Kyla smiled bitterly. âThank you, but you canât help me with this.â
Chase Harper scratched his head. âTake good care of yourself, then. No matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, life will always go on. Maybe in a few years, youâll look back and realize that todayâs difficulties arenât a big deal.â
As they approached the hotel, Chase Harper looked at the towering hotel with surprise on his face.
It was a fancy hotel. He thought Kyla was staying in a regular hotel.
âAre you⦠staying here?â
âMy friend arranged it,â said Kyla.
Just then, Chase Harperâs stomach made a rumbling sound.
Chase Harper smiled in embarrassment as he said to Kyla, âWell⦠Uh, my belly is already growling. I havenât had dinner yet. Since youâve arrived at your hotel, Iâd better go get something to eat.â
âWhy donât we eat together? I happen to be a little hungry too,â said Kyla. There was a small noodle restaurant right in front of them. They entered the restaurant and ordered two bowls of noodles.
As Chase Harper ate the noodles, Kyla asked, âYou came to L City this time. What about Juliet? Whoâs looking after her?â
âThereâs a woman living next door whoâll help me look after Juliet when Iâm busy with work. She accepted 2,000 dollars as a one-time payment,â said Chase Harper.
âArenât you going to remarry Julietâs mother?â she asked.
Chase Harper said, âWe only divorced because we couldnât take it anymore, so why would we remarry? I can raise Juliet by myself anyway, but itâs a pity that Juliet has to suffer because I canât give her a complete family.â
âA complete family?â Kyla bit her lip. She could not give her children a complete family too.
âBy the way, Iâll be staying in L City for a few more days. What about you? When are you returning to Emerald City?â asked Chase Harper.
âI donât know yet. I guess it depends on when Iâm done with my business,â said Kyla.
While they were chatting, Chase Harper received a message on his phone. He tapped on the message. It was a voice message from his daughter.
âDad, I miss you so much. When will you be back? Also, donât forget to buy me a present!â
The childlike voice was so adorable.
Chase Harper said to Kyla after he replied to his daughterâs voice message, âI told her I would buy her something that would make her happy when I came over, but I donât know what to buy. What can make a child this age happy?â
Chase Harper started worrying again at the thought of the gift.
âWhy donât I accompany you to choose a gift for Juliet when youâre free? I want to give her a present too,â said Kyla.
âWell⦠it would be great if you can accompany me to choose a gift. How can I let you spend so much money, though?â said Chase Harper.
âI like Juliet very much, so itâs nothing. Besides, youâve helped me a lot too. Alright, thatâs settled, then.
Let me know when youâre free,â said Kyla.
After they finished their noodles, Chase Harper sent Kyla to the hotelâs entrance. âIâll⦠contact you, and we can pick out gifts for Juliet.â
âSure.â Kyla smiled.
The two people at the hotelâs entrance did not notice a pair of eyes watching them in a car parked in the corner not far away.
Martin Weiss suddenly found it ridiculous.
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