The Rise of Dragon Temple

Chapter 24

By seven o’clock in the evening, it was still raining in Oplen, albeit much lighter than before. At the hotel

entrance, Chloe was still waiting there. She seemed slightly fatigued, and the sky was already dark.

Paige persuaded her many times to return to the room, but Chloe refused to listen to her. Looking at

the dark rainy night outside, she was in a daze, thinking that her father would appear the next

moment… “Chloe, it’s already seven o’clock. Let’s eat…” Paige sighed at the sight of how much Chloe

yearned for her father. Noticing her daughter’s expectant gaze, she felt sorry deep down. Chloe was

already sensible since she was three years old. In the restaurant where Paige worked previously, she

often silently looked at other children with fathers accompanying them. At the time, her eyes were full of

envy and yearning. Nonetheless, she had never bugged Paige about it, as Paige once told her that her

father worked in a distant country. Hence, they could not disturb Joseph. “Mom, you should eat first. I

feel that Dad will be back soon. I will wait for him to join us for dinner…” Chloe shook her head, turned

to Paige with a smile, and then stared outside again. “Chloe, didn’t the man from earlier say that your

father won’t be back today? At the earliest, he’ll only be back in two days. Why don’t you come inside

to join me for dinner…” Paige continued to persuade Chloe. Chloe shook her head and stubbornly

refused, “No, I can sense that Dad will come back today. I have good instincts… I’ll wait for Dad to

have instant noodles together, which is my favorite food. He will come back tonight, and I’ll offer him

eggs as well. That way, Dad will never leave once he is full, right? Mom…” Paige’s body trembled while

starting to tear up. The next moment, she hurriedly turned around because she did not want her Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

daughter to see her crying. “Joseph, did you hear that? Your daughter’s biggest wish is that you can

stay by her side. All this while, Chloe was sensible enough to suppress her thoughts in front of me until

your appearance last night. You must come back safely!” Paige muttered

to herself. Paige no longer knew how to persuade Chloe at the time. No matter how hard she tried, her

daughter would refuse to leave the door. Chloe was afraid that if she left, Joseph would not be able to

find her. At this moment, she was obsessed with her father’s return. Nevertheless, she could not go on

like this. Chloe was in relatively poor health condition. The rain was heavy, and she was not wearing

enough layers. If it went

on like this, she would definitely catch a cold. At her age, a cold would usually last for many days…

Although Paige was somewhat reluctant, she still suppressed her emotions and said to her daughter,

“Chloe! Don’t you understand what I’m telling you? As I’ve said before, your father won’t come back

today! What’s the point of waiting here? Do you want to catch a cold? Will you finally come back

inside?” Chloe’s body trembled. Looking up at her mother in surprise, she also had a hint of fear in her

eyes. With tears welling up, she finally shook her head stubbornly. “Dad will be back… Boo-hoo…”

Paige started sobbing as well. What she did not know was that perhaps there was indeed a mysterious

link between Joseph and Chloe. Chloe sensed that Joseph would return that day. As it turned out,

Brandon went straight to Joseph ahead of schedule, which led to Joseph returning to Chloe and Paige

on the very same day. Indeed, this was mysterious how Chloe had such great instincts. Perhaps this

was because they were blood-related. Although Chloe had a great sixth sense when it came to his

father, Paige did not see it coming at all. Noticing how stubborn her daughter was, Paige then grabbed

Chloe’s arm and pulled her into the hotel room. “Mom, I’m not going with you. I want to wait for Dad. He

will definitely come back today. Mom, I beg you, can you let me stay here? Please, I want to stay here

and wait for Dad…” Chloe struggled violently and refused to enter the room. “I’ve said it many times

already! Your father won’t be back today!” Paige was livid as she shouted at Chloe. Hearing her

mother’s roar, Chloe was stunned. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that she was frightened.

Her entire body trembled as she had never seen Paige so angry before. Chloe immediately burst into

tears. On the one hand, she was scared. On the other, she was worried about how furious Paige

became. Thus, she said to Paige, “I’m sorry, Mom. Don’t yell at me. I’m scared…” Chloe continued

sobbing. Paige was startled by the scene in front of her. In fact, she even wanted to slap herself. The

next moment, she suddenly squatted down and hugged Chloe. “I’m sorry, Chloe. It’s my fault. I

shouldn’t have yelled at you…” Paige apologized while crying. After a long while, Paige eventually

calmed down. She let go of Chloe and looked at her. “Chloe, your father really won’t come back today.

Be obedient. Come back inside and eat with me for now. Then, we both can get some rest. Can we

wait for your father tomorrow instead?” Lowering her head, Chloe fiddled with the hem of her white

skirt. Since she was young at the time, she did not know how to tell Paige how she felt deep down.

Nonetheless, she knew that her mother was angry and sad at the time, so she needed to be obedient.

Just as she was about to take Paige’s advice, Joseph suddenly appeared in the rain. He was walking

quickly toward them.

Chloe noticed Joseph from the corner of her eye. She immediately broke free from Paige’s arms and

ran toward her father. While running, she shouted happily, “Dad…”

“Chloe… What? How is this possible?” At the sight of Chloe running out, Paige was about to stop her.

Suddenly, she heard Chloe’s cheerful voice.

The next moment, she was shocked to see Joseph rushing over. She then saw how her daughter

happily threw herself into Joseph’s arms…

This scene made her incredibly emotional. Joseph… He was really back! How could this be possible?