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.

that Levant was

Don’t worry, you’ll be

of feeling relieved, Stephen was distressed to hear

are you

Nicole nodded in response.

really giving up

worries showed her otherwise. She accepted the fact that the man was someone she could never forget nor

about this carefully. I have all I need here, and the environment’s pretty good too.

regret. That’s why I don’t want you to go through the same thing because of me. Otherwise, I

heartache creeping in, she understood that it would be a 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

her, and she did not want to be trapped in the masochistic struggle. Nicole wanted to get as far away from Evan as possible, so getting married to Levant seemed like a good

of her, so there was no way she could just leave

me, Dad. I’m sure I’ll be happy if we get married,” assured Nicole with

his face, Stephen let out a long

as if his heart had been stabbed

to let her marry someone else. I won’t