Adora's long eyelashes were damped with tears, and she looked at Sheena with a desperate, pleading gaze as if she was clutching onto her last hope.
Asher had been silently observing from the side.
When he saw Elliot's firm determination to discipline Adora, he took the initiative to approach Elliot.
Elliot was focused on the troublemaker in question when he felt a small figure suddenly climb onto his lap.
He looked down in surprise to see it was Asher.
Asher wrapped his arms around Elliot's muscular leg and rested his head against his father's lap.
Then, he looked up at Elliot with steady eyes.
Adora, who was waiting to be disciplined, stood by, trying to put on an obedient front.
"Asher?" Elliot asked, puzzled.
Asher took a deep breath and spoke calmly, "Daddy, if you need to punish someone, it should be me. I should've handled things better with my classmates and controlled Adora's behavior. It's all my fault."
Elliot was taken aback and fell silent.
Asher had always been fragile and sickly.
They had always treated him delicately, like a fragile treasure, afraid to hurt him.
Hence, the idea of actually punishing him was out of the question.
They feared that Asher might even faint from just two hits.
Before Elliot could respond, Adora, who had been hiding in fear of being punished, ran over and wrapped her arms around Asher's thin frame, her face resolute.
"Daddy, don't hit Asher. He's not strong enough to handle your punishment. It's all my fault for getting into a fight. I'm the one who's wrong!"
She wiped away her tears and turned to Asher, adding, "Asher, move aside. I'll take the blame."
Elliot watched the scene in disbelief.
His two little ones were so loyal to each other, making him seem like the villain in this scenario.
Sheena could tell what Elliot was thinking and knew their children protecting each other had already softened Elliot's mood.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....