On their way back, Leslie looked up at Robin Bailey with watery eyes as she curiously asked, “Daddy, why would that uncle listen to you?”
“Why would he listen to me?”
Obviously, Robin Bailey also did not expect her to ask such a question, but he still answered, “Because, your father is a hero and a general. I killed a lot of enemies and protected the country and all its people.”
“I also want to kill enemies and protect the country.”
Leslie said with some determination.
For children her age, their fathers must be the tallest men in the world. The person they admired most was their own father.
“You’re a girl.”
Robin Bailey smiled.
“Can’t girls kill enemies and protect their country?”
“Actually, you can. You can be a doctor or something like that. But if you really want to kill enemies and protect the country… Have you heard of the queen Zenobia?”
But Leslie shook her head.
“Well, she was a queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria…”
The father holding the little girl’s hand in the sunset.
As they walked and spoke, their shadows were drawn long, but the two were very happy, especially Leslie. It was an experience she had never had before.
But after they got back to the villa, Karen was in the middle of the living room. She glanced at the two, “Heh, how dare you come back? Robin Bailey, you are so cheeky.”
Leslie hid behind Robin Bailey.
“It’s okay, I’m here.”
Robin Bailey calmed Leslie down a bit.
“You’re here? What’s so good about having a wimp like you here? Can you help our family through this crisis? No! It’s been so annoying to stay in the same room with you. I better just find my friends and play cards.”
Karen bristled and went out the door. She didn’t have a job, but she liked to play cards. Sure, Elise was the one who was paying for that. Actually, Elise paid for pretty much everything to keep the family going.
“Let’s go. You should do your homework now.”
Robin Bailey took Leslie upstairs. In the room, Elise was sitting in front of the computer and was looking up something. She still looked worried, and she kept murmuring, “We got a big trouble.”
“What’s wrong?” Robin Bailey came over and asked.
“Lucas Corporation has blacklisted us. They cut our source of raw materials. We buy our ingredients from nearby suppliers, but those companies are afraid to work with us now. Now if we want those materials, we have to go somewhere else, but that’s going to cost more money and time.”
“And, Lucas Corporation has threatened some real estate companies. Those companies are afraid to work with us. We have two projects in hand, and they’re about to be ready, but now we can sell them to nobody.”
“Even if we can, it might be months before we can get the payments. We don’t have so much cash and we can’t wait that long. We can’t even pay our employees.”
“Moreover, I have no access to some files.”
Elise told him these problems directly, but then, she sighed again, “It’s no use me telling you these.
Just get the dinner ready now.”
Robin Bailey was literally a househusband now.
He cleaned the room and prepared meals for them.
But instead of complaining, he cherished the moments they could share as a family.
He hadn’t felt this way since his mother died.
The next day.
Robin Bailey went to the Robin-Sophia Group.
After all, he was still a security guard for the Robin-Sophia Group, but the other guards treated him with great respect.
When they saw everything back then.
Jim Jordan, president of the Robin-Sophia Group, bowed so respectfully to Robin Bailey.
They guessed that Robin Bailey must have come from a prominent family. He was only here for fun, and they must not offend him.
As for Miranda, she hesitated at the door of the security room, but did not come in. She knew what she had done, and she still hadn’t figured out how to face Robin Bailey.
After work, Robin Bailey went home, but he found that Elise had not returned, and she was not answering his calls. He instantly sensed something was wrong and immediately went to Lands Corporation.
“What’s this?”
When he got to the company, it was long past the time they should leave work but these people had stayed otherwise.
Robin Bailey walked in and was instantly outraged.
Elise was surrounded by a large crowd of people, and with several broken eggs on her, she looked very distressed.
“My dear cousin, why are you doing this? If Robin Bailey is willing to kneel down to Master Lucas and apologize, then nothing will happen.”
Snowy stood aside and looked at Elise with a pair of smiling eyes.
“No way.”
Elise flatly refused, “He is my man.”
“Man, heh.”
Snowy had a flash of disdain in her eyes, “Is that kind of guy worth it? In the beginning, he abandoned you outright. Seven years. It’s been a whole seven years. You can still accept this kind of man? You really are a fool. But anyway, tomorrow he has to kneel down. Do you even know what happened?”
“Since last night, Lucas Corporation has started their retaliation. Our stock plummets.”
“The company will soon be bankrupt.”
“Elise, you can’t do that to this company.”
The accusations never stopped.
Someone from the crowd threw some rotten eggs at Elise’s head.
“!”
Elise subconsciously closed her eyes.
Soon she heard the sound of eggs breaking, but she realized that they were not on her body, and at that moment she could feel that she was in the arms of a man.
“Honey.”
Elise opened her eyes and saw Robin Bailey holding her and blocking all the eggs with his body. His head was covered with eggs, and like her, he looked woefully out of shape.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Robin Bailey was holding Elise tightly. They were family, and yet, for a mere Lucas Corporation, they would even hurt Elise. There were so many of them and they were all led by Snowy.
They were family!