Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“Nicole! How did you get here?”

“It’s not safe here, Dad. Let’s talk inside.”

After returning to his bedroom, Stephen deliberately dimmed the light before asking his daughter to sit on an inconspicuous spot. He then sat on his bed, and the two started whispering to each other.

“How are you doing, Dad?”

“I’m fine. I may be imprisoned here, but Levant treats me decently. Probably because he still remembers that I was the one who raised him.”

Nicole turned her attention to Stephen’s fingers when she suddenly recalled something.

“Dad… Your fingers…”

“What about them?”

Stephen lifted his hands to show them to his daughter, who was surprised to see that they were perfectly fine.

Nicole realized that it was not really Stephen’s finger that Levant used to threaten her before.

was relieved to discover that Levant was not

well, Dad. Don’t worry, you’ll be out

Stephen was distressed to hear

you

Nicole nodded in response.

really giving up on

Evan enough, she would be able to let him go, but her nightmares and worries showed her otherwise. She accepted the fact that the man was someone she could never forget nor get close to. All she

can think about this carefully. I have all I need here, and the environment’s pretty good too. It makes for

don’t want you to go through the same thing because of me. Otherwise, I won’t be happy even if I return to the estate, and I’d rather stay here. Do you understand what I’m

regret to not be able to with someone she loved. I admit that I love Evan, but as much as I love him, I still have my principles, and I can’t just forget about all the heartbreaks I went through. I do love Evan, but I hate him

and she did not want to be trapped in the masochistic struggle. Nicole wanted to get

Stephen was imprisoned because of her, so there was no way she could just

happy if we get married,” assured Nicole with a shaky

his face, Stephen let out

his heart

everything to him, and he was not about to let her marry someone else. I won’t let it