Chapter 67

Charles bent down, gently cupped Olivia's small face in his hands, and spoke patiently. "Sweetheart, can you tell Daddy if anything weird has happened lately?" Isabelle felt her heart lurch. Just like she guessed—he was starting to get suspicious. Good thing she was one step ahead. Olivia blinked her big watery eyes, tilted her head, and thought for a moment. "I've been sleeping on time! Just... I really missed Daddy. Haven't seen you in so long... it made me sad." Charles frowned slightly and kept probing. "Besides missing Daddy, anything else?" Looking totally confused, Olivia shook her head. "Nope, nothing else." Isabelle quickly stepped forward and scooped Olivia up. "Charles, she's been asking about you every day. But with how busy you've been—and with your injury—I didn't want to bother you. Figured it'd be better to let you rest and focus on work." She'd repeated that line to Olivia more times than she could count. No wonder it stuck in the girl's mind like a mantra. Sure enoug