Dumping 18

Chapter 18

Seeing Tilda, Edwin showed no pleasure. “Why are you here?”

“Tilda looked at him and said, “1..”

“I’ll take care of this Edwin had zero patience tonight, Without waiting for hilda to hnish, he pulled his hand away and stormed off.

“Good thing you’re back, or Alanna would’ve driven the crazy” In a quiet spot, Sharon spun around to show off her outfit, speechless. This look was something Alanna had strongly pushed her into. She said it was meant to trigger every young guy’s protective instinct at the event and help Sharon find someone who’d want to protect her for life,

Blake knew Alanna could be quite the mischief–maker behind his back and smiled helplessly. “Where are she and Irene?”

“They’ll be right here,” Sharon said, and Alanna and Irene appeared at the end of the corridor at the same time

Delight sparked in Irene’s eyes when she saw Blake.

“This is Mr. Peay.” Sharon quickly said.

Irene confidently walked over and grabbed Blake’s hand. Hello, Daddy”

A flicker of embarrassment crossed Sharon’s face.

Blake, probably never expecting to suddenly be called dad, froze. However, Alanna laughed and said. “Yeah, nothing wrong with that Now that she was Irene’s godmother, Blake could be Irene’s godfather

Hearing Alanna’s words, Irene felt justified in her address. She pointed toward the shimmering lights ahead and said, “Daddy, let’s go play over there

Blake, happy to indulge Irene, scooped her up. “Alright, let’s go play over there.”

Sharon watched as Irene was convinced by Alanna, a headache brewing. She was about to go after them when she unexpectedly caught sight of Edwin nearby.

Edwin’s expression was dark as he stared at Sharon with piercing eyes. Is this how you teach our daughter? To call every man she sees Daddy?” He remembered the last time Irene had called Randall Duckly.

He didn’t mean to follow Sharon to see her all happy with another man. He was there to take care of his wound but happened to see this scene.

“You’ve got it all wrong. Even though he sounded pretty harsh, Sharon just had to try and clear things up. “Irene was just…

“It’s fine if you want to degrade yourself, but leave the kid out of it Edwin cut her off harshly before she could finish.

Sharon understood at that moment. He never believes me. What’s the point in explaining! I’m no longer with the Stanley family, she thought.

A cold smile appeared I on her face. “Do you know why Irene wants to call every man she meets Daddy? Because you never let her call you that. She wants a dad just like any other kid, so she sees any man who shows her kindness as her father.”

“What

nonsense

sense are you spouting? I never stopped her from calling me that Edwin looked down on Sharon even more, thinking she was making up absurd lies.

Sharon’s smile turned bitter. “Have you forgotten? What did you say that time when Irene ran up and called you Daddy!”

Irene developed slower than other kids due to an infection at birth, and she finally started to talk close to her second birthday. The first time she clearly called out “Daddy,” Sharon was so thrilled she rushed to fląd Edwin. But Irene wasn’t met with praise. Instead, Edwin showed her a look of extreme disgust and dismissed her with only one word. “Scram.”

Maybe because of the memory, from then on, whenever Irene saw Edwin, she was intimidated and never dared to call him again.

The event was long past, but recalling it still made Sharon profoundly sad for Irene.

With Sharon’s reminder, Edwin vaguely recalled there might have been such an instance. But his disgust was aimed at Sharon, he hadn’t paid attention to what Irene had said.

“It’s not good that she calls others Daddy, but Mr. Stanley, you should sort yourself out too. If you don’t allow her to call you Dasily, don’t preven her from calling someone else that,” Sharon composed herself and said firmly.

Having said all she had to say, she didn’t want to linger even a second and chased after the direction Alanna and the others had gone.

Behind her, Edwin’s palm was full of blood, but he felt no pain. His chest felt tight, making it hard for him to br

breathe

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Chapter 18

After playing in the lights with Irene for a while. Alanna got called away by Blake.

Formidable and majestic on her live streams, Alanna attracted countless devoted fans, but she became meek as a kitten in Blake’s presence.

Now that she didn’t have to deal with Alanna’s demands, Sharon rubbed her forehead and heaved a sigh of relief. She really wasn’t interested in the fancy entrepreneur dinner. When Alanna and Blake left, she had no intention of staying either and bent down to pick up trene

Irene had been playing with Alanna all day and was now sleepy, rubbing her eyes. Not long after they set off, she fell asleep on Sharon’s shoulder.

Sharon affectionately patted her linle head and sped up toward the parking lot. Before reaching her car, she saw Edwin standing by the side of the road, obviously about to leave as well. She acted as if she hadn’t seen him and turned her face away

However, Edwin stepped forward to block her path. “Let me give you two a ride home

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