novelxo Chapter 102
Chapter 102
The daughter Rupert had always been so proud of turned out to have fake grades .
Rowena had spent 300 thousand dollars to hire someone to take the exam for her .
“ No .
.
That can’t be Rupert tried to hold on to a shred of hope , waiting for the Department
Education to issue a clarification .
In the next second , his phone suddenly rang .
Perhaps he was trying to treat the call as an escape hatch .
He picked it up
up without even looking
caller ID .
at the
“ Hello , this is Stoneford Department of Education .
We’ve received a report that your daughter , Rowena Drayton , hired someone to take her placement test seven years ago .
After an investigation , this has been confirmed as true .
Please bring her to the our department within three days , ‘ man said .
The call ended before Rupert could process it .
It was a simple notification , nothing more
Moments later , the Department of Education issued an announcement , and everyone in the country knew about the news .
Those who had witnessed Rowena forcing Elysia to take the exam for her had expected this outcome
Only Rupert felt as if his entire world had crumbled .
He stared blankly at the call log for a long time before glancing at his two sons .
Their faces were calm and emotionless , but their eyes betrayed their disappointment in him .
At that moment .
Rupert suddenly recalled his late wife , who had passed away due to heart disease , and her words to him before she died .
“ Rupert , you must find our daughter … Take good care of the three of them and let them grow up healthy and happy … ”
Those two sentences echoed endlessly in Rupert’s mind , along with the memory of how he had so confidently promised her at the time , swearing he would do it .
But what had he done instead !
Not only had Rupert considered giving up on finding Elysia , but he had also made her life at home utterly miserable .
Other than that , he had publicly called her an adopted child , insisted Rowena was his daughter , called her ungrateful , and even slapped her in front of everyone ,
hurt so much .
His heart had never hurt like this before .
A loud thud reverberated through the studio , drawing everyone’s attention back to Rupert .
He had kneeled down before everyone , but not in a gesture of plea .
He was in such pain that he couldn’t stand .
His face twisted in agony and flushed red .
“ Dad ” Fenwick was the first to react , rushing forward to help Rupen up .
But to his surprise , Rupert shook off his support , gritted his teeth , and said to the screen as he remained on his knees , “I’m sorry , Elysia .
I misunderstood you back then , and I never should have said those terrible things to you ,”
As he spoke , the overwhelming weight on his chest seemed to case , so he continued , “ It’s been so long since I last saw you .
I miss you so much , my
Liule Star .
Little Star was the nickname Rupert and Valerie had given Elysia when Elysia was still in the womb .
Whether in her mother’s belly in her cradle , she would always respond to that nickname .
Hut after they officially named her , they had stopped calling her that .
Now , as Rupert’s memories flooded back , he couldn’t hold back from calling her “ Little Star ” once more .
Tears welled in his eyes as he asked , “ Can you come home and have dinner with us tonight ? Don’t worry , no steak .
From now on , I remember that you can’t have beef .
As for pocket money , I’ll give you 30 million , okay ?
As long as you’re happy , that wall that matters .
I’ll never expect you to be beautiful or smart .
I’ll never hit you or scold you again .
Please , come
home ”
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