Chapter 820 - 804: Is There a Cure for Regret in the World (4)

Chapter 820: Chapter 804: Is There a Cure for Regret in the World (4)

The next day.

At the Bishop villa.

Early in the morning, Archie Lockwood arrived to take Rory home.

Shirley Lockwood looked at her father’s stern, icy face. Displeased, she turned her head away, her own expression turning cold as she refused to look at him. If he wanted her to go home today, he would have to take her mother along too. Otherwise, she wouldn’t leave even if it killed her.

"Rory, come here!" Losing his patience at last, Archie spoke slowly, his voice deep and frigid.

"No!" She wasn’t stupid; there was no way she was going over there.

Archie forced himself not to look at the woman sitting in the wheelchair. Instead, he stared at Shirley and said coldly, "Come home with me, and I won’t hold it against you for not coming back yesterday."

"Dad, I’m not going home with you," Shirley pouted. Speaking angrily, she walked over to Eleanor Bishop.

"If you don’t come home with me, what do you plan to do?"

"I’m just not going home with you, no matter what. Dad, don’t force me. I want to be with my mom." As she spoke, Shirley reached out and clung tightly to Eleanor’s arm, looking terrified that Archie might come and drag her away.

Her reaction was truly heartbreaking. Archie felt a sudden, chilling ache in his chest. The daughter he had raised for so many years really was ready to abandon her father the moment she met her biological mother. This was exactly why he had sworn to never tell Rory where her mother was, no matter what.

"Rory, let me make this clear. I am the head of our household and your legal guardian! Therefore, you must come home with me!" He could overlook the fact that this woman and Rory had acknowledged each other, but that didn’t mean she could steal Rory away from him! Rory was his daughter. No one could take her away, and no one had the right to separate her from him!

Shirley was just a child, after all, and the person she feared most on a normal day was her father. Seeing him this furious instantly drained her confidence. Puffing her cheeks out, she said aggrievedly, "Dad, I’ll go home with you, but can you take Mom home too?"

Hearing this, Archie froze.

"Dad, just let Mom come home with us..."

"Rory..." Eleanor hadn’t expected Shirley to say such a thing. Truthfully, she was very happy and deeply moved by the sudden change, but she was also deeply uneasy. She didn’t know why Rory was so insistent on having her as a mother.

Archie’s heart trembled slightly. His eyes darkened as he looked up at Eleanor a short distance away. "Eleanor Bishop, do you want to come with me?" he asked slowly. His tone was incredibly flat, as if he were asking about the most mundane thing in the world.

But only he knew how anxious he truly felt as the words left his mouth. He had just driven her away; he had just made up his mind to sever ties with Eleanor completely! Yet here he was, about to backtrack on his resolve all because of Rory.

Seeing her father agree, Shirley blinked her eyes and looked pleadingly at Eleanor. "Mom, just come with us. You and Dad are going to get married anyway."

"Rory..." Eleanor looked at the little girl, feeling torn. She wanted to be with Rory, but she definitely didn’t want to be with Archie.

"Mom, yesterday you said you liked me and that you would never leave me again. Why aren’t you agreeing to my request now? Don’t you want to live with Rory forever?"

Eleanor answered anxiously without even thinking, "I do. Of course I want to be with you forever."

Shirley beamed happily and hugged Eleanor’s arm even tighter. "Since you want to, then come with us, Mom."