She wanted to bring Mommy into this house, to let Mommy see Daddy with her own eyes and understand that he wasn't really a scumbag! If Mommy and Daddy could get back together, then she wouldn't be a child without a dad anymore! Her brothers and she could live together with Daddy and Mommy, just like other kids did, from then on!
Just as Leah was lost in thought, Elliot spoke up again, interrupting the little girl's thoughts.
"You can go back to your room now."
Leah looked up at the man before her and tugged at his clothes pitifully. In a soft voice, she asked, "Can I sleep here tonight?"
Elliot furrowed his brows slightly as he pursed his lips into a line. He clearly didn't expect the little girl to make such a request.
After waiting for a while without hearing an answer, Leah blinked her eyes and shed some tears. "I'm really scared alone. This house is so big... Boohoo..."
After spending time together with Elliot, Leah felt that she understood him pretty well. This man was someone who responded better to kindness than harshness.
Now that she acted so pitifully like this, he probably wouldn't refuse.
As expected of Elliot, under the hopeful gaze of the little one before him, he nodded gently.
The moment Elliot nodded his head in agreement, Leah immediately let go of his clothes corner and turned around quickly towards the big bed while exclaiming happily, "Yay! I can sleep here tonight!"
Leah rolled around excitedly on top of the bed while feeling happy because it was her first time sleeping together with Daddy! The more this little one thought about it, the more excited she became until she couldn't help but roll around on top of the bed even more energetically than before.
Elliot's gaze softened as he watched the little girl's actions. Eventually, he sat down on the couch to rest. Even though this little girl wasn't his daughter, he couldn't help but admit that she was quite clever.
He liked how clever she seemed to be very much indeed.
That night, the light in the room was a warm, golden hue, and the atmosphere was exceptionally cozy. Nestled under the covers, Leah even found herself wondering if things hadn't gone awry between Daddy and Mommy back then, would they have been a happy family like this, staying together?
Meanwhile, the man seated on the couch was also lost in thought. If only Rose hadn't gotten into that accident, would they too have had such an adorable daughter?
The next morning, as the sunlight poured in, the little girl sleeping in the master bedroom slowly began to wake up.
When she woke up, Elliot had already left.
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