Chapter 395 Have Bruce''s Support
"Friends? You have friends?" remarked Bruce with a bright smile.
The smile on her father''s face calmed Nina down considerably. She nodded and said, "There''s
Michelle. I think she''s like the rabbit Leon gave me when I was a child. Then Noah. He is a very
righteous person. And James and Emma. They have just gotten engaged recently."
After a slight pause, Nina decided toe clean to her father. "Dad, I''m married."
Bruce was bbergasted. He sat there staring at Nina, wordless with shock, for a long time. His life had
been steady in general, without a single major wave rocking his boat. This made his boat capsize.
His daughter was married?
Why wasn''t he informed?
"Who is that bastard?" Bruce stood up and rolled up his sleeves, bristling with indignation.
"Dad, please calm down and remember that you have an image to maintain." Nina quickly reached out
and grabbed her father, who looked ready to explode. She was too familiar with this state as Leon had
the simr reaction when he just knew his sister was married.
Bruce was livid. "Does your mother know about it? You just said that you couldn''t contact your friends.
Is it because your mother wouldn''t allow you to contact them?"
"Yes." Nina''s lips drew tight into a t line, and she nodded. In fact, that was why she was unhappy.
"Dad, will you help me? Mom brought me back without anyone knowing. My husband and friends don''t
know where I am. They must be so worried about me."
"If they truly are worried about you, then they shoulde here to see you." Bruce was still angry that
his daughter was married without him knowing.
However, regardless of how angry he was, Bruce couldn''t bear to see his daughter''s deste face.
Nina hadn''t been happy since she was a child. He was overjoyed to hear that she had experienced
happiness in the past two years.
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Bruce touched the pockets of his shirt and trousers and realized that he had forgotten to take his phone
with him. He hastily reassured Nina, "Don''t worry. I''ll talk to your mother tomorrow."
Nina''s eyes lit up in an instant. "Thank you, Dad."
"I''d like to remind you, however, not to keep your hopes up. I''m sure your mother has her reasons to do
so." Nina''s eyes, which sparkled like the brightest of stars just now, darkened. Bruce felt so sorry. He
did not want her to feel sad, but he had to tell her the cruel reality. "Do you still remember Vicente
Nangong?"
Nina shook her head.
"I don''t remember." "From whom did you get your memory? You never forget the things that you see,
but when ites to people..." Bruce shook his head helplessly.
"Maybe it''s because people are not things." Nina shrugged.
Bruce was rendered speechless for the second time. After clearing his throat, he continued,
"Vicente is the youngest count of Nangong family. He is well-respected in C Ind, and he is—"
"Dad, is he even as prestigious as you are?" Nina interrupted her father. She already knew what he
was going to say.
"Of course not," Bruce replied, raising his chin proudly. "Your father is deeply loved and respected by
the people. My prestige is undeniable."
"Exactly, Dad. The man is not as powerful as you are. Why should I remember him?" Nina''s two-year
stay in Lexingport City was not spent idly. Especially in the six months she had spent with John, she
had learned to act like a spoiled child.
She used this trick on her father.
Nina leaned against her father and clung to his arm. She often held John''s arm, and the gesture
appeared natural.
Some people chose their life partners to look for what they had been missing since childhood. Nina
sorelycked her father''s love, so she never really minded that John was ten years older than her. In
fact, she felt a sense of security simr to that which her father could give her.
Therefore, this kind of intimacy between Nina and her father had sprung from her interactions with
John. Nina''s rtionship with her husband had increased the intimacy between her and her father.
"Dad, Mom hid my ring, watch, and cell phone. Can you find a way to get them from her?" Nina gently
shook her father''s arm. "My husband bought the ring for me, and Leon gave me that watch. They mean
a lot to me. I can''t live without those two things.
Mom doesn''t want me to contact anyone in Lexingport City. I''m okay if she doesn''t want to give me my
phone, but I want the pendant. Dad, will you help me? Mom only listens to you. Will you help me?"
It was the first time in his life that his daughter hade to him and asked him for his help like a child
would. Bruce had an illusion that he had seen a ghost, but he found himself enjoying the feeling.
In the past, he envied other people when their daughters acted cute to them. His daughter had always
resembled her mother in face and demeanor, which made it difficult, if not impossible, for people to get
close to her.
Sometimes, Bruce wondered if he were a masochist. He liked people who acted cold and indifferent.
Although he envied other people''s lovely daughters, he liked his own girl more.
Just now, he realized that he wasn''t being particrly masochistic by preferring both mother and
daughter to be themselves.
When Nina acted like a spoiled child, he was willing to do anything for her.
At first, Bruce wasn''t sure whether he could persuade his wife. Now, his confidence instantly soared.
He patted his daughter''s arm and promised resolutely, "My daughter, don''t worry. Even if I have to risk
my life, I''ll give you the things you want.
If I can''t get these things back, I will move to the room next to yours. We''ll ignore your mother together.
Let''s see if she dares to bully you again," Bruce said confidently.
Nina''s hope was rekindled.
The two nearly identical pairs of amber eyes twinkled at each other, full of confidence that they would
get what they wanted.
In the past, Nina didn''t dare to look into her parents'' eyes for fear of seeing any dissatisfaction in them.
She was a princess. She must be outstanding and beyond reproach.
It was not until she had looked into her father''s eyes that she saw the love held hidden in his eyes for
so many years.
"Dad," said Nina in a low voice. Without any hesitation, she leaned over and hugged her father. "Thank
you."
When his daughter called him "Dad" in such a tender way, Bruce froze in astonishment, not reacting
until his daughter leaned over.
Bruce slowly raised a hand to pat his daughter''s back, which, to his dismay, was so thin and frail.
Nina felt the tension drain out of her body for the first time since she came back. She hugged her father
and said, "Dad, thank you. Thank you for not scolding me like my mom did when you heard the news of
my marriage. Also for not denying the marriage I chose for myself."
Tears welled up in Bruce''s eyes.
Her daughter had grown up and knew that her father needed affection from his own daughter.
It had been more than twenty years. It was not easy to feel his daughter''s love for him.
"Don''t mind what your mom said. You are free to choose whoever you wish to marry. I support you."
Bruce''s heart waspletely captured by his daughter''s over show of affection.
With her father''s support, Nina no longer felt helpless.
"Dad, you won''t let me marry Vicente, will you?" In fact, Nina had always known about the arranged
marriage, but she didn''t want to mention it.
Now, with her father''s support, she had to resolve this political marriage as soon as possible.