Chapter 1392: Pursuing a Wife Is a Long Journey

Chapter 1392: Chapter 1332: Pursuing a Wife Is a Long Journey

Adrian walked over and coaxed his daughter alongside his wife, “Claire, don’t be scared. Daddy chased that bad boy away.”

“…”

“Look, he’s gone, isn’t he?”

Claire’s face was awash with tears, as if she couldn’t be more pitiful, her small body still trembling, resembling a mouse scared by a cat.

“Wah…”

Adrian cradled his daughter, and Claire clung tightly to the fabric of Adrian’s shirt in front of his chest. She timidly glanced at the spot where Kevin had stood earlier. Realizing Kevin was gone, she quickly looked around to confirm his departure before resuming her sobbing.

“What are you scared of? Would Daddy let anyone bully you?” Adrian gently wiped away her tears with his thumb.

“What happened?” Sienna asked curiously.

“Claire remembers the one who hurt her,” Adrian replied.

“You mean Claire remembers Kevin kidnapping her?”

Sienna was incredulous. Claire was so young at the time, how could she remember anything?

“Yes.”

“How could that be possible? She was just a few months old then. I was kidnapped by Night Owl and gone for a while, and she didn’t even recognize me.”

Her biological mother wasn’t recognized, so how could she remember Kevin?

Adrian looked toward the three nannies in the room, who were trembling and didn’t dare meet his eyes. Adrian asked,

“Did the little boy bully Claire when he came in earlier?”

The two nannies immediately shook their heads, decisively saying, “No, absolutely not!

We were watching aside. That little boy just took a doll to amuse Claire, but as soon as Claire saw him, she started crying uncontrollably…”

“You know Claire’s nature, she wouldn’t cry for no reason. She was clearly scared.

In the room, there are just three nannies. Claire couldn’t be scared of the nannies, so she must be scared of Kevin.”

Adrian gently patted his daughter’s tiny body and carried her around the room, even taking her to see the pair of small hamsters in the cage.

Hamsters are solitary creatures and can’t be kept together. They will fight to the death over territory. These two hamsters shared a cage peacefully.

Claire focused her gaze intently on Ruby the hamster gnawing on a peanut and gradually calmed down. Sienna wiped her face with a warm cloth, noticing her eyes were red and couldn’t help but feel compassion.

“If Claire is so afraid of him, send Kevin away tomorrow,” Sienna said to Adrian.

Thinking it over, Sienna figured Claire’s intense crying was likely due to Kevin. Perhaps the fear back then left a deep impression.

“Okay.”

Outside the door, Kevin stood feeling particularly downcast, surprised at how scared Claire was of him.

She was terrified by his expression, crying hysterically…

Kevin recalled when he took Claire away, her cries were similar then, and he worried she might faint, which led to giving her a sedative.

By Kevin’s side, Robert commented, “Ah… One wrong step leads to wrong at every step. Kevin, if Claire fears you, what can be done?”

Optimistically, Kevin said, “She’s still so young. When she grows up, she’ll forget everything. Besides, I’ll grow into a man, and my appearance will change too.”

Kevin looked at his small hand, eagerly awaiting it to become a large hand… eagerly awaiting to grow up and become a man.

Robert patted his small shoulder and said, “Do your best, young man!”

Kevin shook off Robert’s hand from his shoulder and stormed off in a huff, confused why Claire could be afraid of him.

Robert chased after Kevin’s departing figure.

…

After Sienna went to work, Adrian took Curly and Dylan to school.

Returning from school, Adrian played with the children until noon and only found time to address Kevin’s situation after putting them to sleep.

Adrian sat on a chair, watching Kevin standing before him. Initially, Adrian didn’t speak; he merely stared at Kevin.

Kevin took the initiative, saying, “I didn’t bully her. I only wanted to play with her… Who would’ve expected her to cry as soon as she saw me…”

“Claire has a particularly timid nature. You scared her.”

Kevin hesitated and eventually managed three words, “I’m sorry!”

“You should leave; I can’t let you stay with the Johnson Family anymore.”

Kevin objected outright, saying, “I don’t have a home. I have nowhere to go. I’ll stay here, and if you force me out, I’ll steal Claire away.”

Adrian’s cold gaze shot toward Kevin, probing, “…You mean, see her cry and then inject a sedative to calm her down?”

Kevin, lacking confidence, said, “I wouldn’t do that anymore…I didn’t think it was so serious. I just wanted her to quieten down.”

Kevin’s tone was full of regret. Adrian crossed his hands over his knees and said, “Claire is very scared of you now. Seeing you makes her cry… You saw that this morning…”

“…”

“She even cried in a dream during her nap at noon. Claire is extremely timid. It will take her a long time to recover from being frightened like this.

Kevin, I won’t allow anyone to harm her!” Adrian declared as her father.

Kevin stood there, gazing down at his shoes in silence, while Adrian likewise remained wordless, his fingers turning the wedding ring on his fourth finger.

“…A man pursuing a woman requires patience. I spent five years chasing my wife before she fell in love with me. If you truly like Claire…”

Adrian paused, looking at Kevin. His daughter was still a baby, so what did this child see in Claire?

Adrian reminisced about what he was doing at the age of five.

Though he had a fiancée at five, there wasn’t much else to it. Melanie would come to see him, but he felt indifferent, with no particular feelings.

“Of course I really like Claire!” Kevin confessed.

“Then you should have patience. Claire is still a little baby. Don’t Orientas have to wait until they’re 20 years old to get married? That’s 20 years away.”

“…Love obtained by force is bitter… When two people love each other wholeheartedly, without any barriers, only then can you experience the beauty of love…”

Adrian spoke about his romance with Sienna, how their hearts connected, and he finally felt how wonderful love was, making every day joyful. He was grateful to Sienna for bringing him such happiness.

“Kevin, you’re only five years old. At five, do you understand what love is?”

Kevin retorted, “I love Claire!”

“Say that to me again when you’re 18!”