"Mom, are we eating here again today?"

"Yes, don't you love the braised bass here?"

Nala frowned and pouted. She held back her desire to say, "But I want to eat at home."

Despite her young age, she could sense that her mother had been in a bad mood for the past few days. Even her response just now seemed indifferent.

Nala couldn't grasp the complexities of the adult world. She didn't understand why things could go from sunny to stormy instantly. All she knew was that whenever someone sent her mother pictures of her dad with other women, Kasey would react this way.

"Mom..."

Nala tugged at Kasey's hand, but the latter suddenly let go and stared tensely at something, hurrying away.

Nala was startled, and her doll slipped from her grasp.

"Mom—"

here and don't move!" Kasey shouted anxiously as she rushed ahead. "Mom will be back in

stood there, watching her mother's figure

Whenever Kasey found out that Elijah was getting close to another woman, she would lose control, leaving Nala behind. Nala

Drake squinted. Suddenly, he remembered seeing this mother-daughter duo a few times recently. Sometimes, the woman brought the little girl to eat, and other

to

had to

gossip. He had heard about a CEO who kept getting involved in scandals. Despite having a wife and child, he was always entangled with other women. Drake had also heard that this man was the

true or not? It was quite

the floor and scanned her surroundings. Her young

two servers approached and politely addressed her as Ms. Chriss. One of them escorted

Drake's expression changed.

either. She didn't have any bodyguards, just a few hotel staff members. Compared to the Hamertons' little princess, she should be

way to the lounge's entrance. By now, the servers had prepared snacks and drinks for Nala and left to attend to

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