Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Nicole could not help but smile as well. Reaching out to touch Maya’s jelly-belly tummy, she replied, “You’ll be healthier when you slim down.”

“Yoda said the same, and Daddy said the same thing too last time.” Having mentioned Evan, Maya proceeded to question, “Mommy, when will Daddy be back?”

“…”

Nicole looked into Maya’s bright eyes. She could feel her heart being ripped apart once more, and that felt really painful.

Nonetheless, she managed to suppress the pain that was throbbing in her heart and continued with her white lie, “Daddy will be back soon. When he’s back, he’ll definitely bring you to climb the mountain, okay?”

Maya furrowed her small brows and nodded.

In the meantime, Nina let loose a sigh out of nowhere. She muttered to herself that Nicole’s statement was simply a silly attempt to coax a naive child.

If what she said was true, then why hadn’t Daddy come home yet?

Nicole looked at Nina without a word as she continued to bathe Maya.

After giving them their baths, hauling them to their bedroom, and cajoling them to fall asleep, Nicole quietly crept out of their room and returned to hers.

As she sat on her own bed, unable to drift into slumber, Nicole could not help but feel distressed as she remembered the looks in Nina and Maya’s eyes when they mentioned Evan just now.

Standing up and opening the doors of her closet to get her pajamas, she suddenly saw the box that she had sneaked out of Yoda’s room.

Putting down the pajamas, she took the box out and returned to her bed, planning to study it properly this time.

How do I open this thing?

exactly is the passcode, I

studied the box, trying futilely

residence, Yoda had gone back to his lodging. When he opened his

his heart started beating

could have taken my

carefully, he concluded that the box should have been taken during

solemn, and after a brief moment of silence, a recollection of memory

bringing the four children back after their walk and recalled that

though it was merely a quick glance, she had seemed suspiciously anxious. It had brought to his mind that the moment she caught him looking at her, she had quickly turned her

definitely

the box away? Was

up and walked out

with the box, unable to open

it so difficult to crack open this box?” Nicole muttered

her patience ran thin, her anger flared

that it might not be a safe place after all. Wouldn’t her efforts be in vain should Yoda find

thought into it, she ended up storing the box in

confidently walked to the bathroom, having the conviction that the box would be secure. Soon the sound of water could be heard as she stood under the shower. From afar,

the scene when Evan helped her with her

eyes, he seemed to be right in front of her. Reaching out her hand, she could

had known that it would end up like this, she would have asked him to

No.

would stop at nothing to

There was no such thing as what-ifs