My CEO Daddy by ELAINE MALLIN

"Excuse me."

Kerr stood up abruptly and walked out of the dining room.

When Nicole saw what Kerr had done, she couldn't help feeling touched. Had he hidden his injury because he was worried that she would faint at the sight of blood? Was he taking care of her feelings subconsciously?

The thought made her feel slightly melancholy. She couldn't believe that Kerr cared about her that much.

"Mommy, Uncle Gu is angry."

Next to her, Jay looked up at her innocently. He didn't look panicked, instead his little eyes seemed to be filled with helplessness.

It seemed that the grownups world was a lot more complicated than his.

"It's not your fault, dear. Don't worry about it,"

she smiled at him comfortingly as she stroked his hair. She temporarily ignored her curiosity about Kerr's sudden departure and focused on Jay. Looking at his little face, she felt like she was looking at Kerr.

see Kerr again

but Mr Gu can't be interrupted at the moment. He is

was standing

okay, Vedder. Could you please tell him I'm very sorry about what happened earlier? It's already

took a quick look in the direction of the stairs before saying goodbye to

against the

tired, you can close your eyes for a

her. Even though he was driving, he could still catch the strange look on Nicole's face from the corner of

this tired no matter how busy her schedule was. He could even detect a slight sense of loss from her behavior. He knew better than to

words

but she just wasn't in the mood to talk. Anyway, Jay was there, so there wasn't much she could say. To tell the truth, she didn't exactly know how to face Baron either.

be a huge mess ever since she had

cked her appearance again carefully and finding nothing wrong, she picked

already waiting

this dress would suit you well. I really hope you'll have a good