Chapter 3 He Is Not Your Daddy

"What were you thinking? Stop talking nonsense," Kyler said as he pursed his lips with a serious expression. However, when he looked at the boy, his gaze became softer.

Malcolm couldn't help but laugh. "You haven't been close to any woman in the past few years. And there're even rumors spreading around that you and me love each other. But, the boy's resemblance to you is hard not to notice. Are you even sure that he is not a kid who was born after you accidentally got a woman pregnant?"

Looking at the boy, Kyler questioned with a puzzled look, "Does he really look like me?"

"I am betting that if your mother sees the two of you, even she would think that you are his father," Malcolm replied with certainty.

A gentle smile appeared on Kyler's lips as he lifted the boy and pinched his cheeks affectionately.

Seeing that, Malcolm stared at him in disbelief. Was he the same Kyler that Malcolm had always known to be cold and ruthless?

'He is scaring me!' Malcolm thought to himself.

Since he knew Kyler well, he was aware that whenever Kyler smiled, it meant that someone was in trouble.

"Who is your mom, boy? Did she send you to me?"

Kyler asked. The longer he looked at the boy, the more he adored him. He felt like there was no choice for him but to accept the kid, who had come to him on his own.

That moment, an announcement was made at the airport.

"Harlan Yang, your mother is waiting for you at the reception. Please come to the reception desk immediately..." a woman said.

After listening to the announcement, Harlan was anxious. He looked around, and said, "Could you please take me to the reception? My mother would be scared to death if she doesn't see me soon."

In fact, Harlan had been so eager to chase after Kyler that he had completely forgotten about his mother.

"Sure." When he saw Harlan's cute face filled with anxiety, Kyler's heart softened.

Harlan put his arms around Kyler and grinned proudly.

'Mission accomplished!' he thought to himself.

Kyler walked towards the reception. As they neared the receptionist's desk, Harlan spotted his mother talking to a police officer and yelled, "Mommy, I'm here!"

Although it was quite noisy at the lobby area, Audrey heard her son's voice clearly.

She quickly turned around and saw Harlan on a stranger's arms. She rushed over to them and took Harlan from the man's arms, like an angry mother hen.

"Where did you go? How many times have I told you not to run around like that? You scared me to death, Harlan!" As Audrey said those words, tears streamed down her cheeks.

"I am so sorry, Mommy! I would never do such a thing again. I am fine, so please don't cry..." Harlan said in a soft voice, trying to comfort her. He was so anxious about making her frightened that he instantly reached out and wiped her tears away.

"Where did you go and why did you do that?"

The moment Audrey had found that her son was missing, she panicked. She had been so worried that she wanted to find him as quickly as she could. After seeing Harlan, she finally calmed down. However, she sensed that there was something wrong.

"I..." Harlan turned around and looked at Kyler as he blinked with joy. "I went to find Daddy. Mommy, is he my father?"

The moment Audrey and Kyler heard that, they were embarrassed.

Audrey was puzzled by Kyler's gaze. Who was this man and why was he staring at her breasts so hungrily?

"No! He is not your father, Harlan," Audrey denied with a calm expression.

"But the analysis results of the app..."

"Shut up!" Audrey knew what Harlan was about to say and interrupted him.

Harlan had never been yelled at by his mother before, so he sensed that she was angry and remained silent.

Harlan rested his head against his mother's shoulder as he looked at Kyler expectantly with his big black eyes.

Seeing his pitiful expression, Kyler felt sorry for him.

The more Kyler pitied Harlan, the more he became displeased with the boy's mother. 'What is wrong with her?' he wondered.

Even if Harlan had said something that he should not have, she had no right to treat him so harshly. Thinking of that, Kyler wanted to take Harlan away to his home so he could make him feel happy.

Audrey sensed that Kyler was against her methods and hugged Harlan even tighter as she looked at Kyler with a firm gaze.

"Thank you for bringing him back. I am sorry for any trouble that he might have caused you. Goodbye."

Saying that, Audrey held Harlan and was about to leave.

However, when she was about to cross Kyler's path, he grabbed her arm. Frightened, Audrey immediately pulled back her arm.

"What are you doing?" she asked with a frown.

"Mr. He."

Joe Zhang's voice came as he rushed to them in a hurry.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, he gave Kyler a respectful nod.

Staring at him, Kyler lifted an eyebrow as he questioned, "Who are you?"

"Mr. He, my name is Joe Zhang, and I am the director of the sales department at He Group." Joe then proceeded to introduce Audrey and Harlan formally.

"This little boy, Harlan Yang, was hired by our company as a brand ambassador for this season's new products. And Audrey Yang is his mother. Miss Yang, this is the CEO of He Group, Mr. Kyler He."

Hearing that, Kyler narrowed his eyes at Audrey. He had been wondering if she was using her son for her own benefit, and after listening to the introduction, he was sure of his suspicion.

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for your help, but I need to reconsider our cooperation with your company. I have already made plans to meet with a friend, so I will be contacting you later."

With that, Audrey put down her son, held his hand as she walked towards Joe. She motioned for the shorter man behind Joe to put down her luggage and walked forward.

"Wait a minute," Kyler said. Audrey could not pretend like she had not heard Kyler's voice and wanted to know what he was about to say to her.

As Kyler walked closer to her, she was intimidated, looking at his handsome face, but she could not let him know that she was afraid so she had no choice but to stand there with a fearless expression.

She did not think that he would dare to do anything to hurt her in a public place.

"Why aren't you working with us?" Kyler asked, their faces merely a feet apart as they stared at each other.

Upon seeing how handsome he was, Audrey gulped. She could feel her heart race as she looked into his eyes.

Kyler was playing dirty. He wanted to use his looks to lure her into signing the contract, but Audrey would not let him fool her.

She bit her lower lip as she stared deep into his eyes, and said in a polite yet cold voice, "I am afraid that Harlan would not be able to comply with the rules of your company's publicity policy. I only refused because I don't want either of us to have a hard time later on. Anyway, I have to go now, so goodbye!"