Sole heir

The knock on the master room door made Emma raise her eyes, and then she heard her father's voice, “Dear, are you still sleeping?”

Immediately, she stopped hugging the pillow and sat up as she called out, “You can come in,”

Two seconds later, the door opened, and his head popped in, his eyes looking at her hesitantly before he stepped into the room.

“You’re awake.” Mr. Alfred said, smiling at her before closing the door behind him with his foot.

When she gave him a weak smile, he walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge of it beside her. Then he reached out for her hand but hesitated, giving her an awkward look like he didn’t know what to say or do.

“I missed so much of your life, and now you are grown up, I don’t know how to react.” Mr. Alfred finally said with a sigh, his gaze fixed on her hands where he was stroking hers. “Maybe we should do something fun today, just the two of us... Mmmh, something bonding.”

“Sorry, dad... I don't feel very well.” Emma mumbled, and she cou