"Friends? You have friends?" remarked Bruce with a bright smile.
The smile on her father's face calmed Nina down considerably. She nodded and said, "There's Michelle. I think she's like the rabbit Leon gave me when I was a child. Then Noah. He is a very righteous person. And James and Emma. They have just gotten engaged recently."
After a slight pause, Nina decided to come clean to her father. "Dad, I'm married."
Bruce was flabbergasted. He sat there staring at Nina, wordless with shock, for a long time. His life had been steady in general, without a single major wave rocking his boat. This made his boat capsize.
His daughter was married?
Why wasn't he informed?
"Who is that bastard?" Bruce stood up and rolled up his sleeves, bristling with indignation.
"Dad, please calm down and remember that you have an image to maintain." Nina quickly reached out and grabbed her father, who looked ready to explode. She was too familiar with this state as Leon had the similar reaction when he just knew his sister was married.
Bruce was livid. "Does your mother know about it? You just said that you couldn't contact your friends. Is it because your mother wouldn't allow you to contact them?"
"Yes." Nina's lips drew tight into a flat line, and she nodded. In fact, that was why she was unhappy. "Dad, will you help me? Mom brought me back without anyone knowing. My husband and friends don't know where I am. They must be so worried about me."
"If they truly are worried about you, then they should come here to see you." Bruce was still angry that his daughter was married without him knowing.
However, regardless of how angry he was, Bruce couldn't bear to see his daughter's desolate face. Nina hadn't been happy since she was a child. He was overjoyed to hear that she had experienced happiness in the past two years.
Bruce touched the pockets of his shirt and trousers and realized that he had forgotten to take his phone with him. He hastily reassured Nina, "Don't worry. I'll talk to your mother tomorrow."
Nina's eyes lit up in an instant. "Thank you, Dad."
"I'd like to remind you, however, not to keep your hopes up. I'm sure your mother has her reasons to do so." Nina's eyes, which sparkled like the brightest of stars just now, darkened. Bruce felt so sorry. He did not want her to feel sad, but he had to tell her the cruel reality. "Do you still remember Vicente Nangong?"
Nina shook her head.
"I don't remember." "From whom did you get your memory? You never forget the things that you see, but when it comes to people..." Bruce shook his head helplessly.
"Maybe it's because people are not things." Nina shrugged.
Bruce was rendered speechless for the second time. After clearing his throat, he continued,
"Vicente is the youngest count of Nangong family. He is well-respected in C Island, and he is—"
"Dad, is he even as prestigious as you are?" Nina interrupted her father. She already knew what he was going to say.
"Of course not," Bruce replied, raising his chin proudly. "Your father is deeply loved and respected by the people. My prestige is undeniable."
"Exactly, Dad. The man is not as powerful as you are. Why should I remember him?" Nina's two-year stay in Lexingport City was not spent idly. Especially in the six months she had spent with John, she had learned to act like a spoiled child.
She used this trick on her father.
Nina leaned against her father and clung to his arm. She often held John's arm, and the gesture appeared natural.
Some people chose their life partners to look for what they had been missing since childhood. Nina sorely lacked her father's love, so she never really minded that John was ten years older than her. In fact, she felt a sense of security similar to that which her father could give her.
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