Chapter 195
Linda cut him off immediately. “There are some things that shouldn’t be said in front of Lexi. You know what I’m talking about.”
It was then that William noticed Lexi was staring at him.
“Let’s go have fun since the sun is about to set soon,” Linda said.
Lexi had planned out her route at the amusement park yesterday night. There were so many things she wanted to try out.
Linda and William accompanied Lexi on many of the rides, starting from the easiest to the more challenging ones. Soon, it was evening.
The sky was dyed a beautiful shade of orange, and the evening sun shone through the clouds.
A young woman who seemed to be a university student came toward, them and said, “Hello, I’m from Osmo University. I saw you three from afar just now. You seemed to be a happy family, and I would like to take a photo of you. Would that be possible?”
She seemed very excited and took a photo of them before they could.
react.
“You’re mistaken. We’re not a family. Lexi is my daughter, and my husband couldn’t be here because he had something he had to take care of,” Linda said afterward.
“Thank you for taking our photo. This is Uncle William. He’s not my dad,” Lexi said.
The woman was embarrassed and said, “I’m sorry for mistaking you three as a family.”
“It’s alright. Thanks for taking a photo of us,” William said.
The woman then left happily.
William looked at the photos in his hands, and his heart clenched. This was the family he could have built with Linda. However, it was he who destroyed everything they had.
At that moment, Samson came back from work. He saw Lexi in William’s arms, and he frowned.
However, he immediately put on a smile and said, “Lexi, come to Daddy.”
Lexi immediately moved toward Samson, and William had to let her
“Are you happy today?” Samson asked.
Lexi nodded and said, “I’m very happy, but it would be better if you could be here with me instead of Uncle William.”
Samson rubbed off the sweat on Lexi’s face and said, “I’m sorry about that. It won’t happen again. I promise.”
Then, Samson looked at William and said, “Thank you for
accompanying my daughter today.”
He emphasized the words “my daughter” as if to remind William not to try anything silly.
“You’re welcome. Lexi is really cute,” William said.
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