âUm⦠Uh⦠Peggy, I canât be your father,â David came back to his senses and said helplessly.
âWhy? Do you not like Peggy?â The little girl pouted and asked sadly.
She was obviously not satisfied with Davidâs answer.
âI like Peggy very much, but I canât be Peggyâs father!â
âWhy is that?â The little girl did not understand.
âWell⦠Because⦠Because your mother wonât agree.â David did not know how to explain it, so he could only blame Marlee.
He really liked Peggy and he really wanted to have such a sensible daughter, but he would work hard to have one with the person he loved.
Although a mature woman like Marlee was very attractive to men, David could not accept this buy-one-
get -one-free deal.
No matter how attractive Marlee was, she was still far behind Celeste.
Therefore, her effect on David was also limited.
âNo! Mister, donât worry! Mom will definitely agree. She likes me and Mister Dad also likes me, so from now on, the three of us will never be separated.â The little girl narrowed her eyes into two lines and smiled.
She did not know what the word âDadâ meant yet.
She lacked fatherly love since childhood.
In addition, the children of the Jung family always bullied her. They would call her a fatherless child and an illegitimate child.
It made the little girl yearn for a father in her heart.
She would not be bullied or scolded if she had a dad.
If she had a dad, he would protect her and her mother.
Now she had met David, a man who treated her well and whom she liked very much, so naturally, she wanted him to be her father.
After Marlee left the control room, she came to Davidâs room. When she was about to knock on the door, she heard the conversation between David and her daughter Peggy inside.
She knew her daughter had always wanted a dad, but she never mentioned this to outsiders.
Unexpectedly, her daughter made such a request after meeting David.
It seemed that she really liked David.
Marlee had to create a chance for them to escape when the defense of the merchant ship was breached.
Even if she had to experience hell, she would not hesitate.
Marlee had been watching David these days.
From her judgement, David was not a bad person. He had a good personality and his image was impeccable.
He was a very fine young man.
Therefore, if her daughter followed him, Marlee would also be relieved.