THE CEO'S UNEXPECTED LOVE

as coming, Scarlett pushed the

tered, up in her cot, saying, "Momma."

t word she said when she first began talking a few weeks ago; the other words were ones she had learned f

up as she walked

shed her a happy birthday,

ild, and her little Ivy was the best baby she could have asked for. Ivy

w hers, and she loved her more and more every day. She would never stop loving her because she was so incredibly adorable and lovable, and most importantly

y's birthday as memorable as pos

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pondered why Daniel Sm

hy Daniel wanted to meet him today of all days since his assistant, Claire, had given him his sc

y n

pond

." The voice of his assistan

in Claire.

ter. The majority of Bea's family's legal matters were handled by Daniel, a you

niel started "My last

his hand and fir

f his desk. "Would you like my assistant to get you somethin

Claire, who was standing close to the door, and she und

ee me." He said, "I know you might b

am," said

it is very importan

day?" He

about to find out," and he took out

glasses and gla

day sooner or later, she said. Maxwell's brows wrinkled as he said, "I wonder why." He scrutinized the envelope in Daniel's fingers as

Maxwell asked "Not a clue. My job

ll gav

Daniel stated as he stood

k his hand an

doing my job, Mr. Edward,"

e envelope on his desk. After staring at the envelope for a time, he sat do

bed the envelope

anxious about what he may discover. She could drop a bomb and then s

he envelope. Not much more. On his desk, the white paper was on the v

ither now

pond

, he moaned and tightened his chest as

ings,

tter. I cared for you even though our marriage wa

in a very peculiar w

know that it is the truth, and I withheld it from you out of self

y departure. I chose to go because I had no i

to expand, and he kept reading to see wh

, we're having a baby,

ll pon

ve a child, and I wasn't

, he would have agreed to it and they would have worked it out together. So, like I always do, I lied and fled. I carried the

happened to me following that. After I lost my postpartum weight, I intended to get back to you, but I went completely crazy. According to my therapist, I use drugs and alcohol

'd have to tell you. I also recognize now that I was a coward for not

crying and his

with you hating me, so I chose to send

t there. Since it's her birthday today, I ins

wish I had. Together, we could have been with her. I apologize. I s

on the white paper. No! "Shock" would be an understatement. He

to him, their child, or to them?

didn't ask any

e, so he wasn't sure what to do. He wanted to punch a punching ba

to his room, undressed to his briefs, and put on a pair of black joggers. He then proceeded to his gym d

tion was taken. He had no choice but to use

d up his phone and called Tom,

om, I need you to f

Tom in

wel down his neck an

d, aware of how foolish

of the telephone

out this person

As though that would aid Tom i

know about this woman or girl

rthday...and she

iet

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was co