Still Wanna Escape After Stealing My Heart? novel Chapter 2342

Gloria had always been very reluctant in addressing him as Dad. She had always felt that they were not close, so she could not bring herself to say it. Even if she no longer hated him, she still was unable to do it.

However, when the dying old man really passed away, only then did Gloria suddenly realize that she no longer has a father anymore.

A father was something that she has always wanted all her life but has never gotten it. One day, when she had become incredibly strong herself, and no longer needed a father anymore, her father, who was gradually getting older, came to her instead. At that time, Gloria was caught off guard. She was not mentally prepared for it at all. She was feeling more of a resistance, discomfort, hate, and so on. In short, there was no love. She thought that she no longer needed a father anymore in her life. She truly no longer needed one. Her father appearing in front of her would only remind her of the endless pain. Therefore, she has never acknowledged him. Even though she no longer hated him anymore later on, she still could not bring herself to love him. She was very stubborn.

However, at that moment, her father truly had passed away. When Gloria realized he no longer would be standing by outside her door and watching her from afar, it suddenly hit her that she no longer has a father anymore. All the love and hatred disappeared along with the moment the old man's hand dropped. They no longer exist anymore. However, she also thoroughly became a daughter without a father anymore. In the future, nobody would be watching her from afar, caring for her safety, and calling out to her from afar," Gloria, it’s fine for me as long as I know that you're safe." Nobody would treat her like that anymore.

Gloria suddenly threw her head back and wailed. "Dad! Dad! Don't die! I want to call you Dad...I have agreed to call you Dad. I will no longer get angry at you anymore. Dad, come back alive, alright? Come back to the land of the living. Dad, you have not attended my dance competitions. Dad, you still haven't sat in a hall and watched me perform my own piano recital. I play the piano very, very well. Also, my paintings are just as good as my mother's. Dad, you still haven't celebrated my birthday with me before... Dad, don't die."

That had expressed the misery and longing Gloria had her whole life.

Gloria's brother held her from behind her." Gloria, don't cry. Dad is no longer in the future, but you still have me and your nephews. You are a member of this family. In the future, I will be by your side on your birthday every year. Don't be sad anymore, Gloria..."

Gloria raised her gaze and looked at her brother in front of her who was like a stranger to her. When she saw him, she would be reminded of the moment he kicked her so hard that she landed somewhere very far away. That kind of fear was something that could never be eliminated for life. Gloria thought to herself, how long would it take for a person to trust another person? She had hated her father all her life. Her father used six years to stand outside her house watching over her without fail regardless of the hardships, and it was only at the moment he died that her emotional walls had completely been torn down. What about her brother at that moment?

Gloria looked at her brother in a daze. She suddenly felt they have all gotten aged. Her father has died of old age. She was already more than 50 years old while her brother was already pushing 70. How much hatred should be borne by a person throughout a lifetime? It should not be like that. No matter how unbearable the past was, that was already all in the past. At that moment, her father and brother truly regretted their actions. Her brother did not stand guard outside of her house every day as her father did, but he took the initiative to give up their father's inheritance. It was not much, but it was still more than a billion dollars or so. That was enough to show that her brother treated her as his family.

Forget it then. Let the bygones be bygones. "Oliver, my brother..." Gloria looked at her brother with tears in her eyes.

"Gloria..."