Still Loving You Nonetheless
Chapter 773

Chapter 773

Hearing Nia's response was worse than when Meredith told her that Nia had forgotten about him.

After all, children were the most naive and straightforward. It was easy to see if a child was lying or acting and Josiah knew that Nia was not.

"Did you just call me uncle?" Josiah slipped out a sentence as he felt suffocated by the heaviness weighing down on his chest. "Did I say something wrong?" Tilting her head, Nia gave it a thought before saying, "Then what should I call you?" "You should be calling me Daddy."

"Daddy?" Nia sounded shocked as she shook her head and said, "But you're not my Daddy."

"Nia darling, do you not remember me anymore? You promised me that you'll never forget me," Josiah kneeled down in front of her as he carefully placed the butterfly into the glass container that Nia was holding. Looking at the butterfly that was flapping its wings, Nia then looked at Josiah. She did find Josiah friendly but why was he asking her to call her Daddy? "Uncle, are you really my dad?" "Yes." Josiah nodded as he started stroking her long hair. It was only then he realized that his hands were shaking. He was finally able to see his precious daughter after two years.

But he was long forgotten.

He felt a sense of relief that Meredith did not lie to him about the fact that Nia had recovered fully and she looked well.

"But if you're my Daddy, then why haven't we met before?"

"We did."

"Really?" Nia tried hard to recall but she shook her head. "I don't remember anymore. But why haven't you come to see me all this time?"

Josiah did not know how to answer her question.

How was he supposed to tell Nia that her mother left because he made her angry?

In the end, he came up with a lie. "Because Daddy is busy with work."

"Which father would not come to see their daughter just because they are busy working? You must be joking around with me right, uncle?" Nia chuckled and added, "But it's alright, I forgive you because you helped me catch the butterfly."

Josiah felt his heart bleeding when Nia called him uncle.

"Nia, I am really your father," Josiah paused before saying, "you can ask your mom if you don't believe me."

Seeing how he was being serious, Nia was left in a daze. "But Mommy is going to get married to Uncle Charlie soon."

"That is why I need Nia's help. To stop your mom from marrying Uncle Charlie." "But why? I like Uncle Charlie, he is a good person."

"Because..." Josiah went on, "I don't want to lose Nia and I want to go back to how things used to be - us staying together."

"Then what about Uncle Charlie?"

"He can get married to other girls." Nia paused before shaking her head. "No. Uncle Charlie and Mommy look happy together. I don't want Mommy to be sad." "Besides, how can I be sure that you're not lying to me? How would I know that you are really my Daddy?" Nia then added, "Unless you come with me and we can go ask Mommy together."

"Alright. Let's go together." Josiah held Nia's hand in his and walked into the house.

The atmosphere back in the house was slightly weird. Josiah's grandmother was delighted to see Nia and Meredith.

But when she heard that Meredith was going to marry Charlie, Josiah's grandmother felt awkward.

Charlie's mother felt even more awkward.

It was hard for them to disapprove of their marriage but it would not be nice if people knew about how Charlie was going to marry his cousin's ex-wife.