Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo

All this while, Nicole always had that girl-next-door image. Hence, it gave Sheila a big shock when Nicole came out of her room. The Nicole in front of her looked like a classy model with a feisty personality. This new woman was probably formed through the influence of the arrogant yet charming Evan, who spent a lot of time with her.

It was said that if two people stayed together long enough, similarities between them would start to appear. This was, in fact, true for Nicole and Evan.

‘‘Let’s go.’’

‘‘Nicole, just enjoy yourself once we’re at the mall, alright? Focus on the things and gifts you want to buy and ignore everything else. After that, we’ll go and meet the kids at the Seet Residence.’’

‘‘Okay.’’ Nicole’s face was beaming with a smile when she said that. Feeling excited, she flooded her mind with a list of gifts she would prioritize looking for at the mall later.

When they reached the mall, Nicole first passed through a toy store. The store was filled with various types and different sizes of toys, to which none had caught Nicole’s attention. Since her daughters were almost ten, she wanted to buy some educational toys for them instead.

Thus, Nicole searched every corner of the store, and she finally found a Baguenaudier, which was said to be effective in improving children’s intellect. There was also an intricate lock puzzle that she found at the store, which she thought that her sons, Kyle and Juan, would also find interest in.

She then walked up to pick up the lock puzzle and examined it closely.

‘‘Do you think I could solve this puzzle?’’

not only for kids but adults as well. It helps to kill some

the complicated structure of the lock puzzle because even she was having a

they called the Bagua principal. You need to carefully inspect the sunken parts

Being intrigued, she found herself frowning in contemplation and also inadvertently used her hands to tinker

the puzzle would annoy Nicole, making her emotionally unstable thus letting her

solve it later. In the meantime, why don’t we find gifts for Maya and Nina?’’

puzzle’s complex structure. As she was picking out clothes for Nina and Maya, she suddenly came up with a solution for the

her head started hurting. The people in front of her looked surreal and contrived. It felt like she was in a dream. She took a couple more steps and started feeling as if she was floating. For some reason, her body felt lighter than

toddler, who was trotting slowly behind his mother, passed by Nicole that instant. That little boy looked a lot like the

took a closer look and was adamant that

boy, bent over, and carried him up from the ground. ‘‘Juan, how could you just run away from home by yourself? But it’s okay

she was blabbering about. He only thought that the woman in front of him was beautiful

Nicole for a while, the young boy finally realized

Mommy is right here. We’ll go