Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Just then, Zuko’s phone rang. The slight startle caused him to lighten his kick as he saw the name on the screen he had been the most worried about seeing these past few days—Melissa.

Taking a deep breath, Zuko walked outside the room to answer the call. He greeted Melissa in a relaxed tone, “Ma’am.”

Melissa unconsciously called out “Zeke” but quickly corrected herself, becoming cautious and reserved. “Mr… Mr. Hamerton, hello.”

“Ma’am, no need to be formal with me. Just call me Zeke. Why didn’t you inform me when you left Centrolis a few days ago?”

“Oh…” Melissa forced a smile and said, “We didn’t want to bother you. We can still manage… Well… Lina… Is she doing well?”

She hesitated before finally asking the question.

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In fact, for the past two days, she had been agonizing over this phone call. The moment she learned that Lina was the only daughter of the Thompsons, a true heiress, she knew that she should gracefully step back.

her own daughter. Upon returning to Jangasas, she repeatedly looked through Lina’s photos as she grew up. Tears would uncontrollably flow down her face as she flipped

herself and secretly called Lina, just

and couldn’t fathom why she cut off contact without any cause. The only possibility was… Melissa couldn’t bear to

soon as this thought emerged, Melissa’s heart pounded anxiously. Disregarding her ongoing treatment at the hospital, she tore off the intravenous tube and ran out

all, Lina was the Thompson heiress, and her biological parents would definitely dote on her. How could she be stripped of

desperately suppressed those negative thoughts. She held them in until today when she couldn’t

…

spoke in a humble tone. “Mr. H-Hamerton, is Lina with you? Can you let

a poker face if it were someone else. But facing Melissa, who was deeply concerned about her beloved daughter, he

“Mr. Hamerton? Zeke?”

Ma’am.” Zuko’s throat tightened. “Lina… She’s busy

of

“I understand. She must be very busy… She didn’t receive a good education while growing up with me, so she must

As long as she’s doing well. Ask