Eric left the restaurant and felt the cold wind blowing on his face.
He lost control when he saw Nicole with that boy toy, but the moment he saw Clayton, he was relieved.
It was useless even if he was more persistent because everyone else had to step back as soon as Clayton returned.
It was quiet in the restaurant.
The few minutes felt like centuries.
Kira saw this and asked everyone to retreat.
Clayton stood there and stared at Nicole’s side profile intently, not knowing what to do for a moment.
His appearance was too sudden.
Nicole might not be mentally prepared, and she might be frightened.
Clayton did not know how to explain what happened to his leg and that he might never be able to do strenuous exercises in the future.
Would she despise a handicapped person like him?
That complicated emotion surged up again, and no one made a sound for a while.
Suddenly, they heard Chatty and Fischer playing nearby.
Chatty spotted her father from far away. She excitedly left Fischer behind and ran toward Clayton.
She hoped that Clayton would carry her in one arm and spin her around like before.
“Daddy! Daddy...”
Chatty was so happy that her eyes lit up.
When she rushed over, Clayton panicked for a moment. His hand that was holding the cane tightened for a moment.
He glanced at Nicole helplessly.
Nicole did not look in his direction. Instead, she turned her away and walked out.
Hamilton, who was at the back, was stunned for a moment.
“President…”
“Let’s go.”
“Uh...” Hamilton froze for a moment before he turned to look at the two children.
He was shocked.
Chatty excitedly wanted to jump on Clayton, but Clayton’s attention was partly drawn away by Nicole leaving.
Clayton wanted to chase after Nicole, but he stopped in his tracks again. The pain and dilemma in his eyes were too obvious.
Did Nicole leave because she did not want to face him in his current state?
As soon as he thought of this, his body stiffened, and he could not move anymore.
Chatty tugged on his arm and wanted to climb on him.
“Daddy, why don’t you carry me? I miss you so much! Why aren’t you a transformer anymore?”
Chatty seemed to have a thousand questions for him, and Clayton could not answer any of them.
When he was Jeff Lieberman, he had a completely unfamiliar face, and Chatty was the only one who was sure that her father had transformed.
Clayton’s chest overflowed with guilt and longing when he saw his cute daughter seemed to have grown a little taller.
They were blood relatives, and Chatty did not know that she almost did not get to see him again.
In this world, they were the two most important people to him.
Once he had that kind of guilt, the longing that he had suppressed for a long time started to spread and filled every part of his heart.
Clayton lowered his head. His eyes were slightly red as he looked at the little girl who opened her arms wide to beg for a hug.
He did not even dare to speak. He dropped his cane and squatted down.
Chatty hugged his neck contentedly and kissed his forehead repeatedly.
She felt that kissing him was not enough, so she beckoned to Fischer, who was next to her.
“Come on, Fish! Kiss Daddy!”
Fischer ran over, frowned at Clayton, and touched Clayton’s face.
“Are you really my godfather?”
Children had the most accurate intuition.
Although the man in front of me looked very similar to Clayton, something was off. If this man was really Clayton, why would Nicole leave?
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