Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

“Nicole! How did you get here?”

“It’s not safe here, Dad. Let’s talk inside.”

After returning to his bedroom, Stephen deliberately dimmed the light before asking his daughter to sit on an inconspicuous spot. He then sat on his bed, and the two started whispering to each other.

“How are you doing, Dad?”

“I’m fine. I may be imprisoned here, but Levant treats me decently. Probably because he still remembers that I was the one who raised him.”

Nicole turned her attention to Stephen’s fingers when she suddenly recalled something.

“Dad… Your fingers…”

“What about them?”

Stephen lifted his hands to show them to his daughter, who was surprised to see that they were perfectly fine.

Nicole realized that it was not really Stephen’s finger that Levant used to threaten her before.

relieved to discover that Levant was not as cold-blooded

to see that you’re doing well, Dad. Don’t worry, you’ll be out of here in two

feeling relieved, Stephen was distressed to

you really marrying

Nicole nodded in response.

giving up

but her nightmares and worries showed her otherwise. She accepted the fact that the man was someone

daughter’s silence, Stephen continued earnestly, “I hope you can think about this carefully. I have all I need here, and the environment’s pretty

the same thing because of me. Otherwise, I won’t be happy even if I return to the estate, and I’d rather stay here. Do you understand what

feel a heartache creeping in, she understood that it would be a regret to not be able to with someone she loved. I admit that I love Evan, but as much as I love him, I still have my principles, and I can’t just forget about all the heartbreaks I went through. I do love Evan, but

her, and she did not want to be trapped in the masochistic struggle. Nicole wanted to

because of her, so there was no way she could just leave

be happy if we get married,”

grim look on his face, Stephen let

window, Evan felt as if his heart had been stabbed with a

to let her marry someone else. I won’t