Chapter 100

Although Derek had spent over two hours with Samantha already, she was still clinging to him. Her face was bright with joy as she showed him each of the items around her room and the story behind them. "Daddy" Samantha called, her eyes gleaming with mischief.

"Yes, Samantha!" Derek asked, looking at her with so much love in his eyes.

No matter the number of times he had heard her call him that in the last couple of hours, his heart still did a flip-flop each time the called him that

"Daddddy?" She drawled.

"Yes, Sammannny?" Derek asked, imitating her drawl, and she giggled.

"Daddddddy?"

Derek chuckled this time. "Alright. I give up. What is it. Sam?" He asked, and she giggled as she shook her headl

"I just love to call you Daddy. You're no longer just Rek. You're daddy," Samantha said, and Derek chuckled.

"And you're my baby." Derek said, and Samantha grinned.

"Then when I say Daddy, you should say baby," she said, and Derek nodded.

"Okay, babbbby, Derek drawled, and Samantha giggled happily.

"Dadddddy!"

"Yes, Habbbbby!"

busy compiling pictures and videos of Samantha from when she was little to the present into a flash drive, listened to their conversation and

both surprised and pleased her. Now,

open bedroom door, carrying Samantha in his arms, "I have to go n Evelyn glanced at her screen to make sure all the pictures had been sent before pulling out

asked with a

have to go for a little while, but I be

poured slightly but nodded. "Okay,

Samantha on her feet. Derek turned to Evelyn. "I need to speak with Maya for a moment," he said,

Maya's bedroom to get her, A minute later, Maya joined Derek in the living room with a curious expression, and Derek motioned for her to sit down. "Maya, Derek began once they were alone, "I want

eyes widened slightly, her

with nervous anticipation, "Thank you, Mr. Derek. I've always tried to take good care of her." Derek nodded. "I've noticed. I used to think you were Samantha's mom because of how attentive

that I know Samantha is my daughter, I want to make sure we're all on the

to one of confusion. "What do

you let me get so close to my daughter unknowingly, I'd like to ask that you not allow any strangers near Samantha or let her go near them. We can't take any

sure no one gets close to her without

Chapter 100

to offer you a salary raise.

eyes filled with gratitude. "That's very generous of you, Mr. Derek. Thank

wonderful job, and I wanted you to know it

room, where Evelyn was waiting. He walked over to her,

later," Derek promised, his voice tender. "And before the end of the week, I'll make sure to have you

up at him. "Don't I have a say

to you. And if you have

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