Chapter 76\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVery well! Charles, keep him under house arrest for thirty days, starting today! Daddy ordered with cold amusement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1 trembled, biting my lip stubbornly. I knew Daddy wanted me to promise never to run away again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I couldn\u2019t promise that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I just wanted Mommy. What was so wrong with that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I couldn\u2019t tell him! If Daddy knew I\u2019d found Mommy, he\u2019d probably punish her too!\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes started burning and I could feel tears coming. Charles noticed and looked panicked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, he\u2019s just a little kid. He doesn\u2019t know any better. Maybe we could teach him slowly? Thirty days locked up seems pretty harsh for\u00a0<\/p>\n
someone his age\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow else is he going to learn?\u201d Daddy\u2019s tone was frosty. \u201cLook at him\u2013he\u2019s already planning his next escape. Sterling children don\u2019t have to be perfect, but they damn well better have discipline!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOliver, this attitude needs to stop. Look at Aiden. He manages just fine\u2013look at everything he accomplishes while you\u2019re out here causing trouble,\u201d Daddy said, his words hitting like stones. \u201cThirty days to think about it. Then we\u2019ll talk, and I want real answers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I bit my lip, saying nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After thirty days, I would run away again. I\u2019d take lots of money and go live with Mommy in a city far from Daddy\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
The atmosphere in the living room was thick with tension.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charles\u2019s temple throbbed as he wanted to say something, but didn\u2019t know what.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, the phone in the living room started ringing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charles practically dove for it like he was drowning. \u201cHello? Yes, ma\u2019am\u2026 Yes, I\u2019ll get Mr. Sterling for you right away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy pinched the bridge of his nose and took the receiver. \u201cMother, it\u2019s 2 AM in Australia. Why aren\u2019t you asleep yet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0f0b\u0f0b\u00a0<\/p>\n
t had a dream where the children were crying terribly. I was so worried I couldn\u2019t sleep. Oliver should be home by now\u2013put him on\u00a0<\/p>\n
the phone immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy glanced at me standing in the corner with tears threatening to fall. \u201cHe\u2019s not available right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRidley, you\u2019re not forcing Oliver to study again, are you? Listen, Oliver has a naturally lively personality\u2013he\u2019s not suited for managing the company. You already have Aiden as your heir, so stop torturing Oliver. Put him on the phone now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
8:54 Fri, Nov 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 76\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMother, it\u2019s late. Get some sleep and we\u2019ll talk tomorrow.\u201d Daddy hung up abruptly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It Grandma found out about the confinement, Daddy would have a miserable month ahead. Grandma loved me most of all the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy rubbed his temples. \u201cOliver, I could cancel your confinement\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s wonderful news!\u201d Charles jumped at the chance to lighten the mood. \u201cSir, Young Master Oliver is a good kid at heart. He\u2019ll turn things around, I\u2019m sure of it. Since you\u2019re giving him another shot, he won\u2019t waste it. Will you, Young Master?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I crossed my arms and looked away, not wanting to give them the satisfaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But inside? I was doing cartwheels. No house arrest meant I could slip out during the day!\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I could get out, I could see Mommy. Hell, I\u2019d grovel if that\u2019s what it took.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that thought, I mumbled a grudging \u201cYeah, whatever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daddy\u2019s expression softened when he saw my sulky but compliant face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
*Your grandmother\u2019s birthday is next month. You\u2019re flying to Australia to bring her back personally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAustralia?\u201d I stared at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The round trip would take at least five days. If Grandmother kept me there to play for a few days, it could be two weeks!\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Australia, Mommy and I would be on opposite sides of the earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cConfinement or Australia. Choose,\u201d Daddy leaned back on the sofa, curiosity crossing his features.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was usually great at sweet\u2013talking people. Grandmother was frequently charmed by me, and I was her favorite grandchild.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Typically, I would beg to visit Australia every few months to escape studying. But this time, I didn\u2019t want to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aiden glanced over and spoke calmly, \u201cOliver, you disappeared for two weeks. Your homework has piled up. Confinement would actually help you focus on catching up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I internally groaned. Then it hit me\u2013Aiden was throwing me a lifeline. Me suddenly not wanting to visit Grandma? Yeah, that would raise all kinds of red flags.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine. I\u2019ll go to Australia!\u201d I declared, making my choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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