Mommy, Where's Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return novel Chapter 27

"Ethan, do... Do CEOs have the time to shop?" Samantha could not help but ask as soon as they arrived at the most exclusive mall in Braeton City.

'He means well,' she thought, but she just could not get over the fact that he was willing to be out of his office to buy Kenzie and Kyle their childhood wishes.

While Ethan was about to get out of the car with Samantha, he said, "Edgar will help us carry the bags, and you heard me call the mall's manager, right? They will assign me a shopping agent for us to easily find what we need. We won't take long."

"You - you really did not have to do this," said Samantha.

"I - I don't know... I feel like... I owe them so much more," Ethan said. "So I just have to do this."

Samantha saw the puzzled look on the driver's face, but it was not her place to claim Ethan to be the father of her kids. She just let him think whatever he wanted as they made their way to the lift from the parking area.

The second they arrived at the ground floor, they approached an information booth where they were met by a lady with an outstanding stance, walking confidently and gracefully in their direction.

The lady's hips swayed as she approached and with a seductive grin, she said, "You must be Mr. Ethan Wright. My name is Angela and I'll be your shopping agent for today - "

"I prefer a male shopping agent," said Ethan with an irritated tone and a frowning face. "I think I made that clear to Mr. Edwards."

He readily made the call to the mall's manager and berated at how he wound up having a girl approach her.

With eyes widening, Samantha said to Ethan, "She - she seems fine?"

Samantha's words granted her a glare from the man that she ended up looking at Edgar, the driver.

Edgar then leaned over to her and said, "He doesn't like it when women clearly want to impress him."

"Oh," said Samantha. Barely a whisper, she muttered unwittingly, "It's a good thing... I don't want to impress."

Though she said it so softly, Edgar heard her and chuckled. He answered back, "No, Miss Davis. I don't see that in you either... So... keep up the good work."

Samantha, "..."

It took another five minutes for a male agent to arrive, and only then did they start.

"Kenzie mentioned she wanted a dollhouse," Ethan said to Samantha as they made their walk to the nearest toy store. He turned to the male shopper agent and said, "I want the biggest one there is."

Drawing her brows together, Samantha said, "If it... will fit in the living room."

"Samantha, what does Kyle like?" Ethan probed, leaning towards Samantha.

She turned to lock eyes with Ethan as they made the walk and said, "He - he likes gadgets and books. He likes learning new things and playing like he knows the computer."

"How well does he read?" Ethan probed.

"Oh, very well." She laughed and said, "Too good."

For the first time, Samantha saw a clear smirk on his face. She then heard him say, "My mother told me that I was already reading computer books when I was five."

He scoffed and added, "He must take a lot from me."

"I - I suppose," Samantha answered, also in awe at his tale.

Ethan did not only buy the dollhouse and several computer books for kids, but he also bought them new pairs of shoes and bags. He remarked at how he thought the kids' school bags were a little worn out that it did not slip his mind to buy new ones.

After just two hours, they were done and on the way back to the First Diamond Hotel.

Yet again, all eyes were on Samantha. There was no way around it since they had several shopping bags to carry, including Kenzie's gigantic dollhouse box.

They needed the help of the hotel staff to bring everything to Samantha's condo unit.

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"Where do you think, Mommy went?" Kenzie asked her brother while looking at the balcony sliding doors.