Nick’s POV “Excuse me, my grandson said that you are our new neighbor,” a woman said with a beautiful voice.I, who was engrossed in looking at every photo displayed on the living room wall, immediately turned and walked toward a middle-aged woman with short hair with a casual look, and bare face, but she looked beautiful, especially when her lips painted a smile. Piper’s face was like hers, or Piper had inherited her mother’s beauty.“That’s right. I live right across from you. My name is Nick Harrison,” I said as I shook her hand.“Karen Smith. Please have a seat,” she replied.We both sat down in the living room. Not long after, the boy came in with a glass, and he placed it in front of me.“Here’s the tea. Please drink it,” the boy said.“What’s your name?” I asked him.“My name is Jensen Smith,” he replied as he stood next to his grandmother.“That’s a good name,” I said.“Please enjoy the tea. That tea is also my mother’s favorite. I’m going back to my bedro
Nick’s POV“Ah, I’ll cut to the chase. I am Mr. Jay Lee Adams’ assistant and surely you must already know who he is. Mr. Adams’ driver accidentally saw a boy who had the same face as his daughter. And that boy is Piper Smith’s son. Surely this is a big question mark and a mystery that Mr. Adams must solve. Isn’t it?” I asked. To be honest, Doctor Sara quite impressed me. She was so careful. “I know Mr. Adams is famous throughout Valdirra. He’s the number one richest young businessman in the entire country, with untold wealth. I apologize if I have been presumptuous. I hope you understand that all the questions I’m asking are merely part of the job and the rules,” she replied. “Oh, of course, I understand and I appreciate that very much. So, am I able to get the full information today?” I asked. She smiled as her hand on the mouse pressed something and there was a ‘click’, but I couldn’t see what page she had opened on her computer screen. A few moments later, she turned the compute
Nick’s POV “I don’t understand your question. How can I remember every patient? I assisted with many deliveries together with Doctor Kevin. You can probably ask the hospital for more details,” she replied. Her eyes looked to another corner. She was lying. I could tell from her body language that she remembered, but kept the truth. “I just came from the hospital and the hospital asked me to see you. Please tell me the truth because I have your and Doctor Kevin’s Ace cards,” I retorted. “Are you accusing me? I could sue you for this,” she replied as she looked at me sharply and her tone of voice rose. “I’m not accusing you. I’m telling the truth. I hold an ace card. Mr. Adams wants the truth. One thing you need to know, until the truth is revealed, he will not give up. With his power and wealth, he can afford to hire a lot of detectives to find the truth of the question I asked earlier. So, please cooperate,” I pleaded. Her face was downcast, and her eyes looked down at her hand
Jay’s POVAfter knowing the truth that Piper was Jessie’s biological mother and that she was the woman I spent the night with seven years ago, I felt happy. Especially since then, I often observed Piper and Jessie and I just realized that Jessie looked happy to be next to Piper. She smiled often, and I got a report from her homeroom teacher that Jessie’s grades improved. In addition, her behavior has gotten better. She behaves more empathetic and friendly towards her classmates than before. Piper’s existence had a big impact on Jessie.Jessie has become a sweet girl whose attitude has become even more mature. I was grateful that Piper finally came into our lives. Aside from that, I’ve also been watching Megan, and I felt terrible for Jessie because I realized too late that Megan has never been nice to Jessie.I was standing at the window of my office, watching Jessie and Piper swimming. Not long after, they climbed up and sat down on the lounge chairs close to the pool. I saw Piper ge
Jay’s POV“Ah, I wanted to get some water before going back to check a lot of documents,” I replied as I walked into the kitchen, opened the fridge, and grabbed a bottle of mineral water.Before stepping out of there, I smiled at them as I showed them the bottle of water. Piper and Jessie just looked at me and said nothing. Then I hurried out of the kitchen while holding back my embarrassment. However, before I got any further from the kitchen, I faintly heard Lily’s voice saying, “Thirty minutes ago, Sir asked for some water to be brought into his workroom. Maybe I didn’t bring enough to drink.”“Dad rarely drinks much mineral water. He prefers to drink wine,” Jessie said. It seemed like they soon realized my purpose in the kitchen. Could it be that Piper would think I was weird? An hour later, Jessie knocked on my workroom door. “Yes, come in,” I replied. She opened the door with a big smile. After closing the door, she ran over and hugged me. “Dad, let’s have dinner. Piper made
Jay’s POV“Piper!” I rushed to open the bathroom door, hoping she was okay. My mind instantly went blank and my heart beat faster. I hoped nothing bad had happened to her. I saw her lying in the bathtub with the warm water faucet still running and flooding the bathroom floor. Her head was lying on a pile of towels and her long hair was loose. I hurriedly turned off the water faucet, picked up the towel on the table beside the bathtub, got into the bathtub, lifted her body out of the bathtub, and covered her with the towel. I carried her body out of the bathroom and laid her down on the bed. The towel was still covering her body. I sat beside her as I patted her face several times, trying to wake her up. “Piper, Piper, are you okay?” I asked worriedly. She was breathing, but her eyes were closed. “Piper, Piper.” I kept calling her name. Not long after, her body moved, her eyes opened. Once her eyes were wide open, she looked directly at me. We looked at each other and for a spl
Jay’s POV“Jessie, it’s not what you think. Listen to me. I dropped off clothes and a sweater for Piper because I thought she must not have brought clothes and a sweater in this cold weather. However, when I knocked on her door several times, there was no answer from inside. Finally, I tried to open the door to her room and found that she hadn’t locked it. After putting the clothes and sweater on the bed, I heard the water faucet running continuously, but Piper didn’t answer at all, even though the bathroom door was slightly open. I decided to approach the bathroom door and found water pouring out of the bathroom. I panicked and spontaneously opened the bathroom door and I saw Piper lying in the bathtub with her eyes closed and her mouth almost drowned. I quickly lifted her out of the bathtub and laid her on the bed. What followed was a misunderstanding. I respect her. So, does my daughter still misunderstand?” I asked as I stroked the back of her hand.Jessie shook her head and smile
Piper’s POV“Ah, Piper. Please have a seat. I’ll put on my clothes first. Wait a minute,” he said as he grabbed a shirt and trousers from the bed, then he hurried into the bathroom. I didn’t dare to look at him, so all I did while waiting for him to finish getting dressed was to keep my head down and my eyes on the floor. He made my face flush red and my heart beat faster. He’s such a tease!“Piper, why are you being so quiet? Oh, Jessie wants to come with you to watch the competition at your son’s school. Is that okay?” he asked from inside the bathroom. Hearing him ask me something, I spontaneously looked up and stared at the bathroom door, which wasn’t closed. How could that be? Did he do it on purpose? But why would he do that?“It’s not that I mind if Jessie comes with me, it’s just that,” I replied. It was just that her arrival would cause a stir and there would be a lot of questions asked of me. I wasn’t ready because I still had gotten no information. However, I couldn’t r