
"Whose house is this?"
David stopped his car in front of a house not far from the highway.
"Come down, you'll know later"
Aileen turned down, her eyes looking at the door of the house that opened from the inside. He saw Essie coming out with Enrica's hand.
"Essie??" muttered.
The little boy looked at Aileen, then ran quickly towards her.
"Aunty?" Essie ran towards Aileen.
"Darling??, , how are you?" Aileen could not hide her beaming face when she met Essie again. The woman turned to look at David, not expecting David to take her to see Essie.
"I told you you'd get as many as you want" David stroked his head and landed a kiss there.
The man then glanced at Ius who was standing beside Enrica. They looked as if they were talking about something.
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David tapped his finger at the table in the garden, occasionally glancing at Ius who was sitting on the opposite chair.
"Sorry, 'PresDir shouldn't have brought Miss Aileen here. You can contact me to bring Essie to your house, so you don't have to bother" her voice was held back as David stared intently at her.
"Are you the one giving the order now??" his voice sounded low, yet terrible in Ius' ears.
Ius cleared his throat, trying to neutralize his fear.
"Sorry PresDir, , regarding Essie, everything is not as easy as we imagine, Essie has two guardians" Ius bowed, he did not dare to look at David.
"Raina's ex-husband?? and me??" he said trying to guess.
"No!, , according to what I know Raina had signed a child custody handover letter to Felix before. She's Raina's Husband's sister"
"Don't Raina appoint me as her guardian?"
"Yes PresDir, but there must be black above white, if the PresDir still forces to take it then they can sue the court"
"Then why would he hand Essie over to me if he had already asked Felix for his guardian!" David raised his tone a little because he was provoked by emotions.
"Presse yourself, as long as Raina's sick, Felix can't be contacted. So he asked Enrica to take him away and ask you for help"
"That means if I want to take Essie, I have to ask the two people for permission!!" David spoke calmly, but was full of anger in every word.
"Makes me dizzy!!" he added while massaging the forehead.
For a moment David fell silent, thinking of another plan to take Essie with him.
"Because her biological father is still alive, the court decided to return Essie to her biological father"
David breathed in violently.
"Who is that man?" david said referring to Raina's ex-husband.
Ius handed me a map containing all the things about Raina's ex-husband.
"He was abroad and the day after he returned to Paris"
His forehead creased as he read all the data of the male.
"He's looking for investors??" David closed the map in his hand. He looked at Ius before the edge of his eyes saw Aileen's shadow walking towards him.
"Whatever he needs, call him when he's back in Paris" David returns the map to Ius.
"Next we discussed in the office" he added.
Ius lowered his head before leaving David alone in the back garden.
Instantly the dark aura that had enveloped his face disappeared as Aileen got closer. David smiled with a cheerful face.
"Come here" David said as he gently patted his thigh, asking Aileen to sit there.
The woman obeyed her husband's wishes. Aileen was sitting on her lap.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance if you wanted to take me to see Essie?"
"Why?" David keeps Aleen's haircut behind the ear.
"You don't like it?"
"No! it wasn't like that" Aileen raised her face towards David.
"If you tell me early, I can prepare something for her"
"Ai listen to me," David wrapped his arms around Aileen's body.
"Did you like that little girl so much?" he stared fixedly at Aileen, waiting for a definite answer from her mouth.
"Why should I be angry?" David grabs Aileen's chin, forcing the woman back to face him.
"So what do you want if Essie stays with us?"
Aileen was made gaping by the question David asked her.
Aileen had yet to answer her question, but David could guess just by looking at Aileen's extremely happy countenance.
"Creally?, , you let Essie stay with us??" his eyes twinkled like a child who had just gotten all his desires.
"Want to?" David reassured once again.
"You want, , I really want, I want her to stay with us" Aileen hugged her husband tightly, in gratitude for allowing Essie to stay with them.
"But"
Aileen instantly let go of her embrace.
"But what?" his face looks serious.
"But it's not free" David then kissed his lips.
"You mean?" Aileen scrunched her eyes.
"Later in the night you have to pay me more" she asked, then kissed Aileen's chest, leaned her head there and held her arms.
Aileen smiled her hand gently stroking David's head affectionately.
"Thank you"
" For what?" David looked up at Aileen.
"Everything, , all your kindness to me" Aileen kissed her forehead, then gently stroked her hair.
"You deserve it Ai" David smiled, then buried his face in Aileen's chest, deliberately moving his head to tickle her, until the woman laughed amusedly for a moment.
"Aunty?" shouted Essie who was running from the inside.
Aileen stood up from David's lap. He bent both knees to wait for Essie to welcome his embrace.
David smiled at the happy hue on Aileen's face, her happiness was far more important than anything in the world to David.
"Listen to Auntie dear, , soon you will come along with Auntie and also Om, , you want?" Aileen tidied up Essie's long, blonde hair to look back.
"really??" Essie responded with the sweetest smile.
"Mm, , try, , you say thank you Om" Aileen pointed to David
Essie had doubts even he looked very scared when he wanted to look at the man.
"Te, , thank, , thank you Om" he said.
David only smiled interspersed with a slight nod to Essie.
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"Director!!" Ius rushed into the study to meet David without knocking on the door.
"Can't you knock on the door??" David who was contacting Aileen was seen frowning because Ius barged in without permission.
"Sorry PresDir, , this is about Raina's Ex-Husband" Ius slightly bent over, his hand busy wiping the computer's handheald screen. He showed me a site about the latest news.
"The aircraft was on board the man made an emergency landing, due to a technical fault and the landing did not go smoothly to kill all passengers"
David pulled his body back trying to calm himself down. Taking a deep breath to relieve his claustrophobic chest. If the man dies, then David must find Felix, as custody falls into his hands.
The frown on his forehead was getting rougher to the point of looking deep.
"Then, , do you know where Felix is??"
Hearing his superior's question, Ius kept silent. Just by looking at the expression on his face David also knew that the man standing across the table did not know where Felix was.
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That afternoon Aileen picked Essie up at school, planning to take the little girl away to spend some time together.
"Gssie!!" he shouted while waving his hands, after seeing the little boy running out from the door.
"Aunty??" Essie wrapped his arms around Aileen's thigh. The woman stood leaning over Essie's head in her arms.
"Are you ready to go down the street??" Aileen held the little girl's hand.
"Yes" A wide smile adorned his face. It was as if I could not wait to spend some time with Aileen.
"Essie???" the heavy voice of a man from the side, instantly made the two people turn their eyes towards him.