Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

Nicole could not help but smile as well. Reaching out to touch Maya’s jelly-belly tummy, she replied, “You’ll be healthier when you slim down.”

“Yoda said the same, and Daddy said the same thing too last time.” Having mentioned Evan, Maya proceeded to question, “Mommy, when will Daddy be back?”

“…”

Nicole looked into Maya’s bright eyes. She could feel her heart being ripped apart once more, and that felt really painful.

Nonetheless, she managed to suppress the pain that was throbbing in her heart and continued with her white lie, “Daddy will be back soon. When he’s back, he’ll definitely bring you to climb the mountain, okay?”

Maya furrowed her small brows and nodded.

In the meantime, Nina let loose a sigh out of nowhere. She muttered to herself that Nicole’s statement was simply a silly attempt to coax a naive child.

If what she said was true, then why hadn’t Daddy come home yet?

Nicole looked at Nina without a word as she continued to bathe Maya.

After giving them their baths, hauling them to their bedroom, and cajoling them to fall asleep, Nicole quietly crept out of their room and returned to hers.

As she sat on her own bed, unable to drift into slumber, Nicole could not help but feel distressed as she remembered the looks in Nina and Maya’s eyes when they mentioned Evan just now.

Standing up and opening the doors of her closet to get her pajamas, she suddenly saw the box that she had sneaked out of Yoda’s room.

Putting down the pajamas, she took the box out and returned to her bed, planning to study it properly this time.

How do I open this thing?

exactly is the

she studied the box,

he opened his drawer

as his heart

could have taken

that the box should have been taken during the time between dinner and his return to

was solemn, and after a brief moment of silence, a

back after their walk and recalled that Nicole

his mind that the moment she caught him looking at her, she

was definitely

who took the box away? Was she the culprit

got up and walked out of

Nicole was still fiddling with the box, unable to

set? Why is it so difficult to crack open this box?” Nicole muttered to herself as she

thin, her anger

the box back into the closet. Stopping to ponder, she considered that it might not be a safe place after all. Wouldn’t her efforts be in vain should Yoda find out and retrieve his box

ended up storing the box in the

having the conviction that the box would be secure. Soon the sound of

could not help but recall the scene when Evan helped

he seemed to be right in front of her. Reaching out her hand,

would end up like this, she would have asked him to bathe her a few more

No.

at nothing to prevent Evan from leaving for K

all too late. There was no such thing as what-ifs