Eventually, without finding a good explanation, they arrived home. Father and daughter went upstairs.
Laurent had already returned. As soon as the little girl saw her, she excitedly ran over to report,
"Mommy! Daddy bought you a pretty dress as a reward!"
"Oh? Really?"
Laurent raised her hand and gently stroked her daughter's little cheek. The girl continued,
"Yeah! Daddy said you did two especially amazing things last night and today that made him really happy, so he wanted to reward you!"
Laurent, "..."
She turned red with embarrassment and glared furiously at Dave. Words like last night, especially amazing, and made him very happy—how could he say that out loud?
How shameless was he to bring that up? If it hadn't been for him pressuring her, she would never have given in to his whims!
But, in order to please the little girl, both men had to smile at each other, making her think they had made up. Yet, everyone knew their smiles were completely insincere.
