Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“Sophia, to be honest, perhaps her death would be the best way out for Evan and you. As for my son, Levant, he can finally stop thinking about her. It may be selfish of me to say so, but she’s suffering too, so we might as well…”

Murphy instantly shut up when he met Sophia’s terrifying gaze. “Alright, forget about it,” he sighed.

He heaved a sigh and headed upstairs.

Sophia was lost in thought as her heart beat nervously in her chest.

Dear God, why is this happening? This must be Nicole and Evan’s predestined fate. He’s risking his life to be with her. Is there nothing else I can do as a mother other than to watch him risk his own life?

What should I do? What am I going to do?

…

Back at the Imperial Garden.

Nicole only regained consciousness in the afternoon, and Evan sitting by the side of her bed was the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes.

She had a splitting headache, and every part of her body hurt as if she had gone through savage torture.

“Nicole, you’re awake.”

happened to me, Evan?” Her voice

me you were tired, so you took some

and was stunned. “What happened to your arm?” She

excuse that he had planned. “I was injured by some scoundrel when I was out. It was probably because the company’s project had jeopardized someone’s golden eggs, so it seems like I should lay low and stay at home with you

“…”

fluent speech, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy for some reason. She gave

it have something to do

have a

up earlier, she had not felt like her usual self, so she concluded that she must have

maid using her status as

with a blade, and that truth hurt her heart so much that she had

one who had hurt

It was really me!

pale as a

that? How

in stunned silence for a while. Then, like a person who had just

by the study room, she caught sight of Evan, who was working on his laptop. The sight made her heartbroken, and she teared up from the