Semua Bab The Return: Dad Quest Initiated: Bab 721 - Bab 730

Sofia raised an eyebrow and said, "Speaking about work, I think you should resign and stay at home. Considering your history, you're already undeserving of the title of Javier's wife, so you shouldn't be flaunting about in public. I want you to resign."Claire was taken aback by the demand. If it were anything else, she was willing to compromise with Sofia, but this was going too far. She couldn't agree to that. Even if she felt guilty that Javier had had to bear all these rumors and speculations on his own all this time, it still wasn't something she was willing to compromise.With that thought, Claire looked at Sofia seriously and said, "I know you're worried about Javier, Mrs. Marquez, but he's my husband. I'm working so that we can share the burden together. I won't resign. I hope you can understand my position."Sofia knew that Claire was a capable woman, but she was brought up with traditional values and wouldn't budge from them. Women, to her, should stay at home and care for th

Claire sobered up and carried Ollie to the sofa, saying guiltily, "I'm sorry, Ollie, I should've known better. I'll go get something for you to eat, okay?" As she turned and headed toward the door, Ollie grabbed her hand and said in a small voice, "Don't go, Mommy. I'm not really hungry. We can wait until Dad is home."This just made Claire feel worse. "It's okay, Ollie," she said softly. "I'm just going out to buy you some food. I'll be back really soon."Her mind was made up, and Ollie knew that he wouldn't be able to change it. All he could do was worry about her.Once Ollie was settled, Claire threw on a jacket and went downstairs, forgetting to take her phone with her. Worried that someone might see her going out of the front door, she decided to slip out through the back entrance. Diroux Residences was situated in a thriving location, so Claire only had to follow a straight road out of the area to find bustling shops. However, since she rarely ventured out, she got lost almost

Ollie looked close to tears. "Dad, Mommy went out to get food for me, but she still hasn't returned. Grandma didn't let me call her. Can you go and find her?"Javier was shocked. "What? When did Claire go out? And is my mother here?"Ollie nodded. "Yes, Dad, Grandma is here. She scolded Mommy, so we didn't have dinner with her. Then, Mommy went out to buy food for me because I was hungry, and it's been several hours since she went out. Mommy hasn't come home yet. It's all my fault," Ollie sobbed, tears running down his face. "I shouldn't have said that I was hungry, then Mommy wouldn't have gone missing."Javier wiped the tears off Ollie's face and brought him to his room upstairs. "Don't worry, Ollie," he said comfortingly. "I'll go find Mommy now. She'll be back soon, okay?" He tucked him in and went out in a hurry.He did not even think about arguing with Sofia about anything. From the moment he heard about Claire's disappearance, that was all he could think about.Oliie blinked bac

However, Javier knew all about how Sofia had been treating her, and it did not make him happy. It showed in his expression.He didn't understand why Claire kept choosing to keep silent about this. As he was simmering with anger, he picked Claire up by the waist.Startled, Claire squealed and wrapped her arms around his neck to stabilize herself. "What are you doing, Javier? Put me down!" she protested.Javier ignored her and began to stride toward Diroux Residences. They were actually very close to the house. It was a miracle that Claire wasn't able to find the way back.Claire knew Javier's temperament, and she knew that she wouldn't be able to make him put her down. She leaned back into his arms and just let him do whatever he wanted to do.As the first rays of the morning sun shone on his face, Claire seemed to see another side of Javier that she had never seen before. His stern features, normally cold and aloof, were rife with worry for her.Despite their silent trip home, Claire s

Claire remembered something suddenly. "Did Ollie have breakfast this morning? He skipped dinner because of me."Patty nodded. "Yes, he did, Ms. Claire. He ate quite a lot as well, and he kept saying that he would have all his meals on time from now on so that you won't worry about him and won't get lost trying to buy food for him."Claire couldn't help but laugh at his childish logic. She gladly let go of her worries about him as she prepared to go back to work. "Patty, is … is Mrs. Marquez here?" Patty nodded. She lowered her voice, sounding terrified, "Madam Sofia is downstairs. She's been waiting for you since breakfast. You should tread carefully when you're down there, Ms. Claire. I'm just a servant here, I can't help you much."Claire knew that she was also trying to protect her, and Sofia had given her a fair amount of grief for it. She felt guilty about it. "Thank you, Patty. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. You can get back to your work now."Patty nodded, but she still lo