Semua Bab Unfulfilled Last Wish: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Rory was looking at Henry as she sobbed miserably, "Daddy, if you're not my daddy, who's my daddy?"The question left Henry grimacing, and he gently wiped the tears off her face. "It's alright. Don't listen to them—you're my daughter.""Henry…"Linda grasped Henry's arm desperately while she called his name meekly.As they shared a look that only they understood, Henry squeezed Linda's hand in return and gave her an assuring gaze.Seeing that, Roger glowered sinisterly, "Henry!"But once Henry comforted Rory, he stood up and turned toward his father in turn. "Rory is my daughter!"He owed Linda that much.After what Tina had done, his father would not agree to let him marry Linda and go public with Rory.Henry did not appear disappointed—if anything, he appeared relieved.While not being able to marry Linda as promised piled on his guilt, he could make it up to her with Rory.However, Henry's reaction almost left Roger fainting.How could he not understand?! Henry had known

As if a dictator, Roger had decided to drag Tina back to salvage the situation without asking for her opinion.In his mind, Tina had done all these just to officially marry Henry anyway.After Henry and the family had gone five years without acknowledging Tina and her daughter, she must definitely be upset that they had chosen to go public with Linda and Rory instead and deliberately exposed Rory as a bastard just before the ceremony.That way, Roger and the elders would never allow Linda and Rory to be taken in as family, and at the same time, important guests and the media would still be waiting for the reveal of Henry's fiancee and daughter.It was certainly a well-calculated move from Tina, predicting that Roger's reaction would be to stop Linda, a woman with a shady history, from bringing a bastard into their family.After all, the more important their status, the more they valued their pride.And since people would always inevitably talk, god knew that the Barnes family wou

Henry's heart seemed to soar.But as he was about to interlock fingers with Tina, Tina seized the moment to withdraw her hand.As Henry and Tina appeared before everyone, Roger watched them and glanced nearby at his confidante, who quietly left.At the same time, Roger made way for Henry and Tina, shooting Tina a meaningful look as she passed him.It was as if he was giving her grief for letting her win so easily.Tina pretended not to notice as she strode past him, walking on stage.Everyone immediately turned to watch her and Henry, not noticing that nearby, Linda and Rory were being muffled and dragged unceremoniously outside."How dare you treat me like this?!" Linda snarled through her teeth threateningly. "Henry will punish you when he hears of this!"However, these were Roger's men, and they only listened to his orders, so Linda's threat only got her even rougher treatment.Their clothes were filthy by the time they were dragged to the gates, and they were shoved uncere

John's outstretched hand was left hovering in the air as his rationality returned, and he withdrew his palm. Tina, whose eyes were fixed outside the window, never noticed as she took her phone from her bag, pausing when she saw the caller.She composed herself for a moment before answering, "Good morning, Mrs. Archer.""Good morning Ms. Smith. When are you dropping by to get Sophie's cup?"Mrs. Archer was the owner of a pottery studio, where Sophie had made a porcelain cup back when she was alive. "Right now," Tina replied and hung up.Before she asked, John nodded and asked, "Where to? I'll take you there."Not shying away this time, Tina gave him the address of the pottery studio, which John relayed to the chauffeur, who took a turn at a junction ahead toward the address.When they arrived, John stayed with Tina as they headed into the studio, and Mrs. Archer welcomed them enthusiastically when she saw them. "Welcome, Ms. Smith!"She glanced behind Tina and asked as she wa

Henry was too furious to care to hold back, pulling Tina and sending her spinning into his arms.Caught by surprise, the cup flew out of her grasp.When she reached out in reflex, Henry thought she was resisting him and pulled her back toward him as soon as she moved.The cup brushed past her fingertips and feet over six feet away.The see-through box was too thin to protect it at all.Clang!The cup shattered audibly as it landed.John's immediate reaction was to try to catch it for Tina—she must care a lot about her daughter's creation, but he missed too.As he rushed up and quickly started to pick up the pieces, a furious Tina stomped viciously on Henry's foot, as he was still holding her waist with a vice-like grip.It hurt Henry, but he did not let go.As such, she struck him with her handbag. "Let go of me!"She used all her strength and hit him in the face and eyes, leaving him gasping in pain and easing his grip.Tina seized the moment to free herself and hurried to