Chapter 560 Between Father And Daughter (1/2)

After greeting the guests, Baron called Essie into the study.

”Cathy, play chess with dad. We haven't played chess together for a long time.”

Essie nodded and sat down. She knew that Baron must have something more than playing chess with her.

The servant brought two cups of black tea.

Baron took a sip and smiled, ”I still remember that you were very active when you were a child. You always couldn't sit still, so every time you played chess, you ran away halfway.”

With a faint smile on her face, Essie thought that she was never fit to play such a game that required her to think a lot.

”Mr. Baron, my sister is much better at playing chess than me. You should ask her to play with you.”

Baron sighed, ”Cathy, when will you call me daddy again?”

Essie lowered her eyes and a touch of sadness swept across her face. ”Mr. Baron, you have sister, brother, Valery and Holy. It's dispensable to have me as daughter. But my father is different. He only has one daughter, so... ” Her voice was very low. Father Yi had devoted all his father's love to her since she was a child. It was enough for her to have a father, and she didn't need another one. Since she left the Xu family at the age of seven, Baron, this father had been redundant to her.

His words stabbed into Baron's heart like a dagger. He had done a father's duty to his kids from Alice to Holy, except for her. He hadn't been a good father, and he had been absent for so many years.

”I know. I'm sorry for you and your mommy. I want to make it up to you and give me a chance,” he said in a low voice.

With a faint smile at the corners of her mouth, Essie said, ”I'm fine now. I don't lack anything, so you don't need to compensate me anything.” She didn't lack money, nor did she lack her father, nor did she lack his love. What could he compensate her? The only thing she wanted was a happy childhood, but he would never make it up to her.

Baron's heart was in turmoil. He knew that she hadn't forgiven him. She was smarter and more sensible than other children since childhood. From the moment Elizabeth entered the Xu family, the way she looked at him had changed. She no longer regarded him as the person she worshiped and respected most, nor was she as intimate as before, as if he was no longer her father. Therefore, when he divorced Luce, she resolutely chose to follow Luce and completely abandoned him, her father.

”No matter how good Bob is, he is not your biological father after all.”