All Chapters of The Perfect Husband (Lee Brothers #1): Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧"It's okay, Poppy. We won't force you to share—""Daddy used to love me so much," Poppy whispered, causing Mommy to fall silent. Poppy lowered her gaze, fiddling with her fingers. "When I was little... he was always with me. We would always eat together. Whenever I was sick, he would be restless. When I was sad because I missed Mommy, he’d do anything to make me happy. B-But… ever since Mommy Jody brought Chloe to the mansion…" Poppy's voice hitched, "—he stopped paying attention to me. He was always angry with me. He’d always scold me even when I hadn’t… d-done anything wrong. And… from that point on, he stopped calling me his daughter. It was always Chloe. He didn’t want me to eat with them anymore, so I always ate last when they were done. And the food I got… it wasn’t like theirs. Theirs… it was always delicious. Mine… was just canned food. D-Dad got mad at me if I touched anything in the kitchen or fridge. And… w-when they would go out with Chloe and Mommy Jody

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧I was deeply engrossed in my work when the door to my office suddenly swung open, revealing Summer and Poppy. Startled, I quickly stood up from my chair, completely unprepared for their unexpected visit.“Surprise!” Summer exclaimed, her hand raised in the air with excitement. Poppy stood quietly beside her, a faint smile on her lips as she looked at me.“What are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be at home studying?" I asked, moving around my desk to guide them to the couch inside my office. They followed and sat down."We got permission from Mom and Dad to go out. We needed to buy some learning materials, so we had a little date at the street market," Summer explained, while Poppy glanced around my office with curious eyes. "Then I asked if she wanted to see where you work before heading back. She said yes, so here we are." She paused, then added quickly, "But don't worry, we know you're busy, so we won't stay long—oh, wait, my phone's ringing." She pulled her ph

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧When I opened the door to my room, I immediately froze in place. My hand was still on the doorknob, and I didn’t move a step further after seeing what Chloe was wearing. Instead of putting on the pajama set I had borrowed from Summer for her, she was wearing one of my T-shirts. It seemed like she had rummaged through my closet.There shouldn’t have been anything wrong with that. But the issue was, she was only wearing the T-shirt, which reached down to her thighs, barely covering her underwear. Other than that, she wasn’t wearing anything below."Sorry, babe. I’m just not used to wearing other people’s clothes. But this T-shirt of yours is fine. I feel more comfortable in it," she said with a wide smile.Despite my hesitation, I forced myself to step inside and gently pulled the door shut behind me, though I didn’t lock it. I walked straight to the bed and settled on the edge, leaving enough space for her to join me. But instead of lying down beside me, she walked o

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧It’s been over a week now that Poppy and I have been studying together online every night. Which also means I’ve been sleep-deprived for just as long. We start at 11 p.m. and go on until 1 a.m. The only reason I manage to last until 1 a.m. is because I load up on coffee before we start. Then, if I feel drowsy again, I make another cup just to push through and continue teaching Poppy.What’s great is that she’s slowly picking up how to read. She’s learned the alphabet. While she’s not very fast or fluent yet, she’s able to read letters to some extent. And most importantly, I’ve taught her how to write her own name.The only issue is, her parents still aren't allowing her to come back to the house. Chloe, on the other hand, has visited us several times this past week. She comes over even without an invitation from me. But it’s fine, since she’s my fiancée—for now, at least. And when she’s here, Mom and Summer sometimes ask her how Poppy is doing, and her usual respons

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧It's Sunday, and I woke up early since it's our church day. But with plenty of time to spare, I stayed in bed for a bit, casually scrolling through my phone. Chloe had sent me a few messages last night, but I only just saw them because I didn’t have my phone with me. I’d left it in my room while we were all in the living room, chatting with Poppy. By the time I went to bed, I didn’t even think about checking it—I was too caught up at the moment.Chloe was just checking up on me, so I sent her a quick reply. She also asked about Poppy, which makes me think she knows Poppy’s here—maybe her parents filled her in. Almost every message from her made sure to mention that she's my fiancée, like she had to keep reminding me. Her jealousy towards Poppy is becoming pretty clear.Since I didn’t want to give her anything to worry about or fuel any feelings of jealousy or resentment towards her sister, I had no choice but to reassure her that there was nothing for her to be conc