Married a Secret Billionaire

Just then, Zuko’s phone rang. The slight startle caused him to lighten his kick as he saw the name on the screen he had been the most worried about seeing these past few days—Melissa.

Taking a deep breath, Zuko walked outside the room to answer the call. He greeted Melissa in a relaxed tone, “Ma’am.”

Melissa unconsciously called out “Zeke” but quickly corrected herself, becoming cautious and reserved. “Mr… Mr. Hamerton, hello.”

“Ma’am, no need to be formal with me. Just call me Zeke. Why didn’t you inform me when you left Centrolis a few days ago?”

“Oh…” Melissa forced a smile and said, “We didn’t want to bother you. We can still manage… Well… Lina… Is she doing well?”

She hesitated before finally asking the question.

…

In fact, for the past two days, she had been agonizing over this phone call. The moment she learned that Lina was the only daughter of the Thompsons, a true heiress, she knew that she should gracefully step back.

However, after raising her for so many years, Melissa had long regarded Lina as her own daughter. Upon returning to Jangasas, she repeatedly looked through Lina’s photos as she grew up. Tears would uncontrollably flow down her face as she flipped through them.

her daughter, but she couldn’t help herself and secretly

couldn’t fathom why she cut off

thought emerged, Melissa’s heart pounded anxiously. Disregarding her ongoing treatment at the hospital, she tore off the intravenous tube and ran

and her biological parents would definitely dote on

those negative thoughts. She held them in until today when she couldn’t sit still anymore and finally

…

in a humble tone. “Mr. H-Hamerton, is Lina with

hesitated, not knowing how to respond. He could easily fabricate a lie with a poker face if it were someone else. But facing Melissa, who was deeply concerned about her beloved daughter, he suddenly seemed to have lost his ability to speak, unable to say

“Mr. Hamerton? Zeke?”

Zuko’s throat tightened.

end of the line, followed by Melissa’s

busy?” Melissa forced a smile. “I understand. She must be very busy… She didn’t receive a good education while growing up with me, so she must have