Chapter 39
The family grew silent for a while as they looked at each other, but there was no hint of disapproval in them.
“Hmm, if that’s what Cara wants, then that’s the best right now,” Chance said as he nodded..
“And Ciara, have you forgotten that we have our private jets? Traveling to Paris isn’t really a problem,” Serra said.
Ciara seemed like it was the right time, so she pressed the button that was connected outside until the door opened, and Gwen came in together with Cara in her tight dress and tight ponytail as she walked toward Ciara.
The Sullivans’ lips curled while watching the youngest Sullivan heir make her way to her own seat, and Gwen pulled it for her as she occupied it.
“Oh, here’s our cute little Sullivan, Serra said, chuckling.
Cara looked at her mother first for consent to talk, to which Ciarn smiled and nodded until Cara looked at them.
“Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie Serra, Uncle Louis, and Uncle Chance… she called in a soft voice, making sure she would look at them after reciting their names, indicating that she had something important to say,
“I want me and Mommy to go home to Paris,” she stated, resting her hands on the table as she pinched her fingers. “Is it okay if we stay there?”
“Oh Mrs. Sullivan chuckled a bit as she felt like she was going to melt in her seat because of the way! approval.
“Of course, sweetheart. If you want to go home, you can go,” Mr. Sullivan said with a smile on his lips.
Cara asked for their
“You won’t get mad at us? You won’t get mad at Cara and Mommy?” She looked at them with hopeful eyes.
“Of course not, sweetie. Why would we? We have our own planes and we could just fly out to Paris anytime we want to see you there. We have our own land in Paris too. We could live there with you if you even like,” Mrs. Sullivan said with a smile on her lips.
Mr. Sullivan nodded, agreeing. “Your grandma is right. If you want to go home because you missed Paris and you think it’s better there, we won’t stop you. We will always support you wherever you want to settle down, Cara,” Mr. Sullivan added.
Cara’s shoulder loosened as the smile on her lips stretched. She couldn’t believe that she was hearing those things from
them.
“I am used to staying in Paris; you know that, Cara. I’ve been there since you were a baby. It’s really not a problem to me.” Chance shrugged and smiled positively.
Cara looked at Louis, whom she thinks is the most strict of all of the Sullivans. So when Louis took his glasses off and looked at her sincerely, she calmed down a bit.
“If that’s what you want too, I’ll find a place that’s near your house, so if I want to visit you there, I could just come to my place too,” Louis said.
“Oh, you should buy the place next to mine, Louis, so we’d be neighbors.” Chance smiled beamily.
“Oh, I want to stay at your place, Serra said.
Chance, so I could save at least, But Ciara’s house is just too big. I don’t mind living there,”
Cara glanced at her mother who smiled at her as she reached for her cheek and caressed it.
“I told you, it won’t be a problem for them. They would like it,” Ciara said.
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“How about you, Mommy?” she asked curiously.
“Well, I would be fine wherever you want to live, as long as we are together.”
“I know you would find another boyfriend there, mommy.
Ciara blinked twice as she looked so confused while Serra pursed her lips, Chance arching his brows, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan looking at each other meaningfully, and Louis stayed on his strict expression while weighing the words of Cara.
“Boyfriend?” Ciara laughed a little. “I don’t have a boyfriend, Cara.”
“I don’t like Daddy for you as your boyfriend, mommy. He will only make you cry,” Cara added more, explaining why Ciara looked at Serra, knowing Cara heard it from Serra herself.
She wants to deny it, but at the same time, she doesn’t want to lie about it and teach her daughter about those kinds of manners, knowing that Cara is just a smart girl and she easily adapts to things that she sees around her environment.
“Oh, your mommy wants to date now?” Chance conversed playfully as if they didn’t have any idea that Cara was talking about Callum, who’s being persistent with Ciara these days.
“Daddy wants to date her, but I don’t want to,” she said, like she knows everything that’s happening.
“Why? You don’t like your daddy, Cara?” Serra asked, and Ciara glared at her for asking such things.
Cara didn’t hesitate to shake her head. “He makes mommy cry. I don’t like him. And I am fine without Daddy. We are a family without a father. I am okay without Daddy. I am happy without Daddy. Mommy is happy without Daddy too.
Everyone started nodding, saying that Ciara could really feel they were all on Cara’s side and their opinion of Callum at the
moment.
Ciara knows that giving Callum the chance to patch up what he has done in the past would take an eternity because he isn’t just going to get her daughter’s trust but also that of her whole family, who already sees him as an enemy.
“Cara is right. Your mom deserves better. Someone who won’t make her cry.” Chance said, nodding.
“And we will dance to my favorite Disney song,” Cara added excitedly. “And he would dance, mommy too.”
Serra smiled. “Oh, that’s really her fantasy”
Ciara’s phone beeped that she checked for it while Serra was giving her a meaningful glance as Ciara saw the text of Callum.
Unknown:
How’s Cara?
Unknown:
Are you free today? Can I see you for a bit? Dinner? With our daughter?
Reading what Callum just said, she knew that it was impossible at the moment because Cara might not really like it. Knowing that Cara is even suggesting she could find a boyfriend in France, which means that she doesn’t approve of Callum: anymore, gives her a hint that Cara would rather let her find another man because she doesn’t like Callum at all.
Cara didn’t reply until her phone rang. They all looked at her like she was contacting a drug syndicate by the way they gave her a meaningful look. Ciara stood up and excused herself as she went out of the room to answer it for a while
“Can I take you to dinner with our daughter? I really wanted to take it up to you” Callum started as soon as Ciara answered the call
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“I think it’s not a good idea at the moment, Callum,” she said.
Callum sighed frustratingly. “Is this about the Wilsons? I accepted it for a reason, Ciara. It’s not what you think.”
Ciara shook her head, even though Callum would not be able to see it.
“No. “This isn’t about that, Cara doesn’t want fo..see you.”
“Can I talk to her at least? I will explain it to her.”
Ciara shook her head. “I think let’s just give her some time to digest what’s happening, Callum. She was traumatized. I don’t want to stress her out about this.”
Callum sighed heavily, Ciara could feel how much longing Callum had for her, even that moment she saw him react as soon as he saw Cara. It was like a leap of faith to recognize your own child.
Though Callum seems tamed and doesn’t put pressure on Ciarato meet Cara, she is scared by the idea that Callum might decide to use legal means just to see his daughter.
But she was trying to put trust in Callum, at least that he would not disappoint her. This time, he was true to his words that he wanted to correct things and make it up to her after what happened in the past.
She could really tell that she wasn’t that heartless compared to what others thought of her because she showed less But for Callum, despite the deep wound from the past, she was still willing to forgive him.
Or maybe because she still has room for him. But what if that room became full? She could no longer make room and she was already at her limit. Will she still be able to give him that chance if Callum screws up again?
“I’ll hang up now, Callum,” she said.
“Ciara,” Callum called abruptly.
“What is it?”
“I’m really serious about us. I meant what I said. I’ll fix us.”
She grew silent while hearing it.
“This isn’t just about our daughter. This is about us and our relationship. I want you back, Ciara. I want you… as my wife again.”
Oh, Callum. The things I could do to you. And the things you could do to me-it’s scary.
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