Chapter 16 Sincere Thanks

"Riley..." Leila was even more stunned. She didn't expect Riley to have such a strong aversion to Walter. Marie also shook her head, "Riley, this child, has been mature beyond his age since childhood. Over the years, he has suffered a lot of bullying at school. You suddenly appear, and he finds it hard to accept you. It's quite normal." Walter withdrew his hand, touched Quinn's head, and looked at Riley with expectation, "Quinn, your brother..." "Blah blah." Quinn stuck out her tongue, looking playful. "Who allowed you to be absent for so many years? Brother thinks you don't want us anymore. How can his heart not harbor a bit of resentment?" "But, rest assured, he actually cares about you a lot." "Really?" Walter was serious. "Children can't lie." "Of course, it's true," Quinn said with a serious face, "I saw him fighting with a fat boy before, and he said Dad is a hero." Hero! Walter's heart skipped a beat again. Was he really a hero? Perhaps! Perhaps not! Various feelings appeared in his heart, even pressing on him so hard that he could barely breathe. Leila also comforted, "Quinn is right. I can feel that Riley still cares about you in his heart. Give him some time." Walter shook his head, "That's all I can do." Marie seemed to think of something, "Leila, did you just run back like this? Did Ernie let you go back like this?" "I..." Leila shook her head, "It's complicated. I'll slowly tell you." Marie frowned. She could sense some worry in Leila's brows. What had happened? Ten minutes later! Inside the room, another exclamation rang out, "Leila? What are you saying? So many big shots went out tonight? How did you manage to leave?" Marie looked at Walter with curiosity, "And you, this guy, managed to leave alive. You're really not simple." Before Walter could speak, Leila shook her head, "It's thanks to his boss." She mistakenly thought that Nightkill was Walter's boss. After all! This was the most reasonable explanation. She couldn't believe that Walter could completely turn things around in six years, even making Cohen wary? Wasn't that just bragging? Walter smiled wryly, "Don't worry, he's fine." He didn't want to explain too much. After all, the time had to be right to tell Leila everything. Otherwise, how could she believe it? How could she accept it? Marie was even more nervous, "But this way, you've completely offended the Harper family. Leila, won't you be even more unable to stand in the Harper family in the future?" Harper family? Leila shook her head, "I don't know." She felt irritated. At this moment, she had a kind of indescribable feeling towards the Harper family. Disgust? Irritation? Or perhaps— Nostalgia? She couldn't explain it, and even though she had thought about leaving the Harper family several times, where could she go after leaving? What about her daughter's illness? Could she only be a robot for the Harper family, serving them? Marie realized she had said the wrong thing, "Rest assured, no matter what you do, I support you." Leila smiled gratefully. Her gaze fell on the little house, and she couldn't help getting up, "I'll go check on Riley. The blow to him tonight is not small." Walter nodded, looking at Quinn in his arms, who had fallen asleep with a slight smile. Although it wasn't perfect, it was finally complete! Inside the small house. Riley was lying on the door, staring through the peephole, completely fixated on Walter. Pouting, he said, "This isn't my dad. I don't have a dad." In Riley's heart, he kept muttering to himself. His small fists were clenched tightly, and his body was trembling. It seemed— Determined! Seeing Leila approaching, he turned around angrily, trying to lean the door against her. But Leila slowly pushed open the door, "Riley, what are you doing?" "Hmph." Riley turned his head, refusing to look at her. "Alright." Leila turned Riley's body around, "What's wrong with you? Do you not want Mom anymore?" "It's not like that." Riley was a bit nervous, shaking his head quickly. "Then, just now..." Leila pretended to be unhappy, "In any case, he is your father." "I know." Riley dared not make Leila unhappy. "You..." Leila sighed, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." "Mom, I..." Riley threw himself into Leila's arms, crying softly. Leila had no choice but to pat Riley's back gently, "Good child, it's Mom's fault." "No." Riley kept shaking his head. In his heart, his father was already dead. At this moment, how could he accept the sudden appearance of a father? Outside the door! Walter kept looking through the crack in the door, but unfortunately, he couldn't see anything. Marie shook her head, "Don't be in such a hurry. This child has been strong since childhood. Your anxiety is useless." "Instead of being anxious, why don't you think carefully about how to face the wrath of the Harper family? For Leila's sake, these six years, she has sacrificed a lot." "With the state you're in now, do you think you have the ability?" Marie looked serious. "Do you know how much burden Leila carries now? Although I don't know what you've been doing in these six years, I can tell you clearly that what you did to Leila back then ruined her life. It transformed her from the admired talent of Greafank into someone everyone despises." Walter's expression became serious, "It won't happen." "Huh." Marie shook her head, "Look at your current state. How much ability do you have? Do you know how much Leila has sacrificed for you? Although Leila has temporarily accepted you this time, it doesn't mean that I accept you." "If you dare to have ill intentions, I will make sure you leave Greafank in disgrace." Walter pressed down his emotions and earnestly uttered two words, "Thank you!" This was a heartfelt thank you from Walter, and Marie's support for Leila was truly valuable. It was easy to share prosperity, but what about sharing adversity? Marie rolled her eyes, about to say something when her phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she wondered, "Why are they calling at this time?" She answered the call. "Miss, something big happened. One hundred Harper family guards are heading this way. It seems they are coming for Ms. Harper." "What?" Marie was astonished. "Are they really disregarding family ties and face?" Just as Marie was thinking, car lights appeared outside the door, followed by dozens of vehicles surrounding the villa. Walter, however, had a moment of intense murderous intent in his eyes when the car lights shone on his face. The god of death! Angry!