word...
If circumstances hadn’t pushed her to this point, she would rather die than be separated from Rory.
’Rory, please forgive me. Forgive your mother’s selfishness and cowardice...’
***
「That afternoon.」
Archie Lockwood was on his way to meet Jason Lockwood when he received a call from Eleanor Bishop.
Staring at the phone in his hand, Archie Lockwood’s handsome brows knitted together. He swiped lightly and answered the call.
He didn’t speak first. The woman’s voice came through the receiver. "Archie Lockwood, we need to talk."
At her words, Archie Lockwood’s handsome face darkened, and his gaze turned frigid. "When?" ’Wasn’t this woman kidnapped by Jason Lockwood? Is she dropping the act this quickly?’
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"Now?" ’From what I know of Eleanor Bishop, she usually comes crying after the fact, claiming none of it was her fault. But now she’s demanding to meet and talk right away?’
"Eleanor Bishop, you’d better not be pulling any tricks!"
"Archie Lockwood, if you want to see your daughter, you’ll come. If you don’t, I swear you will never see her again for the rest of your life."
The word "daughter" made Archie Lockwood’s grip on his phone tighten. "Eleanor Bishop, what the hell are you trying to do?" ’Is she planning on using our daughter to threaten me? I never thought that when pushed to the brink, she’d actually use her own child as a bargaining chip.’
’Then again, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. Eleanor Bishop’s mother is the same type of person, after all.’
A mocking smile touched Archie Lockwood’s lips as he asked coldly, "Where do we meet?"
"I’ll bring Rory to the villa where we used to live..."
