It was rare for Ashley to see Fabio this way.
However, his behavior was not surprising at all.
Ashley whispered to Andrew, "That little girl is Fabio's friend. She was waiting by herself at the gate.
Nobody came to pick her up so I brought her home with us. I will take her back to the kindergarten after
dinner.
"Okay, that sounds good."
Andrew nodded his head while holding Ashley's hand.
But Ashley only rolled her eyes at Andrew and decided to stay away from him. She had no intention of
displaying their physical intimacy in front of the kids.
"Hi Dany, what would you like to eat? Auntie can make any dish for you."
Ashley asked while she approached Dany.
As soon as she mentioned the word "Auntie", Ashley felt a little weird.
It made her feel that she wasn't that young anymore.
Dany meekly replied, "Anything is fine for me. I'm not really a picky eater."
If Cayn was there, he would have become upset with what Dany had said.
Dany's sensible behavior in front of Ashley would have seriously offended him.
He had raised Dany with unreserved efforts for five years. With only himself to rely on, he did
everything for the little girl.
And when it came to her eating habits, nobody knew it better than Cayn. In fact, the little girl was quite
particular with food.
But just then, she said that she wasn't a picky eater. She was behaving much better in front of Ashley
than she ever did in front of her father.
Truth be told, as the apple of his eye, Dany was actually very obedient in front of Cayn.
However, Cayn had mixed feelings whenever Dany was lovable in front of other people.
But, of course, he would never know about it.
"Good girl."
Ashley complimented while patting Dany on the head.
As a matter of fact, Ashley couldn't figure out why she cared for Dany so much and why she wanted to
be close to this little girl.
Perhaps it was because Ashley had lost her own daughter. So whenever she saw Dany, she would
think of her.
With this in mind, the expression on Ashley's face softened.
Then, Dany blinked her eyes at Ashley. With a smile, she bowed her head and smiled shyly.
That night, their dinner was a little extravagant. Because of the arrival of a guest, everyone present,
including Chant was very lively and spirited.
Everyone was having a good time, except for Andrew who still kept a straight face as usual.
Since Dany liked Ashley a lot, the little girl chose the seat next to her.
Andrew was already sitting on Ashley's other side.
Because of this, Fabio had to adjust and gave his usual seat to Dany.
Being close to Dany, Ashley kept asking the little girl what she liked to eat. From time to time, she
would even pick up some food and place it in her bowl.
Even Andrew who was sitting next to Ashley was surprised even a little jealous.
In Andrew's opinion, Ashley was being too kind to Dany.
Fabio had the same sentiments.
While watching Ashley being so nice to Dany, Fabio felt that something was wrong. It was as if Dany
was suddenly taking his mom's love and attention from him.
In addition, Ashley was treating Dany the way she had treated him before.
But even so, a child would still have the capacity to think like a child. No matter how Fabio felt about
the situation, he didn't think too much about it.
Meanwhile, Dany was thinking that it was the best meal that she ever had in her entire life. She was
especially fond of the harmonious atmosphere among the people around the dining table. It was never
like this with Cayn.
Being with Ashley and the rest of her family, Dany had unfortunately forgotten about Cayn's existence.
At that time, the man was still sitting in his office, waiting for Dany to ask him to pick her up.
As time went on, Cayn was growing completely restless.
Back and forth, he walked around in his office with heavy steps. His face was getting a little red and his
expression gloomy.
Sitting on the sofa, Zed didn't dare to say anything. He just looked at Cayn with a deadpan expression
on his face.
After all, Dany was the person that Cayn cared about the most. It was only Cayn himself who knew
what should be done under such circumstances.
The best choice for Zed was to keep silent. Even if he were to say something, the president would not
necessarily listen to him.
He had told Cayn that Dany was actually growing up so it was only natural for the young girl to have
her own friends. In the future, she would even find herself a boyfriend. But as he had expected, it didn't
seem like Cayn was listening to him.
'The issue at hand is not that Dany can't live without the president, but the complete opposite. The
president is dependent on the little girl, ' Zed silently thought.
Back at the Golden Palace, Dany was happily playing after dinner. Meanwhile, Ashley went outside to
check the weather.
It was already six o'clock. Although there was still some light outside, it would soon become very dark if
they were to wait a little longer.
Nonetheless, it wasn't safe to send Dany back to the kindergarten at that hour.
Besides, she hadn't received any call from any member of the little girl's family. Perhaps, her family had
been too busy to pick her up or had even forgotten about her.
Looking at Dany who was sitting on the couch, Ashley felt a little annoyed. Until now, no one had called
to inquire about Dany's whereabouts. Didn't her parents care about her?
The little girl was so well behaved and obedient. How could her parents let her wait in the kindergarten
by herself?
At first, Dany didn't have that much significance to Ashley. She was simply a friend of Fabio. But during
the time they had spent together, she had grown fond of the young girl for some reason that even she
couldn't understand or explain.
However, Ashley couldn't just ignore the fact that she wasn't in any position to be upset with her
parents.
It still didn't stop her from wondering why they didn't come to pick her up. Even if they were too busy or
they had forgotten about Dany, it wasn't an acceptable excuse for their kid.
Either way, it made Ashley feel quite uncomfortable.
To ease her worries, Ashley went to Dany's side and inquired, "Darling, do you have your parents'
phone number? It's getting late so they might be worried about you. Let me drive you home."
Upon hearing what Ashley had said, Dany took out her cell phone to check the time. It was indeed very
late.
Pursing her lips, she had never thought that time would pass by so quickly.
'Is it time to leave now?' Dany thought to herself.
In fact, she was quite reluctant to leave Ashley's home.
Yet she nodded her head and said, "I will call my daddy right now."
"Okay, that sounds good."
With a smile, Ashley took a seat beside Dany.
On the other side, Cayn was extremely relieved to receive Dany's call. At least his daughter still knew
that she had a father.
On their way to Ashley's house, Zed was rendered speechless. He had to constantly obey Cayn's
barking orders to drive faster.
'You were so restless in the office just now. You even said that you wouldn't care about Dany if she
didn't call you. Now look at you, why are you in such a hurry? You just ate your words a few moments
ago, ' Zed sullenly thought.
At last, Zed slowly drove the car into the Golden Palace.
Cayn narrowed his eyes in mounting disbelief.
Since Dany said that she wanted to go to kindergarten, he had acquired almost all the information
about every single child in the school.
But he didn't have anything about a child living in this villa.
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