Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Nicole raised her head to look at Evan. At that moment, he was facing his back to her, so she could not see his expression.

Evan definitely won’t let the boys come with me.

After wiping her tears away, she was about to persuade her sons to stay when Evan’s deep voice sounded. “I’ll send both of you there.”

His words were like a sudden ray of sunshine on a gloomy day, and warmth seeped into Nicole’s heart.

He gave his approval?

It’s strange how quickly he agreed to it. Is he pitying me now that I’ve lost Maya?

Like Nicole, Kyle and Juan had not expected their father to agree to it without hesitation. Overwhelmed with joy, Juan hugged Nicole tightly, unwilling to let go.

“Mommy, Daddy’s sending us there. Why don’t you come with us in Daddy’s car?”

“That’s right, Mommy. Come ride in Daddy’s car.”

Nicole peeked at Nina. Like a child who had made a mistake, Nina stood still wordlessly with her head hung low.

She took her lack of response as a silent agreement.

“Let’s go, Nina.”

no other choice but to follow Evan’s

the window blankly at the cars speeding past them. She was still worried sick about Maya’s

Nicole’s larger

Daddy’s good at finding people. Trust him. He’ll find

and panicking, emerged in Nicole’s mind. “If the

tears streamed down her pale cheeks at

the rearview mirror, Evan

was the first time he

now that she was crying quietly, Evan felt as though a layer of grey cloud had cast over his

This is my fault.

took Maya along

her plump little hands and calling him ‘Uncle Evan’ entered his

Evan’s memory of her was now a dagger of guilt that stabbed into his

worry, I’ll get

echoed in the

City. As long as

words were a lifesaver

would have

of the times when she was younger—when she was dependent on the boy in the

a treasured feeling that she had buried deep in

at Evan, complicating emotions washed over her before they settled into bitterness in