All Chapters of The Perfect Husband (Lee Brothers #1): Chapter 21 - Chapter 27

✧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