Chapter 1022

After all that the two had said, Xavia was unable to stop her heart from skipping a beat when she saw his name. Taking in a deep breath to calm herself, Xavia eventually picked up and said, “Sorry I’m late, I’m about to take the cab to-” “I’m sorry, Xavia, but something came up. I may be a little late,” interrupted Zivon, instantly causing Xavia’s heart to sink. While it was true that she hadn’t expected anything to happen between them, it was depressing that he had postponed their meeting after she had gotten all dressed up… It took her a while, but she eventually muttered, “…Alright…” Sensing her disappointment, Zivon gently replied, “I’ll try my best to end things earlier so that I can rush over.” “Got it…” said Xavia with a nod before hanging up. Though she was displeased, she made sure to remind herself that Zivon was the heir of the Burtons. Hell, he was the CEO of the Burton Group! With such a position, it only made sense that he’d occasionally get last-minute appointments. She couldn’t be mad about that… Following that thought, Xavia then took a cab to the hospital… and the second Yulia saw her, the bright-eyed child immediately exclaimed, “You’re finally here, Mommy! Where’s Future Daddy and Brother Maison?” Watching as the child kept staring at the door, Xavia felt slightly guilty as she explained, “…Something came up, and Uncle Burton said that he’ll be here in a bit… But don’t worry, he’ll bring you a present as his apology.” Naturally, the child was slightly disappointed upon hearing that. In the end, Yulia replied, “…Then… I’ll only forgive him if the present is pretty!” “Good girl. While we wait, why don’t I bring you out for a walk downstairs?” “Alright!” said Yulia, prompting Xavia to wheel her daughter out of the ward… Even though Xavia was wearing a mask, she still gave off the impression of a fair maiden as she and the well-behaved Yulia made their way down the hallway. Because of that, the many people they walked past couldn’t help but say things like, “What a beauty… and such a well-behaved daughter too. The man who’s part of their lives must be the luckiest fellow on earth!” “I know, right? Wonder what that guy did in his past life to deserve these two…” “If only she was a widow… I’d still marry her, even though she already has a daughter!” Xavia, for one, had overheard all that, and she couldn’t help but go speechless. Did men these days only care about appearances…? Regardless, when the two finally stopped by a lotus pond, Yulia couldn’t help but say, “Those uncles fell head over heels for you, Mommy!” “Silly girl… Anyone who claims that they’ve fallen for you at first sight is a liar… With that said, never trust such people, alright…?” replied Xavia as she patted Yulia on the head. Nodding in response, Yulia then went silent for a moment… before eventually asking, “…Um… Mommy…? Who’s my daddy…? You’ve never mentioned him before…” Upon hearing that, Xavia couldn’t help but gulp as she replied, “…W-why the sudden question…?” “Because I want to know which man was lucky enough to have us… Despite being so lucky, however, he’s still so irresponsible! I don’t want such a person as my daddy! Future Daddy is the only daddy I know!” grumbled Yulia. …The truth was, Zivon was her actual father… Alas, Xavia could never let the truth out. With that in mind, Xavia simply kissed Yulia on the forehead before saying, “…It’s all in the past, so let’s not talk about it… Besides, with how much you like Uncle Burton, you can just treat him as your real daddy…” Xavia’s response made Yulia slightly upset. Why was her mommy so reluctant to talk about her daddy…? While it was true that Future Daddy was really nice and handsome, Yulia couldn’t help but wonder what her true father looked like… Still, Yulia didn’t want Xavia to be sad, so she simply nodded before replying, “…Alright!” Following that, Xavia continued strolling around with Yulia for quite a while… and after some time, they returned to the ward. By this point, it was already half-past nine, and Yulia was fast asleep… Truth be told, Xavia was fast asleep as well, yet Zivon had yet to arrive… Was he still this busy this late at night…? After silently leaving the ward, Xavia was tempted to give Zivon a call…