Chapter 816 - 800: Mother and Daughter Both Run Away from Home

Chapter 816: Chapter 800: Mother and Daughter Both Run Away from Home

"Rory?" Hearing the voice, Eleanor Bishop stiffened slightly and turned around in surprise.

"Pretty lady, I missed you so much!" The moment Eleanor turned around, Shirley Lockwood cried, bypassing the wheelchair to walk up to her.

Seeing Shirley crying so heartbrokenly, Eleanor’s heart ached in sympathy. She reached out, pulling the girl into her arms, and asked softly, "Rory, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?"

"Pretty lady, do you like Rory?" Shirley asked carefully, blinking her tear-filled eyes.

Hearing this, Eleanor gently wiped Shirley’s tears, her heart aching for the child. She smiled softly and said, "I do. Of course I do. I like Rory the most."

She liked her the most? Shirley looked at the pretty lady uncertainly. "Since you like Rory, why won’t you be Rory’s mommy?"

If she really liked her the most, why hadn’t she told her all these days that she was actually her mother? She was terrified it might be just as her dad had said—that her mother was a woman who simply didn’t want her.

Eleanor was deeply astonished by Shirley’s words. Just a short while ago, she clearly remembered Rory throwing a tantrum when she found out she and Archie Lockwood were getting married.

Shirley wrapped her arms tightly around Eleanor and choked out, "Pretty lady, I don’t want to leave you. I want you to be my mommy."

"Rory, what did you just say?" This time, Eleanor was completely shocked.

"Pretty lady, can I call you Mommy?"

Eleanor’s eyes grew red, her voice incredibly hoarse. "Rory, you’re willing to call me Mommy?"

"I am. Why wouldn’t I be? In my heart, you are Rory’s real mommy. As long as you don’t dislike me, as long as you don’t abandon me, it’s enough."

Listening to Rory’s words, Eleanor cried so hard she became a bit incoherent. "How could I? The person Mommy loves most is Rory. Mommy would never abandon you." This time, no matter what happened, she could never leave her Rory again.

"Mommy..." She just knew it. She knew her dad had been lying to her all along. How could her mother possibly not want her?

The word "Mommy" carried the weight of a thousand pounds, striking fiercely at Eleanor’s heart. The emotional ache caused her tears to fall endlessly as her trembling hands tightly embraced the little figure in her arms.

Meanwhile.

At the Lockwood family home, when Archie Lockwood received the call informing him that Rory had gone to the Bishop family home, his heart instantly leaped into his throat. His body seemed to give out, forcing him to stumble two steps backward before he collapsed onto the sofa in absolute disbelief, shock, and panic.

After hiding it for so many years, the little girl had finally found out. He knew exactly how desperate Rory was for a mother, which was precisely why he was so afraid.

Howard Rhodes looked at Mr. Lockwood’s awful expression and couldn’t bear it, gently asking, "Mr. Lockwood, should I go pick up Miss Rory right now?"

"There’s no need for now. We’ll deal with everything tomorrow." Archie knew the girl had learned the truth. If he forcefully brought her back now, she would inevitably throw a massive fit.

"Understood."

Archie felt incredibly stifled, as if someone had placed a massive boulder on his chest, making it hard to breathe. He lowered his head slightly and let out a self-deprecating laugh. His cold voice slowly ordered, "Find me a pack of cigarettes."

Howard cast a complicated look at Mr. Lockwood. Ultimately, he chose to turn around in silence and fetch the cigarettes.

Mr. Lockwood had never had a habit of smoking, but now, he was asking for it. Howard truly didn’t understand why Mr. Lockwood insisted on having Miss Bishop and no one else. Now, he was even on the verge of losing Miss Rory...