Miracle Cutie (Amelia and Benjamin) novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280 Working on the Same Thing

The car door opened, and Nina hopped out, beaming.

Her smile vanished a second later. “Daddy? No playground.”

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“This is the office. I have two meetings this morning,” Benjamin explained, picking her up and heading inside. “We’ll go to the playground after.”

Nina, who hated coming to the office, started wailing loudly the moment they entered the lobby, “Daddy bad! Daddy lie! Want playground!”

Her cries drew every eye in the spacious lobby.

A newly hired receptionist stared, mouth hanging open. “Is… is that Mr. Graham? And he has a child?”

“Stop staring. Do your job,” the other receptionist whispered urgently. “Mr. Graham is probably embarrassed enough. It’s not good to stare like that.”

The first receptionist said, “Right, right. But, just asking… If Mr. Graham starts yelling at the kid later, should we intervene? I heard he has a temper.”

While Benjamin was a man of few words, his cold stare alone was enough to feel like a scolding.

The staff were appropriately afraid of him.

“Just don’t get involved,” the second receptionist murmured.

As they whispered, Nina was in the lobby arching her chubby little body backward with all her strength.

Benjamin held her firmly to keep her from falling. “Nina, behave.”

“Daddy bad! Daddy bad!” She wasn’t listening at all, insisting on the playground now.

Just as Benjamin was running out of ideas, a lollipop appeared in front of Nina. “Would you like a candy, sweetie?”

Nina recognized a lollipop. Her cries stopped instantly, and her chubby hand shot out to grab

The offer came from Benjamin’s No. 5 Assistant, Sophia Clark-a smart, elegant woman who had climbed her way up from the bottom.

Benjamin usually didn’t let Nina have store-bought lollipops because he didn’t like all the

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But to calm the storm, he didn’t object this time.

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Nina, still sniffling with tears in her eyes, took the lollipop and said to Sophia, “You’re welcome.”

Benjamin sighed, “You say ‘thank you!”

In her upset state, Nina’s words were all mixed up.

Seizing the lull in her sniffling, Benjamin carried her into the elevator and up to his office.

“Daddy, open.” Nina had been pulling and gnawing at the wrapper, covering it in drool, but couldn’t get it open.

She handed it to Benjamin, wanting him to help her open it.

Benjamin looked at the saliva-covered lollipop and was silent for just a few seconds.

Then, he took it and opened it.

“Nina, can I have a bite?” he asked.

Benjamin didn’t want Nina to eat too much of it. He wanted to break off a piece so he could leave only a small part for her.

The same Nina who had generously offered her sippy cup earlier in the car now shook her head.

“No! Nina’s!” She popped the lollipop into her mouth.

With only one lollipop, she wasn’t sharing with Benjamin.

Seeing he wouldn’t get any, Benjamin dropped the idea.

Sophia offered to watch Nina for a while.

But Benjamin declined-he didn’t want to hand Nina over to anyone else.

He thought of Lucien, who was good with Nina, and called him.

Lucien said he was busy.

He tried Barry next.

Barry yelled “Nina” excitedly, but also said he couldn’t come.

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Benjamin didn’t call Nelson.

All the boys are busy at the same time… they’re probably working on the same thing right now.

He didn’t disturb them further.

Besides his meetings, Benjamin had other matters to attend to.

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