You're Just My Ex-Husband,My Lord-Chapter 225- too late

That evening, Laurent didn’t have any overtime work, so she left the office on time. After thinking for a moment, she decided to stop by the market and buy some ingredients to cook at home, considering someone had just recovered.

On her way back, she also picked up her daughter from Tiffany’s. During Dave’s hospitalization, he had told their daughter that he was on a business trip. The little girl had long since gotten used to his frequent business trips and hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

But now that he had been discharged, it was time to pick up their daughter and let her spend time with him.

From what Laurent knew about Dave, he would definitely use the excuse of picking up his things to come over for dinner, so she decided to just bring their daughter over directly.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished cooking, Dave arrived right on time.

The little girl was delighted to see him and rushed into his arms, wanting him to hold her. Laurent quickly stepped in and stopped her.

"Dad just got back from a business trip and is really tired. Let’s not let him hold you just yet."

Although Dave had been discharged from the hospital, it didn’t mean his wound had fully healed after just a week. Lifting a child like that would definitely put strain on it.

The little girl was very understanding. As soon as Laurent said that, she immediately stopped asking Dave to hold her, but with a sweet smile, she said,

"Daddy, I missed you!"

That one sentence made Dave’s heart soar. Ignoring his injuries, he bent down and scooped her up into his arms.

Laurent, standing by, was speechless. He was clearly willing to disregard his own health for their daughter.

"I think Emma’s sweetness is starting to resemble yours," Laurent remarked.

Dave, holding their daughter, tilted his head and looked at Laurent as he said this. After a moment of thought, he added,

"Like the old you."

What he meant was, the current her wasn’t sweet at all, not saying anything to make him happy. Instead, she spent all her time nagging him.

He thought back to how she used to be, always so sweet with her words—saying things like "Honey, you’re so handsome," or "Honey, you’re so great," not to mention the "I love you" he heard every day. She even used to say things like, "You’re really good at it."

At the time, he was annoyed by the suggestive things she’d say, but what man didn’t love hearing those kinds of words?

He admitted that, at that time, he was truly overwhelmed by her sweet words, even though he had never shown it on the surface.

But now, he couldn’t remember the last time he had heard her say anything nice, except for that one sentence this afternoon about how she could earn money and support the family.

As for Dave’s complaint, Laurent simply shot him a glance and pretended she hadn’t heard it.

The little girl hugged Dave, and the father and daughter spent a while being affectionate. Then Dave took out the gift he had brought for her. He had been telling her for the past few days that he was on a business trip and would bring her a present. Now, it was time to make good on that promise.

Laurent hadn’t expected that Dave would remember this detail and thoughtfully buy a gift for their daughter.

Laurent hadn’t seen much of the warm interactions between Dave and their daughter, after all, it was only after she had mentioned the divorce that Dave had started to build a relationship with their daughter. And after they had started bonding, Laurent hadn’t been living with them.

So, seeing the father and daughter share such a tender moment now stirred a mix of emotions in her heart.

She had imagined scenes like this ever since their daughter was born, but it had taken over three years to finally see them. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

It didn’t matter much to her, but what about their daughter? Was it too late? The fatherly love that had come more than three years too late?

Thinking about this, Laurent couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed for their daughter. But considering the harmonious atmosphere between Dave and their daughter, she did a good job of hiding her emotions.

The little girl took the gift Dave gave her and went off to play. Laurent turned to the kitchen to clean up the dishes and prepare for dinner.

Dave followed her into the kitchen, casually closed the door behind them, and pulled her into his arms. He lowered his head and asked,

"What were you thinking just now?"

Now, whenever he was with her, Dave’s attention was almost always on her. Every gesture, every change in her expression, every subtle shift in her gaze, he noticed it all.

So he had clearly seen the fleeting moment of disappointment in her, and although he had a rough idea of why, he wasn’t entirely sure, so he asked her.

Laurent didn’t want to answer the question; bringing it up would only cause her to feel pain for their daughter.

So she just raised her hand to push him away, avoiding his gaze as she lowered her eyes.

"Hurry up and wash your hands. Dinner will get cold."

Dave pressed her back against the door and, unprompted, brought up the subject of their daughter.

"I know. You resent me, you hate me. You blame me for not treating our daughter well back then, even though you never said anything."

Laurent’s chest tightened with a pang of bitterness, and she turned her head to look away.

At that time, she could endure his indifference toward her, but his indifference toward their daughter—just as he had said—was something she couldn’t forgive.

She was conflicted. Sometimes she would think that because he didn’t love her, it was only natural that he wouldn’t love their daughter. But other times, she would think that such a lovely little person, with his blood running through her veins, how could he not be close to her?

"I have nothing to say. If I was wrong, I was wrong. I don’t want to argue about it."

Dave spoke in a deep voice,

"The only thing I can do is love you both well in the days to come and make it up to you."

He said "you both," not just referring to their daughter alone.

While he was saying this, Laurent kept her head lowered, not responding, and not giving him any acknowledgment.

Dave took a step back.

"Alright, let’s eat."

She didn’t want to discuss it further, and he didn’t press her. After all, he had already said everything he needed to say. He knew that with their daughter, the knot in her heart was still deeply tied.

Having gone through so much, he no longer felt the need to rush. All that mattered was that he would continue to protect them both, unwaveringly, from now on.