The next morning, the four of them were sitting at the dining table having breakfast when the assistant arrived.
The assistant placed a document in front of Elliot and said seriously, "Mr. Harper, our cooperation with RH has progressed to the next stage."
"RH informed us that we have entered the third round and Mr. Ingram from RH will personally come to our Harper Group for an on-site inspection."
Elliot asked in a deep voice, "When?"
"Now," replied the assistant awkwardly before quickly recovering. "Mr. Ingram from RH is already here and this was a last-minute notice from them."
Elliot lightly tapped his fingers on the table and looked over at Leah who was sitting across from him.
"RH's people are here and I need you to come with me to pass the level."
Upon hearing this, Rose furrowed her brows in confusion as she looked at her daughter beside her. "What level exactly?"
Leah nervously pursed her lips before finally looking up at her mother.
"I'm helping his company sign contracts with other companies."
After sizing up Leah for a moment, Rose suddenly realized how capable her daughter really was.
Now she understood why Elliot had decided to keep Leah around after all.
She reached out and touched Leah's head while smiling saying, "Leah is really amazing!"
"Mommy is even more amazing!" replied little Leah as she lifted up her innocent face towards Rose.
Elliot who was sitting across from them frowned slightly upon hearing their conversation before asking curiously, "You don't know about this?"
Leah glanced over at her daddy then back towards her mommy with mischievous glint in her eyes.
Mommy didn't know about many thing. For example, she didn't know Daddy was trying to reach cooperation with her eldest son.
Khalil had told Leah earlier that someone would be coming over to discuss cooperation matters, so when Daddy said he wanted herself to go along too, she wasn't surprised one bit.
After finishing breakfast, the group of four headed towards Harper Group but when they arrived, RH's people hadn't shown up yet.
Rose held onto Leah's hand, standing behind Elliot without any curiosity whatsoever.
She only came along because she wanted to be by her daughter's side.
Not long after, a car stopped in front of the Harper Group building. The security guard at Harper Group approached and opened the door for the man sitting in the back seat.
A man in his thirties stepped out of the car. He was wearing a custom-made black suit, with a slender figure, sharp eyebrows and charming eyes, and a straight nose bridge. He looked like a handsome man.
Leah recognized him immediately and her eyes widened with surprise. She exclaimed loudly, "Daddy Ingram!"
Before anyone could react, she ran towards him.
Rose saw him and her face lit up with joy. She walked over to greet him, "Lawrence."
Lawrence Ingram stood still and looked at Rose with affectionate eyes as he said gently, "Rose, it's been so long."
The three of them were very warm and harmonious together but this scene seemed to have completely changed its meaning when seen through Elliot's eyes.
The little girl called him Daddy?
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