She could not understand why Daddy would make such a decision.
Would she be able to understand him once he was drunk?
Why did he let Cynthal go, why did he make Mommy sad!
“Little princess, uhm…“
Lucas paused. “I don’t think that’s a good idea?“
Nellie rolled her eyes at him. “Why not? In this house, my Daddy is the boss, and I’m his second in command! Aren’t you going to listen to me?“
The little girl was usually soft and easy-going, but when she was serious, she could be every bit as stern as Brettley.
Lucas paused. “Then the hangover drink…“ Nellie hesitated. “Don’t prepare it.“
Even though the hangover drink was for Mommy, if Daddy took the chance and drank it, she would not be able to weasel his secrets out of him.
With that thought in mind, the little girl pursed her lips. “You can prepare it if you want, but only send it to him after Daddy and I have finished our drinks. Otherwise, I’m worried I won’t be able to make him drunk! “
Lucas smiled helplessly. “Alright. Then little princess, I’ll give you an hour’s time. An hour later, regardless of whether you made Sir drunk, I’ll send the hangover drink to both of them.“
Lucas knew very well, Brettley was a smart and responsible man.
How could his tiny daughter make him drunk within an hour?
So Lucas’s words were only meant to placate Nellie.
“Sure! “
The little girl pondered for a moment and nodded. “ Bring me the strongest drink in our house! “
Lucas paused before saying, “… Okay.“
Brettley waited for a long time in the bedroom upstairs.
A series of loud knocks came from the door.
He thought it was Lucas, but when he opened the door and was about to get angry, he saw the timid little girl standing at the door.
Nellie wore a pinkish -white nightdress, her black hair spread across her shoulders. Those big eyes that were darker than her hair looked at him steadily. ” Daddy, can I come in?”
The man twisted his eyebrows and glanced at the wine bottle in her arms.
The red wine bottle was huge, occupying more than half of the space in her arms. She held onto the bottle of red wine with all her strength and held the glasses in her hands, somehow looking funny and cute.
Brettley sighed, squatted down, and took the wine bottle out of her arms. ” It’s late now, why are you here in front of my room with a bottle of wine?”
“Um!”
Nellie made no secret of her thoughts. “I want to punish you by drinking wine.”
The little girl’s voice was tender and cute. ” I’m very angry about what happened tonight. Daddy, if you don’t drink the wine I brought you, and don’t explain it clearly to me, I won’t forgive you!”
Brettley paused slightly with the wine bottle in hand.
After a while, he gave a wry smile. “Okay, I’ll follow your orders. I’ll drink.”
Nellie did not expect her father would agree so easily, she remained in a daze for a while before coming to, walking into his room with her short little legs.
The little girl sat on the small platform before his bay window, glancing at Bethan who was still dead drunk on the bed, her worry and concern evident in her eyes. “Daddy, why is Aunty in your room?“
Brettley’s eyes darkened. “She’s drunk.“
“Oh. “ Nellie pursed her lips. “Aunty must be so sad tonight.“
He lifted his glass and filled it to the brim. “Would she be?“
“Of course.“ Sitting on the platform, her short legs swung to and fro in the air. “Aunty said she thinks Aunt Cynthal isn’t nice to me, she wants to sort out the problem about Aunt Cynthal before she leaves, otherwise, she would be worried.“
With that, the little girl glanced at her father, her expression fully expressing her grievance. “But what about you, Daddy? You let the evil Aunt Cynthal go just like that. Aunty is worried about me, plus, she feels you do not care about me, of course, she would be sad! “
His hand that was holding the wine glass shuddered slightly.
Was… was that true?
He turned and glanced at Bethan silently, then emptied the wineglass with one swift gulp. “Nellie, do you want to listen to my explanation?“
The little girl paused, then nodded. “Go ahead, I ‘m listening.“
Whatever he said, whatever explanation he provided, it would not change the fact that he did not care about her, and did not care about Mommy!
“I know, my decision tonight made both of you extremely unhappy, but…“
He raised his head expressionlessly. “I’m waiting for someone to come back, and deal with this matter herself.“
Nellie scrunched her brows. “Who?“
“Your Mommy.“
The little girl’s eyes opened wide in surprise.
“I don’t know whether I should tell you all these, but you’re my Nellie, even though you’re only six years old, but you’re very smart. I know you’ll understand what I’m about to tell you.“
He sighed a long sigh, and stood up, turning to sit on the bay window beside her. He sipped his drink and told Nellie his plans without hiding anything from her.
“So…”
When he was on his third glass, Nellie finally understood what he meant, “So, Daddy, you… you plan to use this method to force Mommy to come and see you?“
He lowered his hand as he fiddled with his wine glass. “That’s about right.“
With that, he ruffled his hand through his daughter’s hair gently. “You’re my Nellie indeed. “
She understood him immediately, without need for any further explanation. Nellie pursed her lips, her mind whirling incessantly. After a moment, her eyes brightened!
The little girl lifted her tender little arms and tugged at Brettley’s sleeve carefully. “Then Daddy, don’t you think, there’s a higher chance that Mommy would appear if there are any rumors about you?“
He frowned, not fully understanding her.
Nellie sucked in a deep breath. “Daddy, you have to know, even though Mommy hasn’t been by your side throughout the years, but she has always loved you. She gets jealous very easily. All these years, whenever there were any rumors about you and another woman, she would get furious.“
The little girl glanced at Bethan who was snoring mindlessly on the bed. “Why not pursue Aunty for a while, to make Mommy jealous? If she did get jealous, she might come back! “
Brettley frowned, lowered his head, and looked at Bethan, laughing, “What does a child like you know? “
“But Daddy.“
Nellie stared at him with her big, black eyes. “How do you know it won’t work if you don’t try?
Besides, to force Mommy to come home, you can even let go of the evil Aunt Cynthal that wanted to kill me, pursuing Aunty would not be so hard for you, right?”
The little girl stared at Brettley nervously. ”Daddy, what do you think?”
Nellie knew full well, Brettley’s plan to use Cynthal as bait to lure her mother out would never work.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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