Married a Secret Billionaire

“What did you say?” Daniel asked.

Persephone seriously repeated, “You’re not as handsome as the prince!”

“You little rascal!” Daniel raised his hand as if to spank her, but it was all in jest.

Persephone couldn’t avoid it, and she was lifted up and tickled, laughing uncontrollably.

Sadly, the ice cream cone met its end, falling entirely onto Daniel’s coat.

Persephone froze, her empty hand and Daniel’s coat catching her eye. Her face turned beet red. After a few moments of silence, she began to cry.

“Sephy, please don’t cry!” Daniel had never comforted a child, let alone a preschooler with such a loud voice.

The passersby gave him strange looks, wondering if he was mistreating the little girl.

“Oh, Sephy!” He quickly tried to console her. “Don’t cry!”

Persephone pushed his hand away.

“Stop crying!” Daniel raised his voice sternly. “That’s enough!”

“Wah—”

cry over something so small? If you want more ice cream, I’ll get you another

on him. “You… You tickled me!

“Brat!”

get me another one. I won’t eat it!” The little Hamerton princess had quite a temper. “Even if you buy another one, it won’t be the same as before! I don’t want it! I don’t

taken aback. The

being irreplaceable, something he used

appeared somewhat lonely. He couldn’t stop thinking about Maisie

he noticed the ice cream had melted on his

if her loud crying had scared him. She wiped her tears and hesitated

side and held his hand. “Granduncle, are

cast down without

you sad?

he took in Persephone’s serious and endearing expression. He pinched her cheek softly and said,

my fault earlier,” Persephone murmured. “I shouldn’t have said you’re not as handsome as the prince. If I hadn’t said that, you wouldn’t have tickled me, and my ice cream wouldn’t have

quite the

his eyes.

of

not quite understanding what

her head and got ready to take

grabbed his hand. “Granduncle, you’re just a bit older, but…

laughed, thinking it was just childish talk. But Persephone continued. “That prince is younger than you! I saw