His Coy Lover

Peck entered the room just in time to see his wife hurriedly rushing into the kitchen. As he took off his coat, he asked, “What’s going on with your mom?”

“Dad, you’re back.” Elle put down the scissors and was about to greet him. Unexpectedly, Zelda, even faster than her, had already stepped up to her father.

“Dad, let me take your coat.” Zelda considerately took the coat from her father’s hands.

Peck was somewhat surprised. His biological daughter had returned over a year ago, but she wasn’t particularly close to him. At most, she would call him ‘Dad’ when they met, with no further actions.

Today, she actually came forward, smiling so sweetly and even considerately taking his coat.

Seeing Zelda’s wrist wrapped in bandages, Peck quickly grabbed his daughter, cradling the hand that was injured, and asked with a concerned frown, “Zelda, what happened to your wrist?”

Before Zelda could answer, Elle interjected, “Dad, Zelda went to The Winston, cut her wrist in front of Charles, and attempted suicide to reject the marriage.”

At these words, Peck’s expression changed immediately. He let go of Zelda’s hand, his face stern, scolding, “Zelda, if you don’t want to get married, then don’t. But running to Charles and cutting your wrist to refuse the marriage? You’ve tarnished Charles’s reputation.”

“Have you apologized to Charles? Has he forgiven you? If you haven’t apologized, go to The Winston now, apologize to Charles, beg for his forgiveness, and promise that this won’t happen again in the future.”

Peck was now concerned about the potential catastrophic consequences for The Roscente Group if his daughter offended Charles. He had to make sure his daughter apologized, gained Charles’s forgiveness, to secure the future of The Roscente and everyone involved.

“Dad, Zelda just woke up. She probably hasn’t apologized to Charles yet,” Elle chimed in. She enjoyed watching the commotion. After all, Zelda had pretended to be kind, and Elle had put so much effort into nursing the flowers that Zelda maliciously cut.

While the mother favored Zelda, the father was more concerned about the future of The Roscente.

Seeing Elle’s indifferent attitude, Zelda realized her mistake and said to her father, “Dad, it’s my fault. I should apologize to Charles. Can you ask Elle to accompany me to The Winston now?”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Elle was about to refuse, but Peck instructed her, “Elle, take your sister to The Winston now to apologize to Charles. You’ve always been sensible. Try to speak well of your sister in front of Charles. We don’t want to make an enemy out of a potential son-in-law.”

When Winston proposed the marriage, Peck was conflicted. He wanted to align with The Winston but was also concerned about his daughter’s fate. He followed Elle’s suggestion back then, letting Zelda make the decision.

Never did he expect that Zelda would cause him such trouble. Just thinking about Charles’s stern face gave Peck shivers.

He urged his daughters to apologize to Charles immediately.

“Alright, I’ll accompany Zelda to The Winston.”

Elle resisted internally, but under her father’s insistence, she reluctantly agreed.

Chris, hearing the commotion in the living room, came out of the kitchen once again. She happened to see her daughters walking out one after the other. She casually asked her husband, “Where are the two girls going?”

“They’re going to The Winston to apologize to Charles.”

“Apologize?”

Peck, with a stern face, said, “Zelda, to reject the marriage, actually cut her wrist in front of Charles. Charles is someone of importance. Her actions were an insult to him, hurt his pride, and tarnished his image. Shouldn’t she apologize?”