Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“How could your classmates describe you like that! That wasn’t very nice of them!” Nicole exclaimed furiously.

Maya started to cry even harder.

“Mommy, do you think my classmates are right? Do you think I look like a tortoise?”

Nicole sensed that she misspoke and clapped a hand over her mouth. “No. Not at all. You’re an adorable princess. You don’t look like a tortoise at all.”

Maya started to wail again. Nicole hastily handed the phone to Evan.

Evan immediately started to comfort Maya. “No matter if you’re fat or skinny, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re beautiful in your own way. Don’t live by the words of others. It’s not your fault that you didn’t wear your uniform. I’ll add Grandma into the group chat now. We’ll pay better attention in the future, okay?”

Maya choked back a sob. “Daddy, I followed the nutritionist’s diet plan and lost a lot of weight. It didn’t use to bother me when they made fun of me. But now it makes me so sad.” Maya continued to sob.

“You’re a big girl now, which is why you’re starting to care about your looks. You’ll become slimmer in the future and your beauty will grow.”

Will I really?

more questions but I know

eyes. “I’ll continue trying my best to lose weight, Daddy.

“I believe you, Maya.”

want to talk

back to Nicole. Maya reminded her to take care of herself.

If you miss me, why don’t I go see

Grandma is bringing us to the mall to buy new clothes

I’ll visit you

she hung up, Nicole griped to herself. If I had noted the announcements in the group chat, Maya wouldn’t

and took her hand in his. “What do you feel like having for

food. She decided that she wanted to have steamed fish. She could almost smell the enticing aroma and licked her

have fish, Evan. I want to

a kitten

tapped her nose.

and the pair headed

strange looks of the surrounding people. The looks increased as