Chapter 1649


    The moment Elizabeth saw Royce, her true colors were revealed, vulnerable, helpless, and pitiful.


    She waspletely incapacitated in front of Royce. Years of dependency on Royce had


    conditioned her to be a little damsel in distress” whenever he was around,pletely lost on


    what to do. And Royce’s weak point was precisely Elizabeth’s vulnerability Whenever he heard her


    whining and on the verge of tears, he couldn’t bear it “Don’t worry, since they didn’t harm her


    directly and chose to take her away, it means she’s safe for now! They might be using her to


    achieve some objectives…


    Elizabeth sobbed even harder. Her cries were not loud, but the sound seeped through her fingers


    and sounded particrly poignant. “But that makes me feel even worse. My daughter–inw just


    came back, and with her difficult personality, who would be close to her? In the end, it’ll only be


    Chloe… You’re saying they want to threaten Chloe, right? Those damn.”


    Elizabeth muttered between her sobs, gritting her teeth c2


    Royce fell silent for a moment “Don’t worry too much Damon is handling this.”


    “But he is so far away! That good–for–nothing is jobless What’s he doing always running abroad?


    What use is he to me? He used to be all about work The only decent thing he did was find me a


    daughter–inw! Now that his wife is pregnant, he.. where the hell did he go?


    Elizabeth’s anger boiled over as she continued to rant Eventually, she lost her temper and shouted


    out. Marina, standing by the side, hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head at Elizabeth,


    indicating she was being too loud.


    Elizabeth nced at her, quickly realizing her mistake, and quickly covered her mouth. “…I don’t


    care, just don’t let me see that brat again Otherwise, I’ll give him a piece of my mind!”


    “Alright, do as you please” Roycepletely gave in, treating his son like a toy just to please


    Elizabeth.


    She could do whatever she wanted with him. Whether it was hitting or scolding, it was all up to her.


    Elizabeth sobbed a couple of times. He’s your son too, don’t you care about him? Don’t you love


    them?”


    Royce went silent for a few seconds on the other end of the call. I do.” One word, if Damon or


    Nathan were present to hear it, they would definitely get goosebumps. They had never heard their


    father. Royce, say the word love!”


    Typically, it would be cringe–worthy to hear such a word from a stiff, serious man like Royce,


    especially when referring to two tall, brooding men


    Elizabeth, however, didn’t find it odd at all Hearing Royce profess his love for their sons, made her


    feel truly happy. “So you will let me hit them without stopping me


    Royce went silent for another few seconds.


    Because I love you more”


    A small smile finally broke out on Elizabeth’s face. One she couldn’t hide no matter how hard she


    tried. Okay, then I’ll give Damon a piece of my mind


    Royce’s tone rxed slightly. As long as you’re happy.”


    “Alright


    Elizabeth responded with a firm nod, but her face suddenly fell. “Now’s not the time for this, you…


    you’re just trying to pacify mel My daughter–inw is in danger, and this isn’t the time for sweet


    talk”


    Marina stood by, lookingpletely lost Indeed, this wasnt the time for sweet talk! And after


    decades of marriage, with both sons married, why were‘ they still acting like lovebirds?


    Royce pursed his lips Right now, you can’t do anything but worry it’s useless, and like I said, your


    daughter–inw is safe for now


    Elizabeth pouted Anyway, I’m upset right now. I don’t want to talk to you anymore. I’m going to be


    with Chloe I can’t risk anything happening to my precious grandkids”


    Royces voice went cold So you’re saying that your grandkids are more important than me?”


    “Of course, isn’t that obvious? Elizabeth responded matter of factly


    Royce, hearing her words, tried to swallow his annoyance. He knew he shouldn’t have let it get to


    him, but he couldn’t help it. This woman. if he didn’t keep her in check, she’d run wild


    “Elizabeth


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    “What is it? I’m only telling you the truth We’ve been together for decades, so there’s nothing new or


    exciting about it. I’ve only just started spending time with Chloe haven’t even seen my grandkids yet


    Don’t worry, I still love you, mwah Bye, I have to go check on Chice


    Her candidness and a quick peck didn’t do much to improve Royce’s mood. He wanted to say


    something, but Elizabeth hung up the phone, not giving hemi a chance to speak


    Marina let out a sigh of rebel Mrs Harper’s words had nearly given her a heart attack! Could anyone


    really talk to Mr. Harper


    that!


    Young Mr Harper had been so alouf, so stern, and so difficult to get along with She’d been with the


    Harper famdy for decades, so she knew tha wel. And Elizabeth was well aware of how Royce used


    to be


    Just a few days ago, shed identally seen a young maid’s phone wallpaper, which read. ‘A


    woman should be pampered, the_mu i pampered, the better At the time shed shook her head


    thinking that while it was true it was too bluntcked grace, and was a bit unrealistis, But seeing


    Elzabeth now, she began to agree with that statement it seemed that a woman who was Customed


    to being duted un indeed had a lot of i


    Elizabeth hung up the phone with a sigh, and her face was etched with worry


    At Marina’smand, the Wi–Fi in the entire vi had been switched off. They wanted to keep


    Chloe in the dark, at least for a while


    Elizabeth climbed the stairs, heading back to the room where Chloe still sat, fiddling with the double


    stroller meant for the twins. Upon seeing Elizabeth, Chloe looked up and shed her a grin.