It would take at least two or three days to send Mr. Moses home safely. It would take even longer if they encounter any difficulties during the journey or if they encounter an attack. Terry had gone on an outstation assignment before, but that night felt a little different. He was uneasy.
He hugged Emily in his arms and gently told her, “Since we don’t have Billie anymore and I’m not around these few days to take care of Sweety, you will have to bring her with you or take a few days off work.”
Sweety was not like Chester. She could not take care of herself, so they could not send her to a childcare center yet. After the incident with Billie, they might live in fear for a long while. They probably dared not find another babysitter in a while.
“I will take care of it. Don’t worry. Just take care of yourself.”
“Yes, I will keep myself safe and come back to reunite with my sweet wife!”
Terry’s face burned slightly. It was not in his nature to speak so romantically to his loved one.
Emily glanced at him and gave him a slight nudge. “Go. Your colleagues are waiting for you.”
“Alright.”
She was right; his colleagues were waiting for him. The incident had happened so suddenly, so he had no time to waste. Terry kissed Emily’s forehead again before he turned to leave.
However, he stopped abruptly at the elevator door and frowned. He had a strange feeling. There was a faint trace of anxiety in his heart. He tilted his head to glance around warily, but everything looked the same.
“What’s the matter?” Emily stood at the door as she looked at him.
Terry’s eyebrows were slightly relieved. He looked at Emily and shook his head. “It’s okay, go in and lock the door.”
“Okay, I’m going in.” He was probably worried about her alone at home with the kids. He must be concerned that they would be in danger if he were not around.
Emily smiled; she did not embarrass him. She went back into the house and locked the door. When she heard the sound of the elevator, she knew that Terry had left. She sighed and walked back into the hall.
Terry’s business trip would take at least three days, and she would have to hold down the fort until he got back. He had left for an outstation assignment before, but she had Billie to help her out then. Could she handle things by herself?
She was about to walk into the room to look at the children, but her doorbell suddenly rang. Emily immediately went to open the door. “Did you forget something…”
Emily was taken aback when she saw the person at the door. She immediately tried to slam the door close, but that person put his hand on it.
“What are you doing? Let go! Otherwise, I will call for help!”
Emily was angry and anxious. Sweat beaded on her forehead.
“The kids should be asleep. Calling for someone will scare them.”
Hunter pushed the door open with little effort and walked into the house.
“You—”
He did not speak and ignored Emily’s anger. He turned around and closed the door behind him. He even locked it from the inside to protect himself.
“Get out!” Emily did not want to scare the children, so she could only lower her voice.
Hunter walked to the sofa and sat down. He could not go. He did not expect Terry to leave for a business trip when he arrived. A coincidence? Perhaps it was God’s will that he would get a chance to speak to the woman alone again.
“Your man is gone?” Hunter did not know how he felt when he said that. He had always thought that they were friends. He wished that Sweety did not have anything to do with Terry. It was also possible that Emily had left with Terry after she was pregnant with his baby.
He saw how Terry hugged and kissed her and remarked that he would be back to see his wife and children.
When he saw that, Hunter’s last glimmer of hope was lost. He was not comfortable with that kind of feeling, but he tried to stay calm. It was worse than he had imagined.
Emily thought about it and got defensive. “Did you arrange for this to happen?”
Could he be the one who attacked Mr. Moses? It was a far-fetched theory, but it was too coincidental. Terry had rushed off, and as soon as he had left, Hunter had appeared at her home. How could there be such a coincidence?
She had a disgusted look in her gaze when she looked at Hunter. He was a selfish man, and it was not above him to do such a thing for his own needs!
Emily moved further away from him and said, “He’ll be back soon. No matter what you want to do, you will not succeed!”
Hunter was indifferent toward her remark. It was not as if her man could do anything to him even if he were there.
However, the defensiveness and disgust in her eyes made him incredibly uncomfortable.
She thought that he had something to do with her man’s departure. If it were true, he would not have to stand outside for more than an hour.
Had he arranged for it, Terry would have been long gone by then! Did she think he was such a bastard because of his past actions? If he explained it to her, would she believe that what happened that night was only a coincidence? She probably would not listen to him, let alone believe him. Hunter stood up suddenly and walked to one of the rooms with its door closed.
“What do you want?” Emily was startled and hurriedly stood in front of the door.
“I want to see Sweety.” He had been thinking about Sweety all day. He wanted to see her so badly. She was not his daughter, but when she called her ‘Daddy’, Hunter thought he would go crazy.
It was a surreal experience, and Hunter had missed her like how he had missed Emily. The little girl would not say anything to hurt him, and yet he had to pretend to be calm.
“You can’t see her!” Emily took a step forward.
As a mother, she must protect her daughter! Furthermore, there was a mini Hunter in the room with Sweety. She was worried Hunter would realize that Chester was his son after he saw him.
“She is not your daughter, so why should I let you look at her? You have no right to look at other people’s children!”
When she was at the police station in the afternoon, she knew that Hunter believed Sweety was Terry’s daughter. She had been right; her words managed to stop Hunter. His heart ached, it was so painful that his heart trembled but he could not say a word.
“She calls me Daddy…”
“That’s because she doesn’t understand anything. She calls whoever that treats her well her ‘Daddy’!” Emily felt guilty when she spoke ill of her daughter. She was afraid of Hunter.
As for Hunter, he did not believe that Sweety would simply call anyone ‘Daddy’.
Eventually, Hunter announced, “She calls me Daddy, so she is my daughter.”