Filed to story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
When Queenie came down with Jessie, both Brandon and Maggie started tearing up again. This was the happiest they had been in a long time.
“Mom, Dad, we’re ready,” Queenie said.
“Great. Let’s go!”
The family of four drove off happily with Brandon in the driver’s seat, Maggie in the front passenger seat, and the two sisters together in the back.
Nigel had successfully dragged Julian into the car with him. No one knew that the award-winning actor was actually a homebody who had a relatively simple life outside of filming. He was a gifted actor who spent most of his free time playing video games with Nigel, tending to his garden, and staying home with his pets.
“Is there a need to make such a big deal out of thanking me? I didn’t do anything!” Julian felt a little embarrassed.
“You’ll just be holed up at home anyway, so you might as well have dinner with us,” Nigel shot back.
Well, it was true that Julian enjoyed hanging out with his friend.
When they arrived at the hotel, Nigel texted Queenie. The two men had arrived first but the Silversteins were soon arriving too, so the men decided to wait for them at the entrance to the restaurant.
A little while later, Brandon’s car pulled up to the hotel. He parked the car beside Nigel’s and the two beautiful young women stepped out.
Oddly enough, Nigel immediately recognized which one of them was Queenie, and Julian did the same with Jessie as well. Though they looked exactly the same, they had vastly different auras.
Despite being the same age, Queenie gave off an air of maturity, whereas Jessie had a cuter, more youthful air.
Jessie had spotted Julian through the car window earlier. She secretly tried to calm her pounding heart as she didn’t want her parents to notice her reaction. In the past, she thought of him as the unattainable man who was way out of her league, but now, she was going to have dinner with him, and she would even be able to see him often from now on.
The thought of that made her positively giddy!
Julian was someone who would still look handsome and distinguished no matter what he wore. Tonight, he was wearing a simple black hoodie, but that was enough to make him look like a prince.
Queenie had already started skipping over to Nigel. She wanted to hug him, but she held herself back since her parents were around.
“You must be Julian Gilmore! My, my! What a fine young man you are!” Maggie swiftly went forward to greet Julian warmly.
Julian sensed warmth and kindness from her. He nodded and smiled. “It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Silverstein.”
“Thank you for helping us find Jessie, Julian. Who knows when we would’ve reunited with her if it hadn’t been for you?” Brandon was immensely grateful.
“Not at all. I met Miss Silverstein by coincidence too.” Julian didn’t dare to take credit for it as he hadn’t been all that nice when they first met.
In fact, he even suspected her of being a thief.
Julian glanced at Jessie and ended up staring right into her large, clear eyes. She gave him a bright smile that glowed under the light, and his heart stirred once more.
It had been so long since he had last seen such a pure, untainted smile—a smile without any greed or ulterior motives. It was a clean, sweet smile that made his heart tremble.
“Let’s not stand around here. We can talk inside! Please come this way, Mr. and Mrs. Silverstein.” Nigel invited them into the restaurant.
The group went up to the private dining room on the second floor and took their seats. When Maggie saw her two daughters sitting with a handsome young man each, she felt a longing in her heart.
How great it’d be if the two young men here today were my future sons-in-law!
With Nigel and Queenie around, the atmosphere remained light-hearted. When the topic landed on Jessie’s dreams for her future, her parents were fully supportive of whatever she wanted to do. It didn’t matter to them what their daughter pursued, as long as she was happy. Furthermore, they had even less to worry about once they heard that Julian’s family ran the most influential company in the entertainment industry.
“Don’t worry, Mr. and Mrs. Silverstein. Jessie will have a brilliant career ahead of her with Julian around to help her out.”
Jessie was shy and nervous. She was afraid that this would only be a bother to Julian as she didn’t want to trouble him.
However, at that very moment, she heard someone say in a deep voice, “I will take good care of her.”
All at once, Jessie went from being a nameless stunt double to someone who was going to be under the care of Julian Gilmore himself!
Throughout dinner, everyone showered Jessie with their love and care. Her face steadily grew redder as the night went on. No one seemed to notice, save for one.
Julian noticed it all.
Everything Jessie did tonight looked so intriguing and adorable to Julian. Perhaps he felt a sense of accomplishment for being the one who found her.
Thus, he enjoyed observing her whenever he could. Jessie seemed to enjoy stealing peeks at him too, and whenever they locked eyes, she would blush even harder at having been caught glancing at him.
A mysterious undercurrent seemed to brew between the two, though no one else noticed it.
Once they were done with dinner, everyone started making their way back home.
Nigel only managed to steal a brief hug from Queenie when they went to the washroom. Now that dinner was over, he had to watch her leave in her father’s car without having the right to feel any sort of resentment.
Julian saw the way Nigel’s eyes trailed after the Silversteins’ car. He patted his friend on the shoulder and said, “Stop staring. Hurry up and marry her so that you won’t have to stare after her like that.”
“It’ll happen soon.” Nigel twirled his car keys and smirked confidently.
The two handsome young men climbed into the car and Nigel gave Julian a ride home. Along the way, Julian seemed to be lost in his thoughts as he didn’t make conversation with Nigel as he always did.
Nigel figured that he had to let the Silversteins reconnect with Jessie for a while before turning their attention to his and Queenie’s wedding.
At Silverstein Residence.
Brandon and Maggie decided to visit the orphanage Jessie had grown up in tomorrow and convey their deepest gratitude.
That night, as the two sisters lay in bed together, Jessie asked curiously about Queenie and Nigel’s relationship. As she listened to the stories, Julian’s face popped into her mind all of a sudden, and she nearly jumped out of bed in shock.
What am I thinking? Why do I feel hopeful about dating Julian? Have I gone mad? What on earth gave me the courage to even dream of that?
“Jessie? What’s on your mind?” Queenie saw the way Jessie’s eyes were seemingly wide with shock.
Jessie quickly smiled and said, “It’s nothing. I was just thinking that I’ll get to attend your wedding soon.”
Queenie’s eyes sparkled with joy. That’s right! Jessie’s back now, and once the whole family has gotten the chance to spend more time together, it’ll be time to start planning for my wedding.
A thought flashed across her mind and she propped her head up to ask, “Jessie, do you like Julian?”
