Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Someone slowly emerged from the shadows.

Zuko was dumbfounded and stammered after a long time, “Ah… Uncle Nicholas?”

Nicholas had his hands behind his back as he walked up to them, his eyes fixed on Zuko. Lina was still in the position of having her legs wrapped around Zuko’s waist, her arms around his neck, and hanging onto him.

Zuko could clearly sense… a killing intent from his Uncle Nicholas’ gaze! He jolted and quickly put Lina down, flashing a wince at the older man.

“Um… Good evening, Uncle Nicholas. You’re still awake? I’ve brought Lina back… Heh…”

Nicholas looked stern, and his displeased gaze pierced through Zuko like needles.

Although it was known that his daughter and this young man had been promised to each other since childhood—destined to be together sooner or later—and that it was good that they were close to each other, knowing his daughter was in a romantic relationship and actually seeing it with his own eyes were two completely different matters for a father.

Nicholas pursed his lips, usually treating the two Hamerton young men like his own sons, but today, he felt that Zuko was nothing more than a toad trying to snatch his precious little princess!

This brat had the audacity to send her back so late at night and then linger at the doorstep. He even scared Lina like that! He was truly… asking for trouble!

Nicholas cleared his throat a couple of times, and Lina’s face turned slightly red. She hurriedly ran over and stood behind her father.

Zuko smiled politely and started to back up. “Um, Uncle Nicholas, it’s getting late, so I’ll…”

“Well, go home early,” Nicholas said with a serious expression. “And don’t be out so late next time!”

Zuko nodded his head vigorously.

The Thompsons’ gate opened and closed, and the father and daughter soon disappeared into the night’s darkness.

the courtyard gate. Lina cautiously followed behind Nicholas, looking at his slightly aged figure and realizing that he had stayed up so late

on her like this.

went red, her nose tingling, but her heart was

and turned around to ask her softly, “Lina,

“You… Have you

“It’s nothing, really. Since I’m old, I don’t sleep well anyway. I thought I

I… I’m not worried about you and Zuko. I just… Well, forget it. If you don’t

angry with me! Dad’s wrong this time, but I

and powerful Nicholas Thompson was just a humble

in her eyes. She gently went up to him and held onto his arm

stunned, his ears buzzing, thinking

“Y-You’re worried about me?”

eyes. “Not only you

listen to you, so she took her medicine quickly… Heh, she fell asleep shortly after taking the medicine

Nicholas suddenly stopped talking!

The shock was evident on his face as he asked her with a trembling voice,

“Mom.”

and incredibly clear on

“I’m sorry

held his breath,

as if he had been trapped in a vacuum as if he could hear the sound of his own blood

left him but

Tears streamed down his face, and he laughed as he wiped them away. He laughed while explaining, “I… I don’t

“Linda! Linda!