Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“Nonetheless, she suffered so much because of our forbidden relationship,” Stephen said with a sigh. “She didn’t want to do it, but she ended the relationship somehow.”

Nicole noticed the sadness in his eyes and pursed her lips.

What if Mom had known that he was from the Musgrave family? Would she still be so madly in love with him?

I’ll never know the answer to that question.

Besides, the one who ended the relationship with a white lie had been Mom, not Sir Musgrave or his family…I don’t think it’ll be fair to say that he abandoned her.

Nicole continued to stare at her mother’s painting, thinking about just how much Rosalie had loved Stephen.

Her marriage to Zane Lane was probably just the final movement of her act, since it was the nail in the coffin to make Stephen lose all hope.

Rosalie’s love for Stephen had hurt her deeply.

She had wanted to sacrifice her happiness to give Stephen what he deserved as the son of a duke, but the truth turned out to be very different.

Stephen and Portia did not have any kids together, and he spent his days staring at Rosalie’s painting in this corner of the estate.

Nicole found their love almost suffocating.

knew for a fact that she could never make such a huge sacrifice

no longer hated

still found it difficult to call him ‘Dad’, for he had a part to

your mother, Nicole,”

tried to force him into apologizing at

face Evan. “Shall we go home

 wants to

so eager to

days? You could keep…keep

he decided at the last second that he did not have the right to tell her such

that I’m

anymore, so she’ll regret it if she didn’t get to spend some time

to convince her to stay without

up with

mobilize

his phone and

at the estate just

John had told them what to do on the way there. “Kids, help us make Mommy stay at the estate for three days. Daddy said that