Chapter 450 - NEGOTIATION: PART IV (1/2)
Elizabeth knocked on the door to wait for the person inside to answer her. She stood patiently and quietly without knocking further. She knew that the person inside would open the door personally seeing she did not speak a word.
It didn't take long for the door to be opened inside, standing in front of her was her father still wearing the same attire during dinner. She knew her father would be in the office seeing he has not come yet to visit her.
”You're here?” Lord Knightley looked at his daughter with curiosity, but fear of the reason why she comes so late at night.
”Am I not allowed to visit you?” Elizabeth asked with such a child-like manner.
”Come in.”
As she stepped inside her father's familiar office, it brought memories of her childhood. She used to play in her father's office whilst he was working since his father preferred to watch over her.
”Would you like something to drink?”
”A glass of choco would do.”
A few minutes later, a male servant arrives with a tray of snacks, a cup of choco and tea. Whilst he was placing the food and drinks on the table, he could help it but peek towards Elizabeth from time to time who was busy scanning the different books in her father's office.
'The young miss really looks fine now.'
The male servant quickly left without any words leaving the father and daughter alone.
Elizabeth returned to the seating area and started drinking her hot choco. She sighs in relief for its taste has not changed at all. ”I sure missed this.”
”I guess you have.” He answered, knowing his daughter must have known that truth from Jackie, and that she has been missing for years. With the fact she was in danger, he expected her life back then would have been terrible and such a drink, of course she wouldn't have drank which made him upset just thinking about it.
”If you like, we can go to Swiss and have some hot choco there.”
”Hmm, it's fine.” Elizabeth shook her head and rejected her father's idea of going to another country just for hot choco. ”Instead, I have another reason why I wish to speak to you daddy.”
”I have a feeling you came not for the hot chocolate.”
”Daddy, what am I about to ask might hurt you but I hope you can still trust me on my decision. So please, let me go back to China with grandpa tomorrow.”
As if an asteroid just crashed outside his office, Lord Knightley looked puzzled and could not respond to his daughter's request right away. Instead, he went and asked her: ”Before that, tell me, where have you been all this time?”
”To be frank, I don't know...” Elizabeth's expression showed she was telling the truth. She looked bothered and upset by the fact she couldn't remember where she'd been all this time.
”Can you tell me at least what you remember?” Lord Knightley didn't question her further of her whereabouts and ask something different instead.