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Oh my God! I want to kick myself so badly!




Although the mic was already passed to her, Nicole's mind was completely blank, as she couldn’t say it.




“Say it, Mommy!” At this moment, Pete, who was standing next to her, pulled on her pants anxiously.




Just then, Nicole had no choice but to say into the mic quickly, “I love you, hubby.”




After saying that, she wanted to leave the stage immediately, but the headmistress’s relentless voice rang out again.




“Why don’t we let Pete's father give Pete's mother a hug now?”




While Nicole was dumbstruck, Drake's arm came snaking around her waist before she was pressed against his chest and started smelling the scent of his male pheromones.




 Meanwhile, the crowd started applauding before Nicole finally came back to her senses and pushed Drake away instinctively.




When they went down from the stage, Pete quickly went back to his seat while Drake returned to his seat next to Nicole. However, Nicole was afraid to look at Drake and only wanted the family activities to end as soon as possible.




Fortunately, the activities following that were family activities between children from other classes with their mothers. Around 4.00 PM, the awards ceremony started, and Pete came back pleased with a mini glass trophy of his own. Finally, Nicole sighed in relief when the headmistress announced the end of the ceremony because she couldn’t wait to leave with Pete.




When they got into Drake's car, all of the parents noticed that Drake was driving a Rolls-Royce Phantom that cost millions.

Meanwhile, in the car, Pete exclaimed, “Mr. Butler, you were so cool today!”




"I bet you're tired! Let me treat you to

dinner tonight," Drake turned around slightly

and offered..




However, Nicole rejected him. "It's fine.

I'm taking Pete home.".




"Mommy, Mr. Butler shouldn't have to

treat us to a meal because it's the other.

way round instead. Why don't we head

out to have a meal tonight? Your treat." Pete had already had everything planned out.




On the other hand, Nicole didn’t want to appear stingy and ungrateful in front of Pete. Besides, she realized that Pete was right, and she should repay Drake for helping Pete out today.




“Fine. I’ll treat you to a meal, then.” Nicole told the man who was driving.




“Sure. Where are we heading?”




“Let’s head to the restaurant that serves local cuisine below my house!” She didn’t want to travel far because she still had to clean her son up afterward.




"We stay here," Pete informed Drake when

he stopped by the street where Nicole

bought her new place, after which Drake

nodded at the young boy.




The restaurant served local dishes, and the business was doing well. After Nicole picked a table close to the window and got seated, she ordered a few local delicacies, and their food was served in no time. At the same time, Pete was still toying with his trophy on his seat.




“Eat up! Although this isn’t some fancy restaurant, the dishes here are not bad,” she offered the man sitting in front of her.




“I’m not picky.” Drake grabbed his utensils and started eating, while Nicole picked some food for Pete. From an outsider’s perspective, they looked just like a family of three. Right then, Nicole couldn’t help but feel relief that Pete was in an ordinary kindergarten, and the parents here didn’t have wide social circles, so Drake wasn’t recognized.




After dinner, while she was paying the bills, Pete walked around without paying any attention to his surroundings and was about to run into a waitress who was rushing over with a few dishes.




“Pete, be careful.” Drake quickly pulled Pete behind him to protect him while the waitress got scared before her tray tilted, and all of the dishes landed on Drake's arm.




“I’m sorry. I’m sorry…” The waitress, who was an intern, started crying due to shock before she tried to clean his arm in a hurry.




As Nicole witnessed Drake soiling his shirt to save Pete, she quickly rushed over to console the crying waitress. “It’s alright. We stay nearby anyway.”




After leaving the restaurant, she had no

choice but to invite Drake over to clean

himself up..




“Fortunately, the t-shirt that you wore for the parents’ activities just now is still in the car. You don’t mind changing into that, do you?” Nicole asked Drake.




“Sure. I’ll take a shower at yours.” Obviously, a clean freak like Drake wouldn’t choose to go home in a soiled shirt.




 After getting the t-shirt from the car, Nicole went home along with Pete and Drake.




When Drake saw Nicole's new place, he realized that it was bigger than the apartment that she used to stay in, and it was cozier than before.