The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 136 - 117. The most classic display of love

Chapter 136: 117. The most classic display of love

The next moment, Cathy turned and ran frantically into her bedroom. Ivy was about to follow, but Michael stopped her.

"What she needs most now is some quiet!"

Michael narrowed his eyes and spoke to the woman, whose expression was a mix of astonishment and disbelief, "Mind your own business!"

The issues between Oliver Thompson and Julie Harrison were not something she alone could handle, plus with that man’s temperament, it’s best if his woman stays out of the matter!

"Michael, do you know her?"

Hearing Michael’s words, Ivy paused, her clear eyes fixed on his face as she asked pointedly. His calm and seemingly natural expression could only be explained if he knew Cathy, even knowing her story!

"What are you looking at me like that for?!"

Michael was a bit unnerved by her intensely focused gaze, feeling a chill run through his blood. Subconsciously, his grip on Bianca tightened, "It’s like you think I’m having a fling with her!"

Her gaze was too focused, too serious, even seemingly accusatory, as if he’d done something to betray her.

Michael having an affair with Cathy?

"Cough cough!"

Ivy nearly choked on her own saliva at the thought. There was no way Michael would be involved with someone as pure as Cathy.

Ivy stared at his shifting gaze and raised her eyebrows, her lips spreading into a mocking smile, "Michael, your imagination is really something. How could you even say such a thing?"

She couldn’t come up with that idea herself!

In a short pause, Ivy continued, "But with that face of yours, which is naturally seductive to women, Cathy is a decent girl. If you want to have an affair with her, you should ask whether she’s willing or not!"

While speaking, Ivy shot him a disdainful glare.

Michael: "..." So, being handsome is a sin now?

"Mommy, don’t be upset with the stallion. After all, if it wasn’t for the stallion, I wouldn’t have been born, such a lovely daughter!"

While saying this, Bianca blinked her signature peach blossom eyes at Ivy, making a heart shape with her hands, "For the sake of your beautiful, pretty, and adorable daughter, don’t be upset with the stallion!"

Stallions have their advantages too. If it weren’t for the stallion’s indiscriminate breeding, she wouldn’t have been born into this world. But the little girl wouldn’t dare say this out loud.

Otherwise, she’d definitely be a victim of domestic violence!

Michael: "..."

My dear daughter, you don’t need to explain. Doesn’t your explanation still make your daddy a stallion?

Michael felt an urge to cough, but he couldn’t. How should he explain to his little treasure that he is that stallion?

"Pfft!"

Ivy couldn’t help but burst into laughter at Michael’s awkward expression.

"Mommy, don’t laugh. Uncle Gordon hasn’t minded having me as a burden, which proves that he truly loves you. So, don’t mention his stallion history anymore!" Bianca pouted and defended her daddy, "From now on, let’s live a good life together!"

After all, having just found her father, she didn’t want this dream to shatter so soon. So naturally, she had to persuade her proud mommy!

Ivy: "..."

What kind of magic potion had this man given her daughter that even the word "burden" was spoken? That’s his own seed! This dead girl really dared to say everything, even mentioning living a good life together!

Although Michael felt triumphant, he understood the meaning behind Ivy’s gaze. Their daughter was not a burden.

He looked at her, his deep eyes filled with warmth and a hint of tenderness, "Ivy, don’t misunderstand. Even if Bianca wasn’t my own child, I, Michael, would still love you just the same!"

Indeed, when he first found out she had a child, his heart didn’t waver. He even went to great lengths to destroy the story of her illegitimate child with Zach Gilbert, which was leaked by the media.

As their eyes met, Ivy’s heart skipped a beat at the sight of Michael’s deep, tender gaze, and her body involuntarily tensed. It was as if the underlying shock in her clear and calm eyes had been shattered.

Michael had always given her the impression of a playboy CEO, a flirtatious young master. When confessing his love, he’d been nothing but a hooligan, resorting to coercion and bribery, or feigning illness to gain sympathy. She was finding it hard to accept his sudden change to a devoted lover.

For a moment, she even doubted her own eyes and ears!

Ivy subconsciously closed her eyes, but when she opened them again, Michael’s affectionate gaze still lingered on her.

Ivy’s cheeks burned at his tender gaze, especially in front of their daughter. It reminded her of when she had agreed to be his girlfriend that very day, and how he had demanded "benefits" from her.

Now, his gaze clearly indicated that it was time for her to fulfill her promise. She was still young and inexperienced!

No, she couldn’t continue like this!

"Well, you play with Bianca for a while. I’ll go cook the dinner that Cathy abandoned halfway through!"

Since Cathy’s emotional state had been agitated and she had no mood to cook, disturbing her wasn’t an option. Ivy wasn’t used to being stared at by Michael either, so she decided to cook dinner, even though she wasn’t skilled at it.

At least it was a way to escape!

For the first time, Ivy found herself being reduced to a panic by a man’s gaze, even wanting to run away. When she had been dating Zach, she hadn’t cared about his gaze, her face thick-skinned as ever!

Had her face thinned as she grew older?

Watching Ivy flee into the kitchen, Bianca tugged on Michael’s neck, giving him a quick kiss, "Daddy, you’re amazing. For so many years, I’ve finally seen my mommy’s shy and embarrassed side!"

"Really?" Michael’s eyes fell on the half-open kitchen door, his gaze deep and distant, "Baby, if your daddy really was the stallion that sired your mommy, would you still like your daddy?"

He knew all along that his little girl was aware of what kind of man her daddy was - he’d never dared to tell her he was her biological father, the stallion they’d been cursing all along!

So when he brought up the subject, he was very apprehensive!