Chapter 155
155–The Setish Father
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155– The Selfish Father
Madeline:
She held a tray of food, and several warriors stood behind her holding containers.
“Since my husband is staying over with you, I thought I would come here and eat breakfast with him and remind him that he has a responsibility to his wife and two children,” she remarked bitterly.
She made it clear that this morning would be difficult, especially once she found out that her husband was not only here to take care of my children for a night, but also planning to marry me.
“So, where is my husband?” she asked.
I stepped aside tiredly, revealing Elgin to her.
“Husband, did you forget your daughters have travelled all this way to spend time with you?” Silver remarked, her voice full of animosity and grudge.
And she was not entirely wrong. If they were truly here to see him, should he not have gone back for at least an hour last night?
“When I arrived home, it was late. I did not want to bother the kids. I know they sleep early, ” Elgin replied.
From the way he spoke to her, and the roughness in his tone, I realized he had not lied when he said the two of them had nothing in common and were not in a relationship like any real couple.
“What about your wife? Did you not want to see your wife either?” Silver complained.
“How many times do I have to tell you? No,” he hissed.
I noticed the way Silver turned to glare at me while stepping aside.
“Anyway, the kids will be coming here to eat breakfast since you do not want to leave this place. I hope my children will be safer here p>
As soon as Silver said that and looked at Elara, I frowned.
“What do you mean by that?” I asked.
She faced me with a smirk.
“I know what your daughter has been up to. She has been on a murder rampage p>
The moment she said that, Elgin grabbed her hand and began dragging her out of the house, pulling her roughly.
As he led her to the front porch, he began arguing with her.
“ I told you, Elara is my daughter, and I do not want to hear you say another bad thing about her,” he hissed.
The moment he said that, my heart sank in my chest. Why was he telling her that only Elara was his daughter?
Then I realized the word had started to spread.
A rough voice approached, pulling my attention back to the porch.
Baxter came through them, stepping right between the two to reach the door.
Once he entered, he leaned down and gently caressed Elara’s cheek.
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“How are you today?” he asked, squatting in front of her.
“I’m happy now,” she replied.
He wrapped his arm around her and lifted her, carrying her as he walked toward me.
“How are you? Did you sleep well?” he wondered.
I had never expected that in these past years, the one person who would mature the most would be Baxter.
“I’m fine. I slept well,” I replied.
He then turned toward Gina and Bodhi. He stepped past me and knelt in front of them while setting Elara down.
“So, are you two still upset with each other?” he asked.
My children stared at one another in silence.
“You should be working together to help your sister with the sickness, the same way your mother is helping other children,” Baxter reminded them.
Bodhi looked at Gina, then glanced back at Elara.
Elara appeared guilty, but with Baxter holding her close earlier, she seemed reassured that she was not alone.
“But how can we do this? We are scared of her,” Bodhi asked.
Baxter shook his head firmly.
“No, Bodhi. You should be the one taking care of your sisters. Sisters are the princesses of the house,” Baxter explained as he lightly petted Gina and Elara’s backs.
I noticed how much confidence the two gained from his words.
“What about me?” Bodhi wondered, placing his hands on his waist in a playful way.
“You will be their protector. There is always a warrior beside princesses,” Baxter replied.
Bodhi began to chuckle.
“Yes, I will protect my two sisters,” he announced.
He wrapped his arm around Elara’s neck and Gina’s shoulders, hugging both of them.
Seeing them together like that made me feel relieved.
“And what about us? Will we protect him?” Gina asked.
Before I could answer, Baxter spoke first.
“Of course you will. Women can fight better than anyone. You must remember that,” he told them.
The confidence in Elara’s and Gina’s eyes brightened instantly.
“What p>
Silver’s loud voice cut through the moment.
“You are marrying her?” she shouted.
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Baxter rose and gestured for the children to return to their rooms. I realized we were about to face a difficult
confrontation.
As soon as my children went inside, Silver stormed in to confront me.
“Have you no shame? Aren’t you married?” she shouted.
“I will not allow this. You will only marry Elgin over my dead body,” she screamed again, pointing a finger at her
own chest.
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