The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 537

"No."

Her rejection was as swift as a blade.

Leonard's jaw twitched furiously. She hadn't even let him finish his sentence.

A surge of uncontrollable anger flared in his chest. If he weren't desperately in need of a favor, he would have flipped the table.

Taking a deep breath to suppress his rage, he forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Nora, you haven't even heard what I'm asking. Don't be so quick to shoot me down."

"I am still your father. Would I really propose something that would hurt you?"

Nora studied him carefully for a long moment before giving a cold, solitary nod. "Yes. You would."

Leonard choked on his words.

Trying to have a conversation with her was absolute torture.

She used to be so sweet and obedient. How the hell had Grace raised her to be this ruthless and unfeeling?

He conveniently ignored his own monstrous actions from the past.

He also completely overlooked the fact that Nora was perfectly warm and kind to everyone else—it was only him she treated like radioactive waste.

He tried to project the image of a remorseful, middle-aged father desperately seeking his daughter's forgiveness.

But arrogance was carved too deeply into his bones.

No matter how hard he tried to mask it, the stench of his blinding selfishness overpowered everything else.

Nora honestly had to admire his commitment. Even now, he was still trying to keep up the charade.

If Leonard had channeled even half this level of endurance into his actual business instead of manipulative schemes, he'd be incredibly successful.

But there were a million paths to success.

And Leonard had confidently strutted right down the path of failure.

"Nora, I know you harbor a grudge, but the past is the past. Can't we just have a civilized conversation?"

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