Nadia bit her small fingers, trying to solve her problem.
Who did she like more?
It was difficult for her to decide!
She looked up to see Charles smiling at him. "I like both of you!" she exclaimed. Charles winced at her reply, feeling helpless.
"Nadia, you see, we've lived together for so long. Daddy promises to send you to school every day, and even pick you up! I'll cook delicious food for you and buy you nice toys..." he listed, trying to appease her.
Charles never thought the day would come where he would have to pine for his children's favor.
But now, he found himself desperately groveling for their recognition.
Bobby had grown tired of Charles' pleading. With a sigh, he said, "Daddy, as long as you can make Mommy happy, or marry her immediately, Nadia and I will like you!"
"Really, Nadia?" Charles asked her softly.
"Well, as long as Daddy can make Mommy happy, I will like Daddy the most! Daddy, you'll be able to do that, right?" she asked. Nadia held Charles’ face and gave him a big kiss, smiling brightly at him. "Bobby, Mommy and I don't want to leave Daddy. You have to try harder. Daddy! Come on!" "I’ll try my hardest", he promised, giving her a reassuring smile. It was important for Charles to win over his children's hearts.
In the past, Bobby and Nadia had always supported him, no matter what happened between Nancy and him.
However, things were different now. If they were to side with Nancy and fight against him with the help of Edward, his position would surely be in jeopardy.
Charles would never allow for that to happen!
As Nadia opened her mouth to reply, Bobby interrupted, saying, "Nadia, go back to your room and sleep!"
At Bobby's order, Nadia frowned at him and didn’t dare to say anything more. Bowing her head, she walked back to her room obediently.
"Bobby, you're my biological son. I can trust that you'll support me. Am I right?" Charles asked his son.
For him to garner Bobby's support, he would have to work harder to please him.
Bobby rolled his eyes at Charles' question, turning away from him to return to his room.
As he watched Bobby walk away, Charles felt awkward and ashamed.
Nancy turned to close the door after seeing her children return to their rooms.
Charles rushed over to Nancy, bracing his hands on the door to prevent it from closing.
"Nancy, please don't do this. I know what I did was wrong," he pleaded.
She ignored him and tried to pry his hands away from the door. She didn't want to be swayed by his apologies. Even if he apologized now, she had to stand her ground. He certainly wasn't apologizing the night he tortured her. At the time, she felt like he would send her to hell.
Despite her efforts to push him away from the door, she was too weak to withstand Charles' strength. He forced the door open.
Tired from fighting against him, Nancy turned to go back to bed. She lay down, covering her face with a quilt.
Looking over at Nancy's covered body, Charles felt helpless. She was determined to ignore him. What should he do now?
Charles had never needed to fawn for anything in his entire life.
But now, he needed to do that to make amends with Nancy... He had no idea what to do!
Walking towards Nancy, he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Honey, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do something so crazy that night. I'm just a man... Men are wolves..."
Nancy jerked away from him and pulled down the quilt to look him in the eyes. "I see. You were a wolf that night. What about me? Am I just a piece of meat to be torn apart by you? Is that it?" she questioned angrily.
"What?" he asked, stunned. This wasn't what he intended. All he wanted to do was please her.
What did he do to upset her again?
"No, you're not a piece of meat. You're my baby! What I 'm trying to say is that I love you, Nancy! I love you more than Edward!" he pleaded, searching her eyes. Impatient to appease her, his face colored in frustration.
Charles reminded Nancy of a child, eager to express his feelings. She was moved by his words, despite herself.
Nancy bit her lips and said nothing.
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