Chapter 346
Chapter 346
Blake's POV
The night fell. I returned home at six o'clock in the evening. My face was cloudy. At this time, Richard should have arrived home.
The car stopped outside Mountaintop Villa. I strode into the parlor.
Dowen quickly came over and greeted me.
"Is Richard here?" I asked in a low voice.
Dowen pointed upstairs. "He just arrived. Now he is talking to Emerson and Patricia upstairs."
I frowned deeply and snorted in my heart.
I had made a difficult decision that I would not do anything to Richard when Emerson was still alive. However, if he kept making trouble, I wouldn't show any mercy to him.
I climbed the stairs. I did not go up to see Emerson and Patricia immediately. Instead, I walked to the toy room. Then, I saw two little guys quietly practicing writing and drawing. Catherine sat gently on one side and was teaching them. Under the warm light, the scene of two children staying with their mom looked sweet.
"Daddy!" Noah looked up at me and greeted me.
Hedwig immediately looked up and called me with a smile, "Daddy, look, I drew a white bunny."
I walked in with a smile and looked at Catherine.
"Hedwig, well done. The painting is so beautiful!" I squatted beside my daughter and found that she was coloring a bunny. She did quite a good job. She was still young, so she couldn't hold the paintbrush steadily. In this case, the paint crossed the outline of the bunny. But Hedwig felt that she had done a great job, so she deserved praise. Catherine and the two kids had met Richard. Catherine nodded to me. Then I was relieved.
"I'll go upstairs to have a look," I said to Catherine.
When I stepped onto the third floor, I heard Richard's voice.
With guilt in his voice, he sounded quite sincere.
'Hypocrite!' I sneered in my heart.
However, Marc must have been fooled by his fake smile back then.
I opened the door and entered. I saw Richard sitting on a chair. Patricia, who was sitting next to him, had red eyes. Presumably, she had not seen Richard for a long time, so she was excited and cried.
Emerson also looked better than usual. I knew that he was still worried about Richard.
Emerson was too kind and benevolent. He always wanted everyone to live a good life. He always considered every member of the family.
'Emerson, Patricia, Richard is back?" Only then did I put on a surprised expression, smiling at Richard.
Patricia immediately nodded, "Yes, he suddenly came back. He didn't tell anyone of us."
Richard immediately stood up and praised me with a smile, "Blake, I came back to see you!"
I stood face to face with Richard. We were smiling at each other, but our eyes were cold. When he said that he came back to see us, I felt like my heart was shot by an arrow. I knew that he was not referring to Patricia and Emerson. He was referring to Catherine and my kids.
"Blake. Don't quarrel with him. I'll go downstairs to see how the dinner is going." Patricia was still worried that we
would quarrel because of the grievances back then.
However, Richard showed a guilty and self-blaming expression. "Blake, I want to say sorry to you about what happened that year. I went too far. I hope you won't hate me anymore."
I said lightly, "Of course, I won't be angry with you anymore. Moreover, you have been locked up for five years. I believe that those five years were hard for you. Let's not talk about the past anymore."
Emerson praised me with a pleased expression, 'Blake is generous and forgiving. Don't mention the past anymore. You are relatives. You should help each other. Don't have any more resentment."
I didn't want Emerson to be sad, so I nodded, "Emerson is right. We are relatives. We should not hate each other like enemies."
Richard did not answer. I knew that he had resentment in his heart.
"Richard, you haven't seen Emerson for so many years. You must have a lot to say. I will not disturb you!" I really didn't want to stay in the same room with Richard. The moment I thought of how he had instructed Olivia to make Marc drink the drugged wine, the hatred in my heart surged. Although I had always reminded Leo not to act rashly, at this point, I almost couldn't control myself. I wanted to beat Richard hard.
"Alright, you can go down and stay with the children!" Emerson could feel the awkwardness between me and Richard. He didn't force me to stay but asked me to go downstairs.
I had just walked out of the room when I heard Richard's voice. "Blake's two children are really cute, especially Hedwig. We always have boys in the family. Girls are so rare. Hedwig is so cute! She's like a Princess."
I withdrew my foot which had stepped out. My eyes were filled with anger as I stared in the direction of the door. Then I heard Emerson's happy voice. "Yes, I don't have a daughter. Hedwig brought us so much happiness,
I frowned. I could also see that Emerson and Patricia liked Hedwig very much. Hedwig was so cute. That was precious.
I didn't want to continue listening. If I continued to stay there, I was afraid that I would directly ask the wolf pack guards to throw Richard into the Pacific Ocean. If anyone dared to do anything to harm my daughter, I would definitely kill him.
I went downstairs with heavy steps. I didn't go to the toy room anymore but went to the bedroom.
I lay on the sofa, but my mind was buzzing. I couldn't calm down. I was tense and distressed, feeling that I was about to collapse at any time.
Catherine happened to open the door and come in. When I heard the sound of the door opening, I put down the hand that was rubbing my forehead. I looked up and saw Catherine's concerned eyes.
"What's wrong? Are you tired?" Catherine walked up to me and squatted next to my sofa. Her slender fingers gently touched my forehead. It was a subtle movement, but I could feel her love for me. When she was about to take her hand back, I suddenly held her hand and put it next to my lips.
"The children must be very noisy. You must be really tired. Thank you!" I kissed the back of her hand and asked her in a low voice.
Catherine shook her head and whispered, "I'm not tired. You must be tired. I feel that you are getting busier and busier recently."
Catherine leaned down. For the first time, she took the initiative to kiss my face.
"No matter what, you have to take care of yourself. I will take good care of the children at home. Don't worry about the family." After Catherine kissed me, she asked me, "Why is Richard's hair all gray? His expression is strange and scary!"Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
Catherine's voice was very gentle.
"He is too ambitious and wants too much, so his hair gets gray!" I sneered.
"Will he stay here?" Catherine did not seem to like seeing Richard every day.
I shook my head. "I don't know. It's up to him. If he wants to stay, I can't do anything."
Catherine nodded. "Fine."
"Don't take the children out to play for a while. Just stay at home. Don't go anywhere!" I suddenly sat up straight
and warned her in a low voice.
"Okay, we won't go anywhere!" Catherine knew what I was worried about.