Chapter 69 Lack Of Fatherly Love
In the blink of an eye, New Year was now just around the corner. The design of outfits based on the Ethereal Charm series that Savannah was working on was just a few steps away from completion.
Other than that, Savannah also got her hands on the identity authentication report of the fetus inside Sydney’s stomach. The report shows that the DNA similarity between the fetus and Osborn was ninety-nine point nine-nine percent. With that said, the fetus was without a doubt, Osborn’s child.
Savannah had shown this report to Emmett before but he just glanced at it apathetically and advised her, “Keep the report. Only show it to them when the time is right.”
On the other hand, Sydney had been urging her to act quickly. Savannah told her that she needed to wait for the right opportunity to act. However, Sydney couldn’t afford to wait any longer as her stomach would start to show.
To be honest, I’m not sure when exactly is the right time that Emmett was talking about, but I have a hunch that he’s right. Even with the report in our hands, we shouldn’t act recklessly. Madelyn will be a tough opponent to handle and so is the smart and quick-witted Agatha.
As Savannah was pondering in her head, she started to get anxious. She hoped that this whole situation with Sydney would be resolved quickly so that she could finally get away from this quagmire with her child.
In order to spur Savannah into helping her sooner, Sydney had already prepared an intricate escape plan for her which includes the escape path as well as the best location to flee to. She even showed her the plan in person before.
As for the escape destination suggested by Sydney, Savannah did some research on it by herself. She found out that the place recommended by Sydney was a small town deep in the mountains, where there was little traffic in and out of the town, thus making it an inconspicuous hiding spot.
Terrified of getting tricked by the mendacious Sydney again, she also scrutinized the escape path sent by her to make sure it was safe and viable.
She spent these last few days figuring out the steps she had to take in order for her and Freddie to survive after they had escaped to the town. Her main priority was to take good care of Freddie until he became an adult.
Ever since she got out of jail, Savannah had but one wish, which was to find a tranquil place where she and her child could live in peace for the rest of their lives.
However, the Avery family was still giving her troubles by dragging her into all this mess. She prayed she could be get away from all their family affairs.
Back to the present; Savannah walked out of her studio only to be greeted by the dark sky and chilly breeze. She was looking around trying to find the car sent by the Quaker family.
The dark and empty night was soon lit up by the different colors of city lights which complemented each other perfectly, bringing liveliness and joy into the night. It was truly a sight to behold as Savannah was left stupefied in place by its beauty.
Back when Savannah first came to this gigantic city, she fell prey to the same riveting view of the city at night. The view at the orphanage back in her town paled in comparison to the breathtaking view she saw on that night.
Later on, she realized that the beautiful and captivating view of the city was just a disguise to cover up the darkness and corruption behind it.
Having snapped back to reality, Savannah saw the luxurious car sent by the Quaker family in front of her. As she was walking toward it, a black car slowly drove up beside her.
Sean winded down the side window of the car and uttered, “It’s been a while since I last saw my dear daughter. We should have a nice, long talk to catch up on everything. I’ll get my assistant to inform the Quaker family driver.”
Perplexed, Savannah had a vacuous look on her face as she gazed at Sean. Why is he here? He wouldn’t have come to me personally if it wasn’t for something important. This means something bad must’ve happened…
Sean’s assistant quickly got out of the car and walked toward the luxurious car parked by the roadside.
The driver glanced over to the black car to make sure Savannah was okay before driving off.
In the car, Savannah remained taciturn as she was sitting nervously beside Sean. She mentally prepared herself to face a long lecture from her father.
After a while, Sean broke the silence between them and queried in a serious tone, “Why didn’t you come back home after you’ve married Emmett? Do you not care about your child anymore?”
“I came back home twice before to check up on Freddie but you weren’t around then.” Savannah’s heart was thumping intensely against her chest; she prayed that he wouldn’t notice anything wrong.
Sean stared intently at her before giving her a proposal, “That kid will need to go to a kindergarten starting from next year. If you are willing to help me out with something pertaining to the Quaker family, I’ll make sure that he gets to enroll in a prestigious kindergarten where he could get the best education possible.”
“What do you need me to do?” Savannah had an obnoxious feeling about the tasks Sean wanted her to do since he was willing to go as far as to cover Freddie’s expensive school fees at a prestigious kindergarten just to get her to help out.
Sean then looked down at the jade bracelet on her wrist and replied, “You must be treated quite well in the Quaker family. According to Sydney, this jade bracelet that you’re wearing now is the heirloom of the Quaker family. Am I right?”
Savannah covered her bracelet with the sleeve of her coat and blurted out, “I don’t know much about jade bracelets.”
“Since Old Mrs. Quaker decided to give you the jade bracelet, that means she trusts you. That’s why I want you to get a certain document from her and bring it back to me. Most importantly, you mustn’t tell anyone about this,” said Sean in a casual tone.
“What document are you talking about? How would I know where to find it?” Savannah questioned.
Sean darted a look at her before explaining to her calmly, “I need you to get me the quality inspection report of the Caster Villa. As to where Mrs. Quaker hid it, you’ll have to find it out yourself.”
“A quality inspection report, you say? Is there a problem with the material used for the house? Or is the house poorly constructed?” Curious, Savannah ended up asking a few questions consecutively.
Sean raised his eyebrows as he was slightly startled. “You wouldn’t understand even if I told you. Just focus on getting that report to me and I’ll make sure the kid receives a good education,” he assured her.
Savannah pursed her lips tightly and nodded in response. I don’t know if I can get the report to him. But I should just play along for now as to avoid raising his suspicion.
Savannah was not even slightly interested in the prestigious education that Sean promised her son as she knew that the best education for a child was given through the parents.
Furthermore, Freddie lacked fatherly love ever since he was born. Not to mention, his mother has also separated from him soon after. That being said, the thing that Freddie needed the most wasn’t the best education he could get, it was the company of his parents.
Sean took a last glance at her and nodded before ordering his assistant to drive her back to the Quaker residence.
After arriving at the Quaker residence, Savannah gazed at Sean’s unperturbed face as he winded up the side window and realized something important that day; she realized that the fatherly love that she craved so much for would never be attainable.
Vexed, she told herself that she should’ve given up a long time ago.
Ever since she was accepted into the Avery family, she faced nothing but obstacles and thorns on her path. It was like a huge rock was placed on her back, slowly crushing her.
She watched as the black car drove further and further away from her. After a while, she averted her gaze from it and lifted up her head to prevent her tears from flowing out.
“Are you crying? Were you not happy to reunite with your father?” asked Emmett, who appeared out of nowhere.
Savannah hurriedly wiped her tears off and made up an excuse, “No, I think some sand was blown into my eyes.”
“Yeah? Let me take a look.” Emmett with his height of one point eight meters, towered above her as he lifted her chin up and blew into her eyes.
The distance between them was too close for her comfort level. Panicked, she inadvertently took a step backward and pushed him away. “It’s fine now. I think the sand has gotten out together with my tears. Have you had dinner yet? I’m starving,” she uttered as she held onto his arm and pulled him into the house together with her.
