- Good Daddy
Wela raised both hands to shoulder level and then closed her eyes. ” Think about what we wanted most when we were little.”
After a few moments, she opened her eyes again. “We just want to have fun with the people we care about, right?”
Kara and Frank glanced at each other again. Their movements made Wela excited.
“Come on, Frankie. What are you waiting for? Break up with your
fiancée then propose to Kara. After you two get married, I guarantee that Emily won’t experience psychogenic fever again. It’s time for you to be with your children.”
Kara’s eyeballs almost popped out. “W-what do you mean, Doctor? I really don’t understand.”
While Frank gaped speechlessly, Wela touched Kara’s shoulder. “I am a doctor and also Frank’s friend. Of course I could recognize his children at a glance. Especially Louis, he is one hundred percent like
little Frankie.”
“You know about the commotion yesterday? Which servant told you?” Frank inquired, glancing sharply.
Wela shook her head carelessly. “Nobody told me. I analyzed it myself.”
Suddenly, her finger moved along the corner of the room. “Obviously Emily has occupied this room before. If she just came here with fever, doesn’t it mean she’s forced to come back?”
After scanning the room with her sharp eyes, the doctor looked back. at Frank. “You couldn’t have set up a room and forced her to stay if
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it Isabel? Or Rowan? Just be honest with me.”
Frank finally snorted in resignation. “Isabel came this morning.”
“Ah!” Wela snapped her fingers. “My guess was correct. So, what makes Emily sad? I saw that the boy didn’t mind anything.”
Frank couldn’t answer. He just looked down. Meanwhile, Kara cleared her throat to deliver an answer. She realized that the doctor was one of Frank’s closest people who knew many of his secrets.
“They accidentally heard that Frank was their biological father. All this time, they thought their father was a bad person. So, I guess Emily was disappointed.”
Wela held her chest and let out a small hum. With a look of pity, she looked at Emily’s face. “Oh, what a pity. No wonder she has a fever.”
Suddenly, with a quick movement, she slapped the sturdy arm next to her. “You…. Have you apologized to Louis and Emily?”
Rubbing his arm, Frank grumbled, “Yes and no.”
“Be manlier, Frankie. You should have knelt down in front of them. That way, Emily won’t suffer all day.”
The man’s jaw throbbed furiously. He never accepted being scolded, but what his friend said was true. As a result, he chose to remain.
silent.
“Sorry, Doctor Wela. May I ask something?” Kara whispered unexpectedly.
Wela immediately cooled her expression. “You don’t need to be so formal with me, Sweet Lady. I’m Frank’s best friend. Think of me as your best friend too.”
Kara nodded slightly. “You must know that Frank will be getting
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After one long breath, Susan returned to her room. She needed time. to think clearly.
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The next morning, because Kara didn’t dare leave Emily, Susan helped Louis shower. The little boy worried when he had to take off or wear clothes. However, once the cast was safe, his eyes lit up again.
“Grandma, may I ask you something?” Louis asked excitedly.
While combing his hair, Susan nodded. “Of course you can. What do
you want to ask?”
“Does Grandma think Frank Harper would make a good Daddy? All this time, Emily and I always thought that he was evil. But, can he change? I see he really likes Mommy. He also tried hard to make us like him.”
Slowly, the curve of Susan’s lips faded. Her hand movements slowed down. When her eyes met Louis’, she blinked slowly. “Why do you ask
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“Because this is adults’ problem. I think it’s too difficult for little children to understand. Emily and I are confused. Can we accept Frank Harper as our Daddy? I think that’s what made Emily sick. She thinks too much. She likes him. But, after finding out that he is our bad Daddy, she has doubts.”
Susan’s eyebrows met. “Emily likes that guy?”
Louis pursed his lips and nodded. “Yes. Since the first time they met, Emily had liked him. She once thought that Frank Harper was our Daddy. Who would have thought it would turn out to be true.”
Susan fell into contemplation. She reviewed recent memories. Emily did look very happy with Frank. Was it because of their blood? Was Frank Harper the right man for Kara?
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