Daniel cradled Maisie gently and quickly slipped on slippers for her when they entered the house. He was adamant that she shouldn't lift a finger.

She retorted, "I've only got a stomachache, not as weak as you think. Plus, the doctor said it's minor."

Daniel said gloomily, "It's better to be cautious."

Maisie lowered her head, smiling with a heart full of joy. "I want to take a nap," she said.

Daniel nodded, bent down, and carefully carried her to the room, gently tucking her into bed.

"Why are you treating me like a kid?" Maisie asked.

"You're a kid to me." He patted her head and smiled. "Remember when you first called me 'Mister'?"

But I don't

was taken aback,

the same thing in the past. However, she might have been trying

ached as he looked at her with

face until she fell asleep. He reminisced about the year they first met when she

At the restaurant.

by alcohol,

them

matter how badly I treated my ex-wife, her mom wouldn't let her divorce me just because I had

his resentment boiling. "Back

his brow. "Isn't it strange? I mean, Daniel has surely met various women.

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