Semua Bab The Return: Dad Quest Initiated: Bab 211 - Bab 220

Henry shook his head. “There’s no need to be humble, Miss Claire. You’re good!” he said as he looked at her in admiration.Claire was embarrassed by the praise. “I’m really not that good. It’s just luck. Also, you can just call me Claire. There's no need to be formal; I’m not used to all that.”She was still red from the praise.Henry had a lot of things to deal with, so he didn’t insist on praising Clarie further. He turned to Javier and said, “I’ll excuse myself then, Mr. Marquez. You can continue where you left off.”With that, he made a hasty escape out of the office without even looking up to see Javier’s expression. Claire was beet red at that point. She didn’t know what to say to Javier.Why did Henry have to be so mouthy?Javier did not notice anything wrong at all. With a serious expression, he said, “This is all thanks to you. You’ve done well.”Claire laughed bashfully. “I just didn’t want to owe you anything. Even though you’re my husband on paper, it still wouldn’t be fai

Javier knew that Claire couldn’t hold much alcohol.Claire shook her head. “I’m fine. I’ve had a great day, let me drink in peace.”Saying that, she downed another glass of wine.Javier shook his head. Since she liked it, he let her be.In the worst-case scenario, he could just carry her home.His indulgence was apparent as he began to drink with her.He could hold his alcohol much better than Claire could, so he felt nothing even after a few glasses of wine.Claire, on the other hand, was already feeling woozy. Her eyes were already clouded over.When she was drunk, Claire couldn’t help but remember all the hardships she had endured with Ollie when they were aboard. She also recalled her suffering at Chantelle’s hands.At those thoughts, Claire’s eyes reddened as she looked at Javier.“Do you think they ever feel guilty treating me like that?” she mumbled. She missed her father.Even though Liam wasn’t a great father, she still wanted answers from him.That wasn’t going to happen. Jav

The atmosphere was suddenly strangely silent. Only the sounds of their breathing could be heard.Claire suddenly felt a little suffocated by the atmosphere. Javier had not started the car yet. As she reached out to put on the seat belt, another hand beat her to it.Javier leaned close over her, startling her.The close proximity made her catch her breath. “What are you doing?” she blurted out.A click sounded, indicating that the seat belt was fastened. Javier laughed lightly. Claire could feel his breath against her ear.“I’m helping you with your seat belt. What did you think I was going to do? Kiss you?”“Of…of course not,” Claire answered nervously.At the same time, something flashed through Javier’s eyes. Before Claire could react, he pressed closer to her ear.His breath was warm against her ear.Hoarsely, he said, “That’s what I was thinking.”Then, he kissed her.The familiar sensation stunned Claire. For a moment, she forgot about pushing him away; she just stared at his face

At the same time, Javier was in his office looking at some documents intently.Henry stood beside him and placed another document on his desk. “Mr. Marquez, these plots of land now belong to you.”He felt relieved as well. After all, now that the land was under Javier’s name, everything else could be settled easily.Javier nodded. He flipped through the property titles, then placed them to the side. “I’ll entrust this matter to you. I trust that you will do well.”Henry was taken aback by the sudden praise. At the same time, he suddenly thought of something and said hesitantly, “Um, Mr. Marquez, I’m not sure if I should tell you this…”“Speak.” Javier narrowed his eyes dangerously, making Henry tremble.He lowered his head and answered, “I found that these plots of land belonged to Carlyle Jefferson previously.”“Carlyle Jefferson?” Javier repeated, surprised.Henry nodded. “Yes, Mr. Marquez. Carlyle Jefferson was the previous owner of the land. I couldn’t believe it either at first, b

Javier came home late that night.Claire knew that it was because he was dealing with the new land, so she wasn’t surprised when he came home late.Ollie, on the other hand, had been waiting for him. He kept asking Claire, “Mommy, when is Dad coming home?”Claire just assumed that he missed Javier, so she assured him, “Your dad is busy, Ollie. He won’t be home until very late, so if you’re tired, just go to bed.”“No, I want to wait for Dad.” Ollie shook his head obstinately.Claire sighed. Ollie could be stubborn when he wanted to be, she knew.After some deliberation, she decided to call Javier.When the call got through, Claire suddenly felt her heart skip.Javier seemed to be very busy on the other end. “Yes?”His voice was hoarse. Through the phone, Claire could hear papers rustling.Trying not to show too much emotion in her voice, Claire asked, “When are you coming home?”Javier chuckled. “Soon. Why? Do you miss me?”Claire blushed. At that moment, she was glad that he couldn’t