Married a Secret Billionaire by Breaking Wave

Upon receiving Maisie's call, Daniel rushed to the international kindergarten.

However, doubts filled his mind on the way. Persephone's primary guardians were Zuko and Lina. Even if they were busy with work and couldn't be reached, there were still her grandparents. Thus, there was no reason for him, her granduncle, to be called.

Despite these thoughts, he arrived in no time. Maybe it was because he had grown quite attached to Persephone, treating her as if she were his own child after spending all this time with her.

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At the kindergarten's infirmary.

He found Persephone lying on the bed. "Sephy, you..."

She looked at him, blinking her big eyes twice.

Daniel frowned, noticing her rosy cheeks and calm demeanor. There was no sign of discomfort.

"Where does it hurt?" Daniel walked over and held her small hand.

Seizing the opportunity, Persephone secretly pinched him and put on a weak face. "Granduncle... My tummy hurts."

"Oh..." Daniel understood what was happening. While he pondered how to get her to admit the truth, Maisie entered.

"Mr. Quimby, you're here!" Maisie held a few test reports and a box of pills. "Sephy was checked just now, and no issue was found. To be safe, the infirmary prescribed her some medicine. It's best to take her to a hospital for a detailed checkup after taking her home."

items and understood that the mischievous girl had been pretending

some conscience. Even while faking illness, she thought about her granduncle, letting him

and took

gate and Persephone hopped off

the little

"You're skipping classes and pretending to be ill at such a young age?

arms. "I let you see Ms. Squire today. You didn't thank me and

ill today just to

like a

in front of her. "How

haven't thought about it yet... But

park. What more do you want?"

a secret!"

Daniel, being crafty, thought and asked, "I'll treat you

her diet quite strictly, so it mostly consisted of light and healthy foods. High-calorie items like pizza and ice cream rarely made it to her dinner

her to enjoy these high-calorie foods, allowing her to satisfy her cravings. After a while, the sly old fox and the young little fox sat in a pizza place with

grinning with puffed cheeks. "Granduncle, Ms. Squire didn't look well today. Maybe the food

been played by this

more!" Persephone added. "Ms. Squire answered a call, and she said something... Something about