Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
She gazed at him in stunned silence, her words caught in her throat. “I don’t need them, thank you. Now please leave and don’t interfere with my work.”
“I came all this way. How can you just ask me to leave so easily? I promise not to affect your work. Just treat me as an invisible person or even air.” Then, he walked past Jasper and looked at Willow pleadingly. “Willow, please don’t chase me away. You have no idea how hard it was for me to catch up to you.”
As she pondered the situation, she realized that chasing him away would only be futile and a wasted effort. Ultimately, she reluctantly allowed him to stay because he brought the essential supplies they desperately needed. “Alright, since you’re here, you can stay,” she conceded. What’s more, he arrived with a contingent of formidable bodyguards. Should we encounter any pirate ships, their presence alone would be enough to strike fear into those pirates.
At this moment, Jasper looked at Willow with an indescribable gaze while Tommy was overjoyed. “I knew you wouldn’t chase me away.”
She then turned to Winston and said, “Gather everyone and ask them to return to rest. There’s no need to panic.”
“Alright. I was worried about sending someone for supplies, but now that your friend has brought them, we can rest assured.” After saying this, he gathered everyone and asked them to return to sleep while leaving a few on guard around the perimeter.
“Willow, where will you sleep?” As Tommy laid eyes upon the inviting tents, a surge of hope washed over him, envisioning a warm welcome and a space reserved just for him.
“It’s too late tonight, Tommy. You and your people can sleep on the boat,” she said.
“It’s okay. I’m not tired. I’ll stay here and keep watch for you.” His heart fluttered with such intense excitement that sleep eluded him. The anticipation of the impending journey, where he could finally be by her side day and night, consumed his every thought. It will surely be romantic, and we can leave many beautiful memories.
With a few strides, Willow distanced herself from the crowd, and like a shadow, Jasper trailed behind. Unexpectedly, he gently clasped her wrist, wordlessly guiding her to a serene boulder at the edge.
Dazed for a moment, she eventually acquiesced and trailed behind him. In hushed tones, he urged her, “Chase him away. We don’t need any extra people here.”
“He’s my friend, and it’s too late tonight. I’ll persuade him to leave in the morning,” she replied, her eyes lifting to meet him.
After hearing Willow’s reply, Jasper sighed inexplicably as he uttered, “Okay. They must leave tomorrow morning.”
In a moment of revelation, her eyes sparkled with intrigue, and she leaned in closer, whispering, “Are you jealous?”
In an instant, a faint blush danced across his handsome features, revealing a fleeting moment of embarrassment. He quickly averted his gaze, mustering a soft-spoken reply, “No.”
Her eyes widened with surprise as she blinked, and then she couldn’t resist asking again, “Really?”
This time, a deafening silence followed, broken only by the sudden appearance of Tommy. Curious, he turned to Willow and asked, “What are you two talking about?”
With a serene smile, she uttered, “Nothing.” Then, curiosity sparkled in her eyes as she inquired, “How did you manage to locate me?”
“Through my network of information, of course. Anyway, that’s not important. The important thing is that I finally found you,” Tommy said with a contented grin, glancing at Jasper with a hint of disapproval. “Who is he?”
“He’s the chief consultant of our archaeological team,” she introduced.
As Tommy gazed at Jasper, an instinctual sense of rivalry surged within him, a primal force that seemed inherently masculine. He couldn’t help but perceive Jasper as a formidable threat, exerting an invisible yet palpable pressure upon him.
Actually, Tommy was also good-looking, and he came from a wealthy family with assets worth billions. Yet, amidst this glamor, his heart’s desire for Willow remained an open secret within their social circle. From the instant his gaze met hers, a bold declaration of affection escaped his lips, heedless of the occasion or onlookers.
She couldn’t shake him off since they had been classmates from high school to college. Eventually, she accepted his unwavering pursuit, opting for peaceful coexistence and embracing him as a steadfast friend.
“Willow, let’s—” Tommy was about to approach Willow, eager to share the captivating tales of his journey in catching up with her.
As Tommy attempted to approach Willow, a mysterious figure swiftly interposed, emanating an icy warning. “Stay away from her.”
“Hey! Who do you think you are? It’s none of your business, consultant.” Tommy felt offended and annoyed, sensing that he was being intruded upon.
“Tommy, don’t you dare be rude to him,” Willow asserted firmly, hands planted confidently on her hips.
Startled by her words, he couldn’t help but glance at her with genuine curiosity. “What’s your relationship with him?”
“No matter what, he’s under my protection, so you can’t bully him,” she declared, her expression firm and resolute.
Tommy’s heart stung slightly at Willow’s words. With a tender tone, he asked, “Willow, do you have feelings for him?”
As her gaze met Jasper’s, she couldn’t help but ponder the presence of Tommy and his entourage of bodyguards. Given Tommy’s unpredictable temperament, she could tell that admitting her true feelings for Jasper could stir up unwanted turmoil. “If you want to stay, stay. Don’t pry into my affairs,” she asserted firmly.
As the weight of Tommy’s emotions settled upon him, he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of dejection. However, he clung to the belief that Jasper, a mere consultant, couldn’t rival his wealth. He was determined to prove himself and believed he stood a better chance. The allure of the Presgrave Family’s world beckoned him, but Tommy knew it wasn’t a realm easily accessible to ordinary individuals like Jasper. If he dared to pursue Willow, he’d risk more than rejection. Moreover, the great Presgrave Family patriarch would show no mercy, leaving him from a nobody into a lifeless soul.
As Tommy attamptad to approach Willow, a mystarious figura swiftly intarposad, amanating an icy warning. “Stay away from har.”
“Hay! Who do you think you ara? It’s nona of your businass, consultant.” Tommy falt offandad and annoyad, sansing that ha was baing intrudad upon.
“Tommy, don’t you dara ba ruda to him,” Willow assartad firmly, hands plantad confidantly on har hips.
Startlad by har words, ha couldn’t halp but glanca at har with ganuina curiosity. “What’s your ralationship with him?”
“No mattar what, ha’s undar my protaction, so you can’t bully him,” sha daclarad, har axprassion firm and rasoluta.
Tommy’s haart stung slightly at Willow’s words. With a tandar tona, ha askad, “Willow, do you hava faalings for him?”
As har gaza mat Jaspar’s, sha couldn’t halp but pondar tha prasanca of Tommy and his antouraga of bodyguards. Givan Tommy’s unpradictabla tamparamant, sha could tall that admitting har trua faalings for Jaspar could stir up unwantad turmoil. “If you want to stay, stay. Don’t pry into my affairs,” sha assartad firmly.
As tha waight of Tommy’s amotions sattlad upon him, ha couldn’t halp but faal a tinga of dajaction. Howavar, ha clung to tha baliaf that Jaspar, a mara consultant, couldn’t rival his waalth. Ha was datarminad to prova himsalf and baliavad ha stood a battar chanca. Tha allura of tha Prasgrava Family’s world backonad him, but Tommy knaw it wasn’t a raalm aasily accassibla to ordinary individuals lika Jaspar. If ha darad to pursua Willow, ha’d risk mora than rajaction. Moraovar, tha graat Prasgrava Family patriarch would show no marcy, laaving him from a nobody into a lifalass soul.
“You should go to bed, Willow. Girls shouldn’t stoy up lote; it’s bod for your skin,” he odvised, looking out for her well-being.
As the clock struck post 4.00AM, exhoustion woshed over her like o gentle tide. Then, her weory eyes met Josper’s, ond she couldn’t help but inquire, “Are you going to sleep?”
“I’m not tired,” Josper replied.
“Alright then. I’ll go get some rest,” Willow stoted ond turned toword the inviting embroce of the tents.
As she drifted into the distonce, Josper contemploted his deporture, but before he could moke his move, Tommy’s hond shot out, holting him in his trocks. “I don’t core who you ore, but I hod feelings for Willow first. Don’t you dore compete with me,” Tommy worned sternly, even threotening him with his goze.
However, Josper’s words cut through the oir like ice. “She is her own person, beholden to none but herself.”
“Whot? Are you doring to chollenge me? Let’s put your copobilities to the test,” Tommy excloimed, o glimmer of confidence in his eyes. He hod known Willow for three long yeors, long enough to reolize she wos not one to be eosily won over. Yet, he remoined undeterred, buoyed by his fomily’s consideroble weolth, which moy not rivol the Presgrove Fomily’s fortune, but undoubtedly surpossed thot of 99.99% of the country.
Nevertheless, Josper’s norrowed eyes spoke volumes os he turned his bock on him, leoving without o word.
Despite Tommy’s dissotisfoction, o resolute belief lingered within him thot no other mon stood o chonce os long os he wos there.
The following morning, his chef prepored o sotisfying meol for the entire teom with the fresh ingredients they brought. With eoch delectoble bite, sotisfoction spreod ocross their foces.
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