Chapter 824 - 808: Is There a Cure for Regret in This World? (8)

Chapter 824: Chapter 808: Is There a Cure for Regret in This World? (8)

Hearing Rory’s cries, Eleanor Bishop lost her temper. With red eyes, she glared at Archie Lockwood and yelled, "Archie Lockwood, if you’re angry, take it out on me! Why are you yelling at Rory?"

"Did you think you could just hide away? Did you think I’d let you off the hook so easily?" he sneered. He thought, "No more ties between us? In her dreams!"

Trembling with rage, Eleanor used every ounce of her strength to curse at him. "Archie Lockwood, you are an absolute bastard!" All he did every day was torment and bully her.

"I’m a bastard? Even as a bastard, I’m better than a liar like you!" After spitting out the resentful words, Archie pulled out his phone and made a call.

"Miss Vance, you can pack your bags. I’ll send Howard Rhodes over to pick you up right away. Okay, that’s it. See you soon!" With that, he abruptly hung up.

His cold eyes landed on Eleanor. Seeing her staring back at him expressionlessly, without the slightest fluctuation in her emotions, his anger only grew. He gripped his phone tightly and glared fiercely at her.

Shirley Lockwood looked at her father in disbelief and stuttered, "Dad, you... you and Shannon..."

Archie’s face darkened. He nodded and replied coldly, "Shannon will be here soon."

"No, Dad, are you saying you want Shannon to live in our house?" Hearing this, Shirley felt even more uncertain and quickly shook her head.

"Yes. Haven’t you always liked Shannon? From now on, you can live with her." While Archie spoke, his eyes never left Eleanor. He had been observing her reactions all along. When he saw that she had absolutely no response regardless of what he said, he curled his lips in a self-deprecating smile. A heavy, stifling sensation blocked his chest, and his emotions became increasingly uncontrollable.

"Huh? Dad, are you joking?"

Archie glared at Shirley and scolded, "Go back to your room! This is adult business. A child like you shouldn’t interfere!"

"Fine, I will! Do you think anyone cares about your messy affairs anyway?!" Crying, Shirley turned and ran toward the stairs.

Seeing Rory run away in tears, Archie’s eyes darkened slightly. It took a long time before he turned and walked out the door. Throughout the entire process, he didn’t spare a single glance at Eleanor.

Watching Archie leave, and then looking in the direction Shirley had gone, Eleanor gritted her teeth, her lips turning pale. She supported her weight on her arms, trying to get up from the wheelchair, but fell back into the seat. As she was now, she couldn’t even manage to chase after Rory and comfort her.

She didn’t know how long she sat there numbly before she vaguely heard voices. It was a very familiar male voice, and the female voice accompanying it was no stranger to her either. She looked up, smiling toward the door.

As expected, it didn’t take long before she saw Archie and Shannon Vance walking in side by side. Following behind them was Howard Rhodes. Howard was dragging a large suitcase. From the looks of it, Shannon was probably planning to stay here permanently.

When Shannon entered and saw Eleanor, she was surprised, but she didn’t show it. Instead, she calmly and naturally smiled to greet her. "Hi, Miss Bishop. We meet again."

"Miss Vance," Eleanor nodded and smiled faintly.

"Miss Bishop, you don’t look very well. Are you feeling ill? If you’re uncomfortable anywhere, you can tell me."