Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Dulcie nodded and said, “Yeah, because if Miss Amanda becomes my mommy, I can play with Aiden every day.”

Upon hearing this response, Casey breathed a sigh of relief. So, it was for this reason. She had thought Dulcie had genuinely taken a liking to Amanda, liking her as a mother.

Suddenly, Dulcie seemed to spot something and instinctively hid beside Casey, her happy expression disappearing.

Casey followed Dulcie’s gaze and was startled to find Symeon standing at the front of the dining table.

“You… What are you doing back?”

Symeon looked at the harmonious scene in front of him and said sarcastically, “If I didn’t come back, how would I know you’re here corrupting my daughter every day.”

“When did I corrupt Dulcie?” Casey retorted defensively. This man was incredibly hurtful; she hadn’t taught Dulcie anything bad.

Symeon removed his suit jacket and hung it over the back of a chair before sitting down.

At that moment, the nanny approached. “Mr. Lawrence, you’re back. Would you like me to set another place at the table?”

Symeon responded with a simple nod. The nanny quickly brought over another set of tableware, along with a plate of pasta.

At that, he turned his attention to Dulcie and tried to sound gentle. “Dulcie, come sit next to Daddy. I’ll feed you.”

“Daddy, I don’t want to. Casey can feed me.”

Symeon turned grim at once, and he huffed, “Eat if you want to; I don’t care.”

began eating on

table turned extremely cold. Dulcie didn’t dare to eat and just stared straight at her father. Symeon acted as if Casey and Dulcie didn’t exist, focusing on his meal and even taking a phone call

and spoke up. “The way you’re behaving, how can Dulcie eat? Can’t you be a bit gender with

finding

thing-gentle in a way that

need to be treated gently, especially

Casey. “So, you want to use this as an

with me. You don’t seem to take good care of her, and you don’t even like kids. Why do you insist on taking

legal battle against this

pretending to be a good mother. Are you qualified? You’re not. I won’t give you custody unless my future partner mistreats Dulcie. But I won’t choose a woman like that in the first place. So, there’s no

had been nailed shut. Unless the stepmother didn’t want

go ahead and eat. I’m

got up and left the dining room,

was gone, Dulcie breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Casey, “Casey, let me

when Daddy gets angry, don’t talk to him. He’ll scold you.

how sensible Dulcie was, tears welled up in Casey’s eyes as she tightly hugged

are you crying, Casey? Is it

some dust in my eyes. Also, from now on, don’t call me Casey. Call me Miss Casey, or… you can call

heard Dulcie call her Mom

like.

her big, watery eyes. “But Daddy said I can’t call anyone

a moment and smiled. “Well, you’re right. You can’t just call anyone Mom. Now, let’s eat. You need to grow

finishing her lunch, Dulcie went to take a nap. Casey had initially planned to rest for a while because playing with the child was quite exhausting, and she felt like