"I used to think this tradition was romantic. Then I realized how disgusting it is. And now I don't know if it's romantic or disgusting, which is even more awful." Charlotte said, throwing her purse on the kitchen counter.
Conrad Grayson calmly put his coffee mug down, staring at his daughter. DNA or not, he loved Charlotte and admired how much heart she had. As much as it pained him to think about, he knew Charlotte had David Clarke's heart. Even harder to stomach was the notion that Conrad could understand how David had stolen his wife from under him. He was constantly amazed by his daughter's caring nature and he knew Victoria was probably attracted to it as well.
"Charlotte, there is nothing disgusting. If anything, it will remind her that things aren't so glamorous all over the world. Plus, let's not forget its tradition. We do this every Halloween just like every Christmas I ignore your mother's warnings and buy you extra presents."
That brought a smile to Charlotte's face.
"Well I want a car this year." She said, wondering how far her father was willing to go. He may not have been her biological father, but she certainly inherited his business sense.
For almost a decade now, they had a Halloween tradition. It started when Charlotte, trying to compete with the other girls in school, begged her mom to let her watch scary movies on Halloween. Despite a deep hatred for horror movies, Victoria was unable to deny her daughter. So, it became a tradition that Victoria and Charlotte watched scary movies every Halloween. It just so happened that like clockwork, Charlotte slept like a baby afterwards. Victoria, however, was terrified. The plan was almost too perfect. Victoria got to bond with Charlotte and then she came crawling to Conrad. It didn't take him long to realize that the scarier the films, the more likely Victoria was to seduce him, not that it was a hard task.
"Then you'd better pick the goriest movies out there." Conrad finally said.