Chapter 88 - Your Moms My Ex-Wife (1/2)

The girl was staring at him intently. Andrew was confused. He couldn't understand the reason for the girl's sudden appearance in front of him.

He stepped outside, turning his head from left to right. Then he turned his gaze to the little girl again. He could see a lot of resemblance between Nina and her daughter but couldn't see any similarity to James.

”What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” He asked with a frown face.

The little girl didn't say a word and stepped inside his apartment without a word.

”Hey! Don't barge into someone's house uninvited.” He exclaimed.

Brie still didn't say anything and was looking around as if memorizing every detail of the house.

Andrew was starting to get pissed with the girl's silence. He was confused and curious at the same time. He sighed and walked towards the couch to sit down.

”If you won't tell me why you're here, I'll kick you out.” He said while looking at Brie intently.

Brie stared at her father. She wanted to scream the word dad, but she knew he would not believe him. She came to him to see what kind of man he was.

”I-I ran away!” She exclaimed.

”What? Why?” He asked.

Brie gulped. The only reason she ran away from home was to see the man in front of her. But she couldn't voice it out to him.

”C-Can I stay here, sir?” She asked.

Her heart was beating so fast. She wasn't sure about the man's personality. From what she read, Andrew Cross was serious and snubbed. He had never been in a relationship for the past four years. She tried to look further beyond that four years, but she couldn't find anything about him. It seemed someone had deleted all articles about him before those years.

”And why would I allow you to stay here? Look, we just met a while ago. Your parents might be worried.” He said.

The girl pouted. Brie walked towards Andrew and suddenly jumped into him, hugging him.

”W-Wait! What are you doing?” He asked, confused.

But Brie didn't answer and started crying instead. Andrew's heart softened. He couldn't understand why he felt a sudden pain in his chest when he heard the girl sobbing. He wrapped his arms around her, caressing her back.

He let Brie cry in his arms. He didn't know her reason, but he felt the girl's loneliness and couldn't ignore it.

When she stopped crying, she sat beside him while wiping the tears in her eyes. He was just staring at her and saw Nina in her.

”You were like your mother when you cried like that.” He whispered.

Brie heard it and turned her gaze to Andrew. She had a lot of questions for her father. She stared into his eyes and saw the sadness in them while looking at her.

”W-What was your relationship with mommy? I saw your Instagram post, and in the caption, you called her wife.” She asked.

Andrew was shocked by Brie's question. He didn't expect someone, especially Nina's daughter, to ask him about it. He sighed and looked at the girl intently.

”Your mom's my ex-wife. That was four years ago.” He simply answered.