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 not as cold-blooded as

Don’t worry,

feeling relieved, Stephen was distressed

are you really

Nicole nodded in response.

really giving

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 could do was

daughter’s silence, Stephen continued earnestly, “I hope you can think about this carefully. I have all I need

cannot be undone, and it’ll always be my regret. That’s why I 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 trying to

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

killing her, and she did not want to be trapped in the masochistic struggle. Nicole wanted

her, so there was no way

we get married,” assured Nicole with a shaky voice and

his face, Stephen let out a long

felt as if his heart had been

not about to let her marry someone else. I won’t