Chapter 1030 Gossip
The little girl exclaimed, "Daddy, let's go out and play! The balloons can only fly so high in the house,
but I want them to fly higher!"
"A double-story house isn't high enough for you, my dear? The balloons might fly away if you want
them to fly any higher," Norman replied with a weak yet doting smile.
This villa was the only property that Norman had left, but it belonged to his mistress, Hilary Turner. At
this moment, he was grateful that he had bought her a villa; otherwise, Elisa would have taken it away.
As Hilary looked at Norman's worried expression, she caressed her daughter's cheek. She said, "Okay,
Daddy has already played with you for so long. You should go back to your room and take a bath. We'll
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Mindy pouted and whined, "But Daddy just came. I want to play with Daddy!!"
Hearing his daughter's request to play, Norman couldn't resist but embrace her, "We will play. Daddy
will certainly play with you. But let's not go out. We can play at home."
"No... Daddy, I want to play outside," the little girl didn't understand Norman's predicament and only
wanted to play with her father.
However, given his current circumstances, Norman could not expose too much, especially not letting
anyone know about his other family. He deliberately warned Mindy sternly, "Daddy won't take you out to
play if you misbehave like this."
Mindy was on the verge of tears upon hearing this.
But Norman pretended not to notice and told Hilary, "Look how you've spoiled our child. I won't come
again if she continues to misbehave like this."
Knowing that Norman's words were meant to appease their daughter and understanding his difficult
situation, Hilary quickly interjected, "I'm sorry. It's my fault. It's been a while since you came; please
don't be angry with our daughter."
Turning to Mindy, she added, "Are you going to keep whining? Your dad will leave if you keep acting up
like this!"
Startled, Mindy immediately shook her head and said, "I will stop crying. Daddy, please don't leave...
We play with the balloons at home."
Norman's heart ached for his daughter, but he couldn't do anything given his current predicament. He
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Mindy's face brightened as she nodded, "Mmm, Daddy… Please come and see Mindy more often.
Mindy misses you so much."
Sitting beside Norman, Hilary looked conflicted but didn't say a word.
As a young single woman, at just under thirty years old, she ended up with Norman for his money to
sustain her destitute family. Norman was drawn to her because of her youth and beauty. He had
supported her over the years by providing for her, buying her a villa, and even ensuring her parents
were well cared for.
And, her life was satisfactorily secured.
But now, Hilary's attitude towards the situation had shifted after her parents constantly spurred about
the predicament at Norman's company and his demotion to an ordinary employee to her.