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?

is the passcode,

murmured to herself as she studied the box, trying futilely to

lodging. When he opened

sank as his

have taken my

that the box should have been taken during the time between dinner

moment of silence, a recollection

bringing the four children back after their walk and recalled that Nicole had turned back to give him a very

merely a quick glance, she had seemed suspiciously anxious. It had brought to his mind

was definitely off

who took the

immediately got up and walked out

still fiddling with the box, unable

otherworldly passcode has he set? Why is it so difficult to crack open this box?”

ran thin,

and chucked 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

she ended up storing the box in the safest place possible within her

her pajamas, she confidently walked to the bathroom, having the conviction that the box would be secure. Soon the sound of water could be heard as she stood under the shower. From

the scene when Evan helped

he seemed to be right in front of her. Reaching out her hand, she could only grasp the

that it would end up like this, she would have asked him to bathe her

No.

would stop at nothing

was all too late. There was no such thing