Chapter 714

Johanna merely grunted.

Seeing how unenthused she was about entertaining him, Timothy fell silent briefly before he fished out a gift box from his pocket. “I had been too busy to come when Asel celebrated her full moon, so this is my gift for her.”

“I've already seen for myself exactly how “busy” you were, Mr. Jensen.” Your schedule must be awfully tight if you have had to make time for lunch dates with women alongside everything else you have to do in the office.

While Timothy watched her lower her head to open up the gift box, he placed a hand on the back of the chair's backrest. “Is it just me, or do you sound a wee bit jealous?”

“When will you ever stop being so narcissistic, Timothy Jensen?” Raising her head, Johanna looked the man right in the eye. “Even if you are a slab of gold, you're way too heavy for anyone to enjoy holding on to indefinitely.”

Whatever hopefulness Timothy might have harbored was dashed to pieces by her words.

Never one to mince her words. That's my Johanna.

From the gift box, Johanna took out an exquisite silver bracelet. “I'd put it on Asel when I get back in the afternoon.”

When Timothy noticed her shifting the focus onto their daughter, he took out his own phone. “Have you taken any photos or videos of Asel these past few days? Send me a copy, will you?”

her own photo album, Johanna then sent

through them one by one to appraise the little girl's rosy visage. The inside of those black-colored eyes of hers was bright and

Johenne merely grunted.

urge to kiss the photo, he went on

you gotten used to the

“Yeah.”

“Has Asel been good?”

the nanny who was taking care of Asel, the kid did not fuss, slept after meals, and was also consistently in a good mood. That, in her own experience, placed Asel among one of the easiest children to take

phone, Timothy said, “I'd come by to see Asel the

sure. Just send me a WhatsApp message ahead of

at the woman, Timothy wondered if she had changed, or if

conceived together, it was as though they

ward that night had him clenching his jaw. Moments later, he said,

grunt from Johanna who went on to pick up the cup of hot chocolate which had mostly cooled off by then and took a

further, Timothy got up and

and Charlotte who were coming back in

ahead and

that dog Timothy is? When Johanna is no longer looking, he couldn't be bothered to keep up the charade anymore. Didn't even have the decency to

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