Chapter 1276

Sean sighed. “This is for the best, I guess. You and Jeremy had been going round and round for so many years and were never happy with your lives. Mr. Jones is a handsome and talented man who only appears once in a lifetime. He’s also mine and your mom’s savior. l feel reassured if you’re with Mr. Jones.”

“You’ve praised me more than you should, Mr. Montgomery. I’m not as good as you’ve made me out to be.”

“I’m just stating the truth,” Sean praised sincerely, then corrected himself. “Since you and Eveline have already received your wedding certificate, we’re all considered one family. You don’t have to greet me as Mr. Montgomery. You can call me ‘Dad’, just like Eveline.”

The smile on Ryan’s stunning face grew wider, and he said without being shy, “Dad.”

“Good, good.” Sean was delighted.

However, Madeline felt restless when she heard Ryan calling out the word ‘Dad’.

She forced herself to smile while looking at Ryan. “I have something to talk to you about. Could you please come with me for a moment?”

Madeline said, then spun around. “Dad, I’ll be back soon.”

“Alright.” Sean was not in a hurry as well. He just kept staring at Madeline’s back, afraid he might not be able to see his precious daughter again.

Ryan smiled at Sean, then caught up to Madeline as they strolled to the courtyard together.

Eloise took out the biscuits she had just baked and saw that Sean was alone in the hall. Disappointed, she scanned the surroundings.

“Didn’t you guys agree to wait for me? Why did she leave first?”

Sean quickly went over to comfort Eloise. “She didn’t leave. She’ll be back in a moment. Go prepare us some tea for the time being. When you’re done with it, she’ll be back.”

“Really?” Eloise was like a kid as she put a smile on her face. She was looking forward to it.

Sean raised his hand and brushed the hair that was scattered in front of Eloise’s forehead to behind her ears. Many years had passed, yet his feelings for Eloise only grew stronger.

Especially when Eloise ended up in this state, he, as her husband, felt very sad.

“Of course, hurry.”

“Okay.” Eloise nodded. She took two steps, then turned around to look at Sean. “Don’t you finish all the biscuits. Leave some for Eveline.”

“I know, I won’t finish them all,” said Sean with a smile. He had no choice but to comfort Eloise whose mind now was just like a kid.

In the courtyard.

Madeline glanced at the main entrance that was heavily guarded, then recalled Sean’s trust in Ryan.

She was feeling sorry for her parents, and at the same time, she was exasperated at Ryan’s attitude.

“Hmph,” Madeline sneered, “A man who nearly cost my family their lives and wants to control me has now become my parents’ savior? This is just a joke.”

Ryan was not bothered by Madeline’s scornful behavior. He walked to her with a smile. Under the halo of sunlight, his stunning face was radiant.

“Aren’t you supposed to thank me for giving you such a huge surprise?”

“Yes, I should be thanking you. Thanks for separating me from the person I love most. Thanks for keeping my parents here and making our family unable to reunite. I should be more grateful to you for injecting me with that reagent that’s slowly turning me into your puppet.”

She spoke in a disdainful tone, and her proud eyes kept staring at Ryan’s gloomy ones.

“Do you really think I’ll believe you’re sincerely trying to save my parents? I just never thought that you’ve already started gearing toward your plan since so long ago.

“You’re truly terrifying, Ryan.” Madeline could not see what was going on in the man’s mind. She felt that the man before her was more unpredictable than Jeremy.

Ryan stretched out his bony fingers. His fingertips landed on Madeline’s fair face. “You think I’m terrifying just because of these? If I tell you one more thing, maybe you won’t think I’m terrifying anymore. You’ll think I’m horrifying.”