Chapter 16: Chapter 16

“Lori, let’s go home with mommy. You have no idea how much I was worried about you all night. I couldn’t sleep, and I couldn’t eat either. I’ve bought your favorite pasta. Hmm?” Ling Meng said it as gently as possible, trying to get Lori to look at her.

But Lori still didn’t lift her face and kept her head down.

“Are you really her mother?” Richard asked as he took a leisurely sip of his coffee. “It seems this child doesn’t recognize you,” deadpanned Richard.

“That’s ridiculous. She knows me very well. Isn’t that right, Lori? Are you mad that I almost forgot you at the airport yesterday?”

“Hmm. She has every right to be upset.” Richard answered the question. “Do you have any proof that you are her mother? This child was almost taken away by the kidnappers yesterday, so I was a bit protective of her.”

Ling Meng bit her lip in frustration. It’s weird. Why doesn’t Lori want to come with her even though she’s already conveyed her friend’s statement? Well, this child didn’t reveal her mother’s true identity, so Richard wouldn’t know that she wasn’t Lori’s birth mother.

Little did she know, Richard knew very well that Ling Meng was not Qiao Anxia, ??the mother of his daughter. He was also confused by the sudden change in his daughter’s attitude to being super silent. But his muted daughter will make it easier for him to carry out his play.

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He would not hand Lori over to this woman, whether or not this woman was Anxia’s friend. His goal was to ask her to meet here because he wanted to meet Anxia, ??but apparently, she didn’t show up.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Sir, could you please give my daughter back? I’m pretty sure he’ll want me to carry her” then, Ling Meng spoke a series of words in a foreign language.

Richard didn’t understand the meaning, but he knew well that it was the same sentence as before.

Richard held Lori’s tiny hand, which turned out to be so cold it made Richard frown. Is this kid scared? Was the sentence just now a threatening sentence?

“Baby girl, do you want to go back with her?” asked Richard gently and soothingly. His hand didn’t stop rubbing gently against his daughter’s back while his hand brought his daughter’s chin so that their eyes met.

He looked at her pair of purple-green eyes affectionately as if to say ‘Relax, papa is here with you.’

Richard didn’t say it verbally, but they were conveyed to the recesses of Lori’s heart, who had never felt the protection of a father figure. The girl’s eyes filled with tears then she raised her hands to grip her father’s shirt.

Lori was still silent, but at least Richard knew that Lori didn’t want to go back with this woman.

“You see for yourself. This child feels reluctant to be with you. If you can bring proof that you are her birth mother, I will hand her over without a fight. Otherwise, I’m afraid I can’t give her over.” Richard gave off a threatening aura as if telling the woman his decision didn’t accept refusal.

Ling Meng swallowed hard at the intimidation of the man in front of her. This man is terrifying! She thought.

Ling Meng felt like she was dealing with a lion who was on guard guarding his territory’s cave. If she acted rashly, she was sure the lion would immediately jump to pounce on her.

She’d better back off first and carry out the contingency plan her best friend had thought of.

“Okay. I’ll take the birth certificate and see you again tomorrow. Lori, don’t be naughty. We will meet soon.”

Lori still didn’t respond to Ling Meng’s words and hid her face in her father’s neck crook.

Ling Meng released a resigned sigh and left the hotel without knowing Richard was looking at her back with a glint of danger.

Without stretching his arms around his daughter, Richard took his phone from his trouser pocket and called someone.

“It’s me. Do you remember our mission from Japan?... I’ll leave all the proof to you and I’ll leave the rest to you... Me? I have another mission.” a devil’s crooked smile, yet incredibly charming, appeared on his lips, attracting the girls who saw it.

Richard did not care about the other women around him. Since he learns Lori is his biological daughter, he would grant his daughter’s wish.

‘You can’t look at other women. You can only see mama.’

At that time, he felt irritated to hear this child’s command tone. But now, he would willingly comply with his only daughter’s wishes.

He would not glance at other women and would only look at Qiao Anxia. Even though so many women were much better and had distinguished households, Richard would still look only to the mother of his daughter.

Is it love? He was indeed attracted to Anxia, ??more attracted explicitly to her sexy body and warm, tight tunnel that took him to heaven. And he couldn’t wait to enjoy that body every lonely night.

Because of that unforgettable night, Richard often almost fell into the same temptation. He almost satisfied his desire as many young ladies spread their legs for him. Even though he was in pain from having to suppress his lust, Richard still didn’t touch the other woman.

Richard didn’t want to live a life filled with the lust of a man who would someday destroy her life. He had been neglected once because Anxia tricked him, and he didn’t want to fall into the same trap.

But now, Qiao Anxia reappeared as the mother of his daughter, a lovely and adorable baby girl. How could he let go of this chance to make Anxia his?

It doesn’t matter if there is no love between them. The most important thing is he has an amazing daughter.

Well, he could enjoy and feast on Anxia every night as well.