Chapter 2 Daddy Must Burn Those Magazines

“Alright! This is depressing. How am I supposed to react in this kind of situation?” Brain looked at the little girl in front of him and mumbled while rubbing his head. He got the idea about this but suddenly a strange emotion arise in his eyes. A strange scene came to his mind as he remembered a middle-aged man kneeling in front of another man.

When he remembered it, only then did he understand this emotion. It was guilt. Sometimes if you ignore things too much, then you will regret it. This was happening to him and only now he was slowly understanding why.

He looked at her eyes for a moment and closed eyes. He dropped the groceries on the ground and slapped his forehead shouting “You are supposed to take the pills after doing the deeds with a stranger.”

He didn’t even need to think twice. Just those eyes were enough to tell him who this girl belong. But, he thought that lady would’ve taken the pills. He didn’t expect her to bear the child and even raise her till she is ….. how old?

Most of all, she didn’t even tell him that he had a daughter for eight years. He didn’t get anything. Of course, if he hadn’t ignored some things, he would’ve realized it a long ago but now he felt guilty for ignoring things that he shouldn’t have.

He couldn’t help but give her another glance and assumed her age in his mind. But, then he remembered he could do that with another method as well. After all, he can’t forget that night no matter how hard he tries.

He looked at her and thought for a moment. He had a lot of questions but he decided to be as simple as he could. So, he asked “I do get the feeling that you are her daughter but why didn’t I know about this before? And, why did you come here now?”

Elenor touched her cheek with her finger and spoke “I always wanted to meet daddy. But, mother didn’t allow me. Teehee! So, I sneaked out when she isolated herself in a room for a breakthrough.”

Pat!

Brian couldn’t help but smack his head and asked “So, you sneaked out and your family just let you do it.”

“Of course not, daddy. I had to force them with the aura of my blood. Hehe! They are pretty weak in front of my blood.” Elenor giggled while putting her hand in front of her mouth.

‘Now, I finally understand why there were so many hickeys. Well, it made my guess true. She was a vampire and probably from the powerful family.’

Brian sighed and spoke “I know you are excited to meet your father who hasn’t even looked after you for eight years but seriously, you will bring me a lot of trouble. Once your mother finds out, she will not only come after me but she might kill me as well.”

“You are an idiot, aren’t you daddy? If she wanted to kill you, how could you live till now?” Elenor giggled but her words were quite cold. She opened her arms and jumped into his embrace.

“Anyway, I finally got to meet you, daddy.”

‘Well, she isn’t an innocent girl. But, at least, her words make sense. For a vampire, it wouldn’t be hard to kill me. Well, maybe she didn’t want to ruin her reputation by calling me husband, so we never met.’

‘I became a father, huh! Dad, I don’t know if this is how you felt when you held me.’

Brian couldn’t believe that he became a father out of nowhere. If only he hadn’t ignored those things, he would’ve found out way earlier. But, he was still calm enough to accept it. Just when he thought that, Elenor lifted his arms while shouting “What are you doing, daddy? You are supposed to embrace your daughter.”

Hearing her words, Brian slowly lifted his arm and placed it around her. Being held by her daddy, Elenor was simply giggling.

“This is so sudden that I don’t even know I am supposed to feel. For now, let’s go inside the house.”

“Yay! I wanted to see where daddy slept. Let’s go! Let’s go!” Elenor held him by his neck with one arm while raising another arm to cheer him up.

Brian sighed and held one of the grocery packets with his hand and walked up to the door.

“Lily, open the door!”

Creek!

The door opened with a single beep sound coming out of it. Elenor got curious about it and asked “Daddy if I am not wrong, you worked for UMA Technical Group for two years, right?”

“Don’t tell me you have already read about my whole history?” Brian looked at her with surprise and ask.

“Humph! It’s all the mother’s fault. She said I should start learning everything just when I was five. And, those lessons were really harsh. Hicc! Hicc! I don’t ever want to go back.” Elenor bursts into tears while wrapping her arms around his neck tightly.

“Alright… Umm…. I am a normal human. So, can you remove your hand?” Brian felt like Elenor was choking him to death. He doesn’t want to admit it but even his eighth year’s old daughter has a stronger body than him.

‘Well, Vampires are vampires. Superhuman strength and agility alongside their immense control over blood. I always get shocked that we stood out against them for so long. Maybe that’s why she didn’t want to form any ties with me. But then again, if I remembered it correctly, I didn’t pass out before she did. Haha! Vampire or not, I am not going to lose to any race in the bed.’

‘But, then why would she have a baby with a stranger? She must have a reason otherwise I can never believe it especially after learning that she raised the child on her own.’

Brian had some doubts in his mind. After all, it was shrouded with mysteries especially now that he knows she didn’t take pills. He had been together with a few ladies while he was in high school. But, none of them bear his child. So, why her? Why vampire of all people? Not to mention, this incident happened just after he finished high school.

‘This is so confusing. But on another hand, I got a daughter. So, I should be happy about it. But why can’t I? Damn, why am I feeling so much guilt about this? It wasn’t my fault.’

Whenever he thought of that, he kept remembering that same thing where a middle-aged man kneeled in front of another man holding a girl covered in blood, almost on the verge of death.

‘Maybe that’s just how a father would react. A father would never let a pride when it comes to saving his child. I might be feeling guilty because I couldn’t take care of her. Damn! It’s all her fault. She could’ve said to me that I have a father.’

He was still unwilling to admit that this was partially his fault as well. He took a deep breath, putting a smile on his face as he walked in. But just as they reached inside, Elenor jumps down from his embrace.

“Daddy, I will explore my new home.”

“Elenor’s New Home Mission No.1: Exploration!”

With that being her mission, she ran off. Brian chuckled seeing her childish innocent. He walked up to the kitchen and puts the groceries in the table. Then, he goes out and picks up other groceries. Finally, he also brings the big package inside but he kept it near the door.

Although he was excited to see New Gods, he didn’t open it. Rather, he walked up to the kitchen and started putting things in place. Just when he was putting the eggs, he suddenly heard Elenor’s words.

“Daddy, why did you hide a bunch of magazines under the bed?”

‘Oh, sh*t!’

Brian knew he had made a big mistake. The package of eggs fell from his hand as he dashed toward his room. He saw Elenor getting under the bed. He pulled her out immediately and made a serious expression.

“You will not touch those, understand?”

His expression was really scary. Seeing his face, Elenor slowly bursts into tears.

“Daddy’s scary. Elenor is scared. Scary Daddy shoo!”

?(O)??? ‘Oh sh*t’

Brian immediately realized his mistake and pulled her into his embrace. He patted her head and started consoling “Daddy is sorry about that dear. Daddy promises that he will never make that face again. Please forgive daddy and stop crying.”

“Otherwise my cute daughter will look ugly.”

“Humph! Elenor is not ugly. She is the cutest girl in the world.” Only when he apologized, did Elenor stop crying and pouting.

‘Damn, so cute!’

Brian wanted to squeeze her in his arms but then he remembers her godly strength and decided not to. He sneaked a peek at his bed and thought ‘I should definitely burn those po*n magazines. First, I need to distract her.’

“Elenor, can you help daddy with something?”

Elenor shook her head and denied it.

“But, why?” Brian couldn’t understand why she denied it.

“I do not want daddy to call me by my name. Give me a nickname!” Elenor pouted and looked away.

“Are you a pet?” Brian asked while rolling his eyes.

“Then, how about cutie?”

“Too boring! You should call mom by that nickname.” Elenor declined so Brian had no choice but to continue.

“Honey!”

“I am not sweet and I don’t want anyone to lick me.”

“Dear!”

“Too plain!”

“Daughter!”

“That’s what I am.”

“How about Ely?”

When he said that, Elenor turned at him with a big surprise on her small face. But, she quickly folded her hands and hummed “It’s not bad but I want a different name.”

Hearing her words, Brian suddenly realized something and smiled.

“Isn’t it better if your daddy and mommy call you by the same nickname?”

He was surprised that her mother also thought of the same nickname. For some reason, it made him happy.

Elenor stiffly moved her head and pouted “Only you two!”

“Hehe! That’s my Ely. Now, can you help me with something?” Brian patted her head and asked.

“Yes, what is it, daddy?” Elenor giggled after getting his pats and asked.

“Can you bring the that big package to that empty room over there with your superhuman strength?” Brian asked.

“Easy but daddy, you need to be stronger. Mother is super strong.” Elenor jumped from his embrace and giggled while running towards the package. Instead of dragging it, she simply lifted it and walked towards the empty room which was near the kitchen.

‘Target has entered the spot!’ When she entered the room, a voice rang in Brian’s mind which was his own voice. He held a box in his hand and looked at another hand.

‘Lighter ready! Now, run!’

Whoosh!

In less than ten seconds, Brian ran out of his home and went into the backyard. He walked up to the cemented base and puts his box. Then, he lit up the fire and burned the box.

‘My five years of hard work. Goodbye! It’s time for this Brian to raise a daughter.’

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