A BABY FOR THE BILLIONAIRE のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

MAX'S POVI stepped out of the elevator before the doors could close. Leslie turned around with Daisy still sleeping against her shoulder, while Jeffrey looked just as confused as everyone else the nurse held the file tightly against her chest. "The pediatrician asked me to bring you back inside." I nodded. "Lead the way." None of us spoke until we entered the consultation room. A woman in a white coat stood beside a desk covered with Daisy's records. She greeted us before opening the file. "Mr. Crane, Miss Leslie, thank you for coming back. While updating Daisy's records after the DNA results, I noticed something that shouldn't be ignored." I looked at her. "What is it?" She turned a few pages. "According to the hospital records, Daisy showed signs of a milk protein allergy during her first week of life." Leslie frowned. "What does that mean?" "It means she cannot tolerate regular cow's milk formula properly. She needs a special formula." Leslie immediately looked at Daisy.

Leslie's POV"Are you sure you want to go?" Rochelle asked as she watched me fasten Daisy's blanket around her stroller.I looked up and gave a small nod. "If I don't go, they'll say I'm holding a grudge." Rochelle walked over and adjusted the ribbon on Daisy's tiny dress before stepping back. "And if you do go?" she asked. I sighed. "Then at least I'll know why they suddenly remembered I exist." She did not look convinced, but she stopped trying to change my mind. An hour later, I stood outside my grandparents' house with Daisy sleeping peacefully in her stroller. I had not been there since the divorce. The house looked exactly the same, but it no longer felt familiar. I pressed the doorbell, and a few seconds later my grandmother opened the door with a bright smile. "Leslie, you're here." She hugged me briefly before looking down at Daisy. "She's beautiful." I thanked her quietly and wheeled the stroller inside. The dining room was already full. My uncles, aunts, cousins, and g

Leslie's POVNobody spoke after Mr Crane said those words, I too was stunned. I looked at him, trying to understand why he had answered that way. He could have denied it. Instead, he chose a response that left everyone to reach their own conclusion. My grandmother was the first to recover. A bright smile spread across her face as she hurried toward us. "Leslie, why didn't you tell us?" she asked. "We would have welcomed Mr. Crane properly if we had known." I stared at her in disbelief. A few minutes earlier, she had watched my cousin insult me without saying a single word. Now she sounded like the happiest grandmother in the world. My grandfather stepped forward with the same smile. "Mr. Crane, please forgive us. We had no idea you and Leslie were... close." Max did not correct him. He simply looked at me as if waiting to see whether I wanted to leave. I tightened my hand around Daisy's stroller. "I think it's getting late.""Oh, don't rush off," my aunt said as she walked over. "Y

Max's POV"Come in," Leslie called after I knocked on the apartment door.Rochelle opened it before Leslie reached the entrance. "Good evening, Mr. Crane," she said with a smile. "Good evening." I stepped inside carrying a small paper bag. Leslie walked into the living room with Daisy in her arms. The moment I spoke, Daisy turned her head toward me, her eyes followed my voice, and a small smile spread across her face. Leslie looked down at her and laughed softly. "I think she knows who's here." I walked closer and held out one finger. Daisy grabbed it immediately and let out a happy little sound. "She's in a good mood today," Leslie said. "She finished her bottle and slept well this afternoon." I smiled at Daisy before looking at Leslie. "That's good to hear." I handed the paper bag to Rochelle. "The pharmacy recommended a baby thermometer and a few other things the doctor mentioned. I thought it would be easier to keep them here until Daisy comes home." Rochelle looked inside t

Max's POV"Good morning, sir," Evelyn said as soon as I stepped out of the elevator.I nodded and walked beside her toward the executive floor. She carried a tablet filled with notifications that had been arriving since dawn. "The board members are already here," she said. "Three major investors joined through video conference, and the public relations team is waiting outside the boardroom." I looked ahead without slowing down. "How bad is it?" Evelyn opened one of the reports on her tablet. "The photographs are on every major entertainment website. Several news channels have picked up the story, and people are sharing it across social media." She handed me the tablet. The first headline claimed I had secretly moved in with Leslie. The second said I was preparing to marry a woman who had trapped me with another man's child. I handed the tablet back. "Has our share price changed?" Evelyn nodded once. "A little nothing serious yet, but investors are asking questions." We stopped o