On the other hand, he truly could not accept that the woman he once loved so deeply has become the type of person that he hated.
He did not know whether he still loved her or not.
Even when Bethan asked him a moment ago whether he was going to stop her from exposing Alice’s wrongdoings at the press conference, Brettley did not have an answer.
Neil noticed how Brettley was quiet. He pursed his lips and rolled his eyes at him.
“Neil.”
Nellie furrowed her brows and pulled Neil aside. “Don’t bother Daddy. He is in a bad mood.”
Then, Nellie winked at him. “I found something fun in Mommy’s room. Let’s go!”
Neil looked at Brettley once more before letting Nellie pull him into Bethan’s room.
Hearing their footsteps leaving, Brettley smiled helplessly.
Those two brats called him Daddy while they called Bethan Mommy.
If someone else were to overhear them, they might mistake him and Bethan as a couple.
At that thought, he turned to look in the direction of the kitchen.
The kitchen door was made of glass. From where he was sitting, he could see Bethan being busy.
Sounds of cooking came from the kitchen while the sounds of the children playing came from the bedroom. Brettley was rather in a daze by the sounds.
Compared to the cold and empty Blue Bay Villa, this was the family that he had always wanted.
Lively, heartwarming, and bustling. Only that it was not the correct people.
If the woman busy in the kitchen was not Bethan, but Bethan Peterson, everything would be just perfect.
As he was deep in his thoughts, Bethan had already turned off the fire in the kitchen.
She swiftly placed the food onto a plate from the pan. She held the plate with one hand while trying to slide the door open with her other hand.
Perhaps because her hand was too wet, she could not get the glass door to slide open.
She tried another, but her hand still slipped.
Bethan turned around. She thought of putting the plate on the counter before opening it again when the kitchen door was opened by someone outside.
Brettley calmly opened the door and accepted the dishes from her before turning around to place them on the dining table.
Then, Brettley turned back to look at Bethan who was in a daze. “Is there anything I can help with?”
Bethan paused for a while before shaking her head. Brettley furrowed his brows and had a look at the kitchen.
There were still a few dishes on the counter which had not been placed on the dining table.
Bethan came to her senses, turned around, and entered the kitchen. She carefully carried each dish out.
In a blink of an eye, the small dining table was full of dishes.
There were four dishes and one soup. It was a feast.
Brettley stood in the same spot, looking at the dishes on the table and Bethan being busy setting the table up. His heart tightened a little.
Back then, when he and Bethan Peterson were still together, she would cook a feast for him almost daily and wait for him to come home.
Sometimes, she would even wait until the middle of the night. When he came home, she would either be falling asleep by the dining table or lying on the sofa.
That time, although he kept saying that he did not like her, seeing her this way, he would be incredibly moved.
Then, he would carry her upstairs. He would get the butler to reheat the food, then he would eat the food alone at the dining table.
Although the dishes were common, it was filled with her love.
Six years later, Bethan Peterson has changed her name to Alice Peterson, but Brettley no longer felt the gentleness from before.
Ever since Alice came back, she has not made a single meal for him, like Bethan at that moment.
Bethan Peterson back then was gentle and obedient. She always hoped for them to be like a normal married couple. Loving and peaceful.
Alice, at that moment, would always emphasize social status. She even has learned how to be as manipulative as her so-called upper-class women.
“Daddy, time to eat! “
Nellie’s voice suddenly pulled Brettley back to the present.
He came to his senses.
In front of him, Neil, Nellie, and Bethan were already seated by the dining table. Nellie and Bethan sat on one side while Neil was sitting on the other side.
Brettley smiled and sat down next to Neil.
“Today is the first time our family of four is having a meal together. Let’s celebrate! “
Nellie lifted her tiny hands and poured orange juice into everyone’s cups. When she was pouring for Brettley, Nellie suddenly furrowed her brows. She jumped down from her chair and walked toward the drawer beneath Bethan’s TV. She found a bottle of wine.
“Daddy, drink this! “
Brettley shook his head. “I still have to drive tonight.”
Nellie pursed her lips. “Get Uncle Lucas to drive.”
Then, Nellie took the bottle opener and skillfully opened the bottle of wine.
Seeing her swift movements, Brettley furrowed his brows. “How do you know how to do that?”
Nellie poured the wine while she smiled and said, “I learned it from godfather. He likes to drink wine and I like to see him drink, so I learned how to do it!”
This was the first time Brettley heard her mention her godfather.
He vaguely remembered that Bethan’s best friend Anne was their godmother.
Thus, Brettley smiled and accepted the wine. “Why is it you who is accompanying your godfather? What about your godmother?”
Nellie paused for a while. “Godfather and godmother don’t know each other. Godfather is godfather, while godmother is another person.”
Neil, by the side, swept a cold glance at Brettley. “It’s just like how Daddy and Mommy are not necessarily a family, so godfather and godmother do not have to know each other.”
Then, he picked up the orange juice and took a sip. “
Our godfather is Malcolm Quinn. I ‘m sure you know who he is, Mr. Morrison.”
Brettley’s hand that was holding the wine glass trembled a little.
Malcolm Quinn.
This was the person who kept going up against him in businesses. He once even thought that he sent Bethan over as a spy.
Brettley’s expressions turned cold. “How did he become your godfather?”
Neil shrugged. “Because we’re close to each other. Mr. Morrison, you might not know this, this woman in front of you, Ms. Bethan, was almost a Mrs. Quinn.
Brettley paused for a while holding the glass.
He did not expect that Bethan and Malcolm had such a relationship.
He looked up at Bethan, his gaze deep and endless. “
How popular you are, Ms. Bethan.”
Bethan slightly furrowed her brows. She smiled. “
Thank you, Mr. Morrison.”
She did not deny her relationship with Malcolm Quinn. This made Brettley slightly more annoyed.
Overseas, there was Malcolm Quinn who was missing her, yet here next door, there was Theo.
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