Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

This was the first time Maya did not have an appetite for food even after looking at the food on the table.

She drank several mouthfuls of milk before declaring that she was full.

Then, she ran to Nicole and waited for her mother to wake again.

Meanwhile, John took ages to console Nina.

She had been sure of one thing—her biased father did not like her; he only liked Maya.

John used every word in his dictionary, but he could not change the way Nina read Evan.

What a stubborn girl.

As expected of his biological daughter, she really took after Mr. Seet.

Oh, whatever. Who cares if she thinks he’s biased? Please just stop crying, Nina.

“Nina, let’s go back.”

Nina nodded. I’m going to ignore the biased Daddy and Maya when I go in.

I’m going to draw the line with them.

When Nicole woke, the sight that greeted her was Evan sitting by the side of her bed.

He looked exhausted, and it was as though sorrow was looming over his entire being.

“You’re awake?”

in his. A light of hope

her lying in the puddle of blood until the moment she woke, he was like a cat walking on a hot tin

a feeling he never

but she

“I’m fine.”

fine?” The angry tone he faked sounded more like

the children heard them speaking, they flew toward the side

“Mommy, you’re awake.”

“Mommy, does it hurt?”

frown on her face. If her mother were not weak at the

hanging, and she looked remorseful. “Mommy, I’m sorry.

unhappy with the way Maya

fault. It’s that stupid driver who’s blind. Did they catch the driver? Mommy’s going

by the thought, she pulled her wound

They haven’t caught him yet. Daddy said he’s

“He ran off?”

of the vehicle rushing toward her entered her mind, cold sweat

that someone was planning

want them to find out about her discovery; she did not

Knock, knock.

he entered with several of his

holding various kinds of expensive

duke to visit her, and his many gifts made