rented an apartment

child left me with little time, I still made

tomers and managed to save a decent amount

al expenses, I would natur

that was his

ming to see me." At the dining table, Nina looked down, her voice low. "D

e from the call he missed on the first

rying to find ways to treat your illness.

ant to see

ollaboration, it would be time to meet Adrian

Adrian had just

y. Only then did he feel at ea

cigarette out of habit. As he rolled down

to establish my own jewelry brand with a busine

rian was already st

orite seafood salad

I silently took

food for a long time. After giving birt

staff at the Foste

. I only have two conditions-Nina's custody must go to me, and three hundred million dollars in cash. I'll spend every cent of th

ual impatience, his voice turning gentle. "If you leave me, what will

ose little things you make even bring in? It'd be hard just to cover the rent for this pla

touch my head, but I ste

Adrian, you never ca

d. "She's your biological daughter! Do you e

lly burst out. My emotions broke loose

ulled me into his arms. "Nora, didn't you say before... that if it came t

rt wav

ter giving birth to Nina, my body was no longer the sam

himself, it probably meant the

You're

the initial excitement, she puffed up

was upset. He had already

ded-over the next three days, I'll take you and Mom to a hot sprin

an lifted her into his a

n Nina looked at me eagerl

ays. I didn't want to disappoint