When she heard her father’s gentle voice, Twinkle finally believed that saying.
Father knows daughter the best.
Her little clear eyes were defeated at once, and she dared not look over or speak.
Mr. Simpson waited for a while, seeing that Twinkle didn’t reply, and sighed. “There are some things, especially for a girl, that your mother should come to tell you, but your mother gets worried easily over nothing, unlike me who tends to be calm. That’s why I came to ask you. Twinkle, I am your father and your dearest person. If there’s something up, you can tell me and I will help you analyze.”
Twinkle bit her little lip and hesitated for a while before replying. “Dad, Patrick’s legs are conscious, maybe he will stand up soon.”
The room was quiet.
What Mr. Simpson was worried about finally happened.
He kept thinking but found no way to convince himself.
He stood up and took two steps towards his daughter. “Twinkle, you have always been the pride of mom and dad. I won’t say much about this. Your mom won’t accept this no matter what. So, it might be better that you consider Dawn.”
“Dad!” She looked up, tears rolling in her eyes.
This means that it is impossible for her to be with Patrick!
Now what worried her the most happened!
“Patrick isn’t simple. I still can’t see through this child given that I’ve lived for this long. Regardless of his disabled legs, even if he is a normal and healthy man, I don’t feel at ease knowing that you are married to him. We know about the Meng family very well and Dawn likes you wholeheartedly. Why would you abandon your chance for happiness?” Mr. Simpson emphasized.
“Dad!”
“We won’t talk further about this! The engagement banquet between you and Dawn will happen next month. I’ll discuss the details with the head of the Meng family.”
“Dad! Uncle is not dumb. I told you this before. There’s still hope for his legs. He will be like a normal person. It just takes time! Moreover, he is not complicated, he is just an abandoned son. He started a small business to make ends meet, that’s it!”
“Twinkle! Have you ever seen a small business that can support the big Purple palace?!”
“I…”
Twinkle suddenly stopped.
At that moment, she realized that she really didn’t know much about Patrick.
Mr. Simpson continued. “I have already inquired thoroughly during the time you weren’t home. Patrick does not have any share in Henry international company! Except for a villa, Henry did not prepare anything else for Patrick. Patrick receives his living expenses in the form of a red envelope in his account every year from Henry. But that little money is not worth one percent of the annual expenses of Purple palace!”
“But even this does not mean that he is a complicated person. He was helpless since he was a child and was forced into a desperate situation. Why can’t he support a houseful of people on his own? It’s not fair if dad is biased against him because of this!”
Twinkle pulled off the blanket and stood up. It was very rare for her to quarrel with her father.
She really didn’t know anything about uncle’s career.
But she had no doubt about uncle’s sincerity!
“Dad, he is sincere to me. The whole world has abandoned him, if I abandon him again, he will breakdown!”
“You are too naive! For a man like Patrick, how could he have a breakdown because he lost a woman? You are can’t be more stupid!”
“Father!”
“No more!”
Twinkle still wanted to argue, but Mr. Simpson was resolute. “If you don’t like Dawn and have no other thoughts, I was thinking of not forcing you and going with the flow until you and Dawn are older. But now, Twinkle, I warn you very seriously to not even think about being together with Patrick. Otherwise, get out of the house! Your mother and I are both still young. We can have another child! You’ll just no longer be our daughter!”
“Waah! Waah!”
Twinkle gave out a howl as she cried loudly.
Hear her cry, Mr. Simpson felt bad as well.
Closing his eyes, he turned around, softened his voice and said, “Be prepared for the engagement banquet. If you have any thoughts, just tell your mother. We, the Simpsons, and the Mengs aren’t small families. Feel free to ask for what you want. We’ll try our best to satisfy you!”
The moment Mr. Simpson opened the door, he saw Dawn standing outside.
That pair of eyes kept staring at the small figure sitting by the bedside.
Mr. Simpson patted him on the shoulder embarrassingly. “Dawn, don’t think about it too much. Twinkle is too young that she gets tricked by others easily. But as long as we don’t give up on her and we bring her back on the right track fast enough, everything will be fine.”
“Mr. Simpson, with how she is like now, she’s not suitable for an engagement. Let’s not force her.”
“No! She must get engaged! There is no way out!”
After Mr. Simpson finished speaking, he did not look back to see his crying daughter and left right away!
As Twinkle cried, Dawn walked in silently. He poured her a glass of jujube juice and placed it on the bedside. Afterward, he brought her a small basin of hot water, rubbed a towel, and handed it to her.
She cried so loudly that she ignored everyone.
Dawn never knew that she could be so sad for another man.
His little pig is getting older, and no longer holds him in her heart.
He lowered his head to wipe her face and her hands. She still cried like a child.
He took the basin, and before he left her room, he stood by the door and spoke seriously. “Twinkle, I will be good to you!”
After Dawn left, she was still crying.
The whole world collapsed. She thought about the worst possible possibility, but she didn’t expect that when the time really came, it would hurt this much!
The phone next to the pillow finally lit up.
The caller was Patrick.
She picked it up and placed it beside her ear. Because she cried too fiercely, she was panting and her tongue was knotted.
“Un—un—uncle…”
Patrick was silent.
Immediately after that, the call ended.
Twinkle didn’t have a chance to react at all. She started crying again while holding the phone.
However, within a minute or two, Patrick called again. This time, before she could speak, he asked, “What happened?”
Twinkle choked so hard that she could not speak.
Father disagreed and asked her to choose between the family and him. Her answer was ready a long time ago, but now, she couldn’t say it!
He didn’t question or end the call, only listened to her crying quietly.
After a long time, her sobbing gradually came to a stop. “Twinkle, come to the windowsill,” he said slowly.