My CEO Daddy by ELAINE MALLIN

Angering the woman would be unwise for Vedder.

Eyes following his mother's back disappearing into the bathroom, Jay looked pensive.

"Uncle Gu, don't scare Mommy. She looks strong, but she is also very fragile,"

he said, turning to look at Kerr with the most earnest look he could muster.

"I know."

Nicole's wariness didn't escape his eyes. Swirling the wine gently in his glass, Kerr took a sip.

The wine tasted sweet, but not as sweet as Nicole.

"What do you think of living here with your mommy in the future?"

The idea ran through Kerr's mind for quite a while now, and he couldn't let go of it. The thought of the possibility that it could happen made him happy.

sitting across him, he knew the likelihood

"What good does it do to me?"

the moon if his mother and

mean that he'd let her do something she wouldn't want to do.

"How does it benefit me?" Jay asked again. "I can't sell my mommy out like that, not to mention that I've done nothing but help you and try to push you both in that direction, and yet you still haven't won her heart. I'm starting to doubt you, Uncle. I'm seriously thinking of dropping it," he added.

he supported Kerr, his mother's happiness was his top priority.

doubtfully at Kerr. He had a delicate

"You can get what you

boy's query. There was no doubt that Nicole would eventually marry him sooner or

I wish

man prepared for him, he trusted Kerr from the bottom of his heart. And what he said a moment ago was meant to make Kerr wary more than

In the washroom,

knew that she was serious. He secretly stole a glance

expression on Kerr's

said, but every time he did, Nicole would remind him of the truth.