. He sat on the couch, feeling relaxed as he watc

t now?" he ask

ng as he finished unwrapping th

" Joel

waved his hand, di

packed his things,

u should leave," Joel said,

Emily said, standing up an

words stopped h

ay?" Joel rais

u came into this house. Leave the

ily's eyes as

out, trying to fig

oel, who was sitting c

ed her head and made he

Joel stood up and took long

ng down her face. She helpe

and waved her hand. It was heart-wrenching that she didn't get to say good

ndeed

ed, wiped her tears with her palm, and turned around. Sitting in the driver's seat

get in," he g

the door, and too

h his thumb. "Pretty girls like you sh

ke down in fresh tears. Vincent le

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the footage from the driveway's CCTV camera. He t

e yelled in

He didn't know. He pushed everything on his desk violen

s. 'So, she has a bo

on the girl hugged in the car, he knew it was a gu

ger. He was supposed to be in Italy for a meeting, but he had taken the

y, but whenever he was at the office or away on a trip, h

he thought she wouldn't just... le

t to meet again, he had lied.

He had believed she would stay. He tho

is breath and lightly slappe

him-the way she ate, the way she walked, the wa

e man who could make anything happen with a snap of his fi

ath hitched as he barged into Jo

his uncle's study for on

his little nephew. His f

tle Pumpkin stared

his nephew was referri

that morning before he left for scho

do." He droppe

idn't argue with his uncle; he just stared at the grou

eyes as he walked down

on as he noticed the tears on his face, he instantly knew that his brother had sent that g

on the f

ed around the lounge. "We don't know what'

the doctor examine Little Pumpkin's body. "H

sir?" the doctor asked, pausing w

right?" he asked, lo

lied with a na

chael shifted his gaz

. "...there is nothing physical

is burning up!" Joel

hed. "Sir, I'm j

ow..." he added thoughtfully. He

Joel g

"Is there something the little mast

wed his brows

asked for..." The doctor stated, putting his e

what he wants. It might help. I'll be l

red at each other, realizing that Little Pump

at he wanted. It wasn't

oel grabbed his k

's fragile body onto his should

ily at his brother.

l asked and walked out wit

eel as he drove out of the villa, and

." Noah

He blurted out bluntly an

ne wen

a message with the girl's address

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face masks from the dashboard, wearing one himself and putting the othe

ng-the girl lived on the 1

stepped out of the car, a

On spotting him walking into the building,

he froze

can't be him. What does he need her

g alcohol, but you won't liste

er friend by her hand

ady turned to look back at the man she

orn it was the CE

ct of the alcohol I

sighed as he walked s

ft hand and pressed a button on

ple in the elevator-

l f

t.' Joel b

ng in?" one of t

Little Pumpkin sleeping on his shoulder. He stood be

e in my life," one of the ladies squeake

ed her eyes. "Who?

ull of himself."

ion. I want to quit working at E

at. My handsome CEO Joel." T

sne

lking about him. No wonder he sneeze

hings about him behind his back... his

e lady who had bad-mou

d by him. She shuddered. Hastily, she looked back, but it was just some

eached the 16th floor, and Joel too

furrowed her brows before the elevator closed

ll help you.' Joel smirked as he walk