When Her Death Couldn't Break Him novel Chapter 452

Chapter 452 An Unwanted Visitor
Though Elliot thought differently in his heart, he put on a facade. “You're the one who's dead, not my dad. You're the bad guy,” he sniffled, trying to appear upset.

Nathaniel wasn't fond of children, especially not this one. The sound of his fake crying was nothing but an annoyance to him. “Stop crying,” he ordered, his patience wearing thin.

“No,” Elliot continued his pretense, though no tears fell.

Nathaniel couldn't tell if he was really crying or just pretending. But he knew that if Cecilia came out and found him upset, she would be furious with him. “Your father isn't dead,” Nathaniel said, trying to placate him.

“But you cursed my dad!” Elliot's sobs grew louder, pushing Nathaniel's patience to its limit.

Nathaniel felt a headache coming on. “Stop crying, I was just kidding,” he admitted, trying to soothe him.

Elliot hadn't expected his stern father to back down so easily. Glancing at the clock on the wall, he realized it was almost time for his mother to be done with her check-up.

It seems that Daddy id quite intimidated by Mommy at the moment. I could definitely use this to my advantage.

“You're an adult. How could you possibly joke about something like that? My daddy's dead! I need to return to Erihal with Mommy to pay my respects to him...” Elliot's words were calculated, his cries deliberate.

After all, Nathaniel is my real father. If anything, my grief and tears are for him, so I wouldn't be cursing Mr. Reese.

Nathaniel hadn't expected the child to take his words so seriously. If he had known, he would have never said it. Now, he was in trouble.

He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a wave of regret. “I was only joking. What can I do to stop you from crying?” he asked, trying to find a way out of the situation.

“You could apologize to me,” Elliot suggested, his tone firm. “The teacher says you should apologize when you do something wrong.”

Elliot was curious to see if his stubborn father would actually apologize to him. In his lifetime, apart from apologizing to Cecilia, Nathaniel had never apologized to anyone else. The thought of apologizing to this brat, whom he saw as the child of another man from Cecilia's past, was almost unbearable.

But seeing that Nathaniel remained silent, Elliot's cries grew even louder. “Wah, my daddy's gone. I'm now a child without a dad... Oh, my dear daddy...”‘ he wailed, his voice echoing through the room.