Chapter 823 - 807: Is There Regret Medicine in the World (7)

Chapter 823: Chapter 807: Is There Regret Medicine in the World (7)

Once Archie Lockwood left the living room, Shirley Lockwood angrily shook her little fist in his direction. "He’s definitely sneaking around!"

"What are you talking about, Rory?" With Archie gone, Eleanor Bishop felt much more relaxed. Seeing Rory’s puffed-up, angry little face, she smiled helplessly.

Shirley immediately stood up from the sofa. She looked at Eleanor, raised her hand, and swore, "Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll definitely help you clear away all the obstacles!"

"Obstacles? What obstacles?" Eleanor furrowed her brows in confusion.

Shirley gritted her teeth and stomped her foot in anger. "Romantic rivals!" She truly couldn’t understand it. How could her mom be so dense? Her dad’s expression just now clearly showed a guilty conscience! Moreover, a man like her dad needed to be watched around the clock. Otherwise, way too many women would throw themselves at him.

"Rivals? What rivals?" Now, Eleanor was even more confused by Rory’s words. She wondered where these romantic rivals were coming from.

Shirley rolled her eyes and let out a long, exasperated sigh. Then, she patted her chest with a righteous sense of duty and promised, "Just relax, Mom. Leave this kind of thing to me. No matter who they are, I’ll definitely help you get rid of them."

"Rory, you want to get rid of my romantic rivals for me?" Alright, Eleanor finally understood what Rory was saying.

"Yep! You’re way too easily bullied, Mom. If I don’t help you, I’m really worried about how you’ll survive living with my dad in the future." She thought her mother would end up being bullied to death.

"Rory, I don’t need you to help me handle any rivals. If your dad likes a certain type of woman, then let him like her."

Shirley opened her mouth wide in surprise. "Huh? Mom, are you foolish?"

"Heh. Rory, you’re still young. You wouldn’t understand even if I explained it to you. You just need to remember that aside from you, your dad and I won’t have any further relationship." Therefore, she had no right to care about what kind of women he liked or who he wanted to be with.

"Won’t have any further relationship?" At that moment, a cold, utterly emotionless voice rang out.

Hearing the voice, Eleanor’s stomach dropped. Her entire face drained of color, turning as pale as a ghost.

Shirley hadn’t expected her dad to suddenly return either. She looked at him with a nervous expression. "Dad, you’re here."

"Rory, go back to your room!" Archie’s eyes were extremely dark, and his tone was so icy it made one shiver.

Summoning her courage, Shirley stubbornly shook her head. "No, I’m not going back. Dad, you must have misheard just now. Mom and I didn’t say anything." At a time like this, she had to protect her mom. Otherwise, based on what she knew about her dad, all hell was going to break loose! Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but her mom was definitely in for a hard time.

"If you didn’t say anything, how do you know I misheard? Rory, go to your room! Without my permission, you are not to come back downstairs today."

"Huh? But Dad, dinner is about to be served, and I haven’t eaten yet. Why don’t we eat first? We can have a nice talk after dinner."

"Shirley Lockwood, go to your room! Don’t make me repeat myself!"

Shirley lowered her head in grievance and began to cry. It wasn’t that she couldn’t go back; she was just incredibly worried about her mom.