Chapter 268 You Have To Be Patient With Your Kid

"Elain, get up!"

"No! I want to be with Ellie," she retorted, raising her head and staring defiantly at her father. Her eyes were red and welling up with fresh tears.

Seeing the stalemate between the father and daughter, Ellie hugged the little girl tighter and said, "Edmund, don't be angry. Calm down. Let me talk to Elain."

Then, ignoring Edmund, she tilted Elain's chin so that she could look into her eyes, and said, "Elain, why don't you listen to your father? Look, it's very late now. You have to go back home with your father and go to sleep. I'm also tired. I need to go and sleep too."

Elain lay her head on Ellie' shoulder. "Why can't you come with us to our home and sleep with me?" she asked sadly.

Ellie smiled. "I have to go back to my own house to sleep. And you have to do the same. How can we sleep in other people's homes?"

Elain hugged her tighter and said, "But I don't want to leave you! I like you."

Her childish plea touched Ellie's heart. She was almost melting.

"I like you too, but we have to do what we are supposed to do. We all need to go back home and get some sleep now. I will come to see you when I have time, okay?"

After persuading her for a long time, Elain finally agreed. "Okay, but can we exchange phone numbers? Can I call you?"

"Sure. You can call me any time you want, darling," Ellie said.

After they exchanged phone numbers, Elain finally went to Edmund's waiting arms and waved goodbye to Ellie. "Bye, Ellie! I will come to see you and play with you."

"Great!" said Ellie, waving back with a smile.

After the car left, Ellie took the stuff she had bought from the supermarket and went upstairs to her apartment.

In the car, Edmund noticed Elain was a little moody. He asked, "Are you okay? Aren't you sleepy? Do you want to sleep now?"

Elain ignored him and looked away.

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This was the only explanation that Ivor could think of behind Francis' gentle and patient treatment of that woman.

Francis frowned. 'Seduce? I'm wooing Ellie decently, okay? Please don't describe me so crudely.'

Francis didn't say anything for a while. And Ivor took that as a 'yes'. He was really going to seduce Ellie!

He tried to talk him out of it. "Francis, think it over. She isn't someone you can seduce. You know Ashley is her best friend, not to mention that Mr. Lu is someone who defends the weak. You are looking for..." '... trouble! No, death!'

He didn't have the time to say that last word. He was interrupted by a slap to his face. "Who said I am seducing her? Don't you know how to speak decently? I'm pursuing her! Open and above board! Do you understand?"

He crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at him. "Forget it! You won't understand. How will a person who never had a girlfriend understand these matters? Just go handle that woman. And remember this—don't call me unless it's something really important! Don't bother me with this kind of trivial issues!"

Ivor was still in a trance. Francis couldn't help but thump him on the head to bring him back to his senses. "Did you hear what I said?"