I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

How heartbreaking it was for him to be called “grandpa” by his own daughter. Little Lucky didn’t fuss, obediently letting Terrence hold her. She felt his embrace was familiar and warm. Little Lucky, being very sensible, reached out her small hand to wipe Terrence’s tears, making him feel even more distressed.

Azure sniffled and said, “Rowan, this is your father, not your grandpa. His hair is white because of the snow.” Little Lucky was too young to understand why his hair had turned white, so Azure explained it this way.

“Daddy?” Little Lucky looked at Terrence with curiosity and innocence, her voice tender, “Are you my daddy?”

Terrence nodded, holding back his tears as he looked at his adorable daughter. His voice was hoarse, “Yes, I am your daddy.”

Little Lucky asked with confusion and innocence, “Daddy, why don’t you come home?”

Her soft and sweet voice struck a chord in everyone’s heart. Terrence couldn’t answer why he hadn’t gone home, why he had left his daughter, or why he had come to Park Bridge Mountain. His daughter was everything to him and Meredith. When something happened to Meredith, he also left his daughter.

Her question made Terrence realize how wrong and cruel he had been. “I’m sorry, Rowan. Daddy is sorry,” Terrence cried as he held Little Lucky.

Azure turned away silently to wipe her tears. It took a long time for Terrence to calm down. It was cold outside, so Azure invited him inside.

The room was warm. Little Lucky was hungry again. Azure asked the nanny to prepare some formula milk for her. Little Lucky sat on the sofa with the bottle in her hands, drinking milk obediently.

Such a well-behaved and adorable daughter could melt anyone’s heart. Terrence watched his daughter’s cute demeanor with a softened heart.

Seeing this, Azure seized the opportunity to say, “Rowan misses you so much that I brought her here to find you. Look at how cute she is, like a porcelain doll. Meredith gave you such an adorable daughter; what are you regretting? If you don’t care for Rowan, how sad would Meredith be even in heaven? She gave birth to her with all her might.”

Terrence knew very well how hard it had been for Meredith during her pregnancy. He gazed at Little Lucky without speaking; his eyes were full of love. Little Lucky was his reason for living; otherwise, he would have followed Meredith long ago.

Azure stopped talking after making her point. She just wanted Terrence to think about how difficult it had been for Meredith and how pitiful Little Lucky was.

After finishing her milk, Little Lucky put down the bottle and climbed into Terrence’s arms on her own. “I want to sleep,” she said before falling asleep immediately.

Her ability to fall asleep right after eating was one of Little Lucky’s most endearing traits.

Terrence was momentarily stunned; his daughter hadn’t behaved like this before. Watching his daughter fall asleep in his arms right after saying she wanted to sleep made the corners of Terrence’s mouth lift slightly with affection.

Azure said, “Rowan is really tired; she hasn’t slept at all on the way here. When I told her we were going to find Daddy, she was so happy and kept asking where Daddy was.”

Terrence held his daughter as she slept in his arms; it had been a long time since he had held her like this. When he left home, Little Lucky couldn’t even walk; now she could run and speak clearly.

“If Meredith could see this moment, she would be so happy,” Terrence said softly. “Rowan is growing up bit by bit; she’s becoming more like Meredith.”

“Yes,” Azure agreed. “She’s practically a replica of Meredith. Rowan’s grandfather also visits her often. Prince Darcy has erected a tombstone for Meredith but hasn’t returned to France. He lives in Chaucer Manor now; everyone is commemorating Meredith in their own way. But isn’t this also a form of self-punishment?”

Terrence understood what Azure meant and said, “For the past six months, I’ve been thinking if things would have been different if I had let Meredith and Rowan stay when they were leaving Ravenwood? If I hadn’t been arrogant and confident that I could catch Reginald? Would our wedding have taken place? The wedding I owe her can never be made up for.”© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

“She married you and received your love; she must have felt fulfilled,” Azure consoled him. “Maybe Meredith is somewhere in the world; maybe she’s not dead? If you waste away here, who will look for Meredith? Didn’t everyone think Prince Darcy had died back then too? And yet he lived apart from Bianca for over twenty years until they never saw each other again.”