“Mm..hmm. I know.” Ethlyn nodded her head, agreeing with him. “I know.” To hide the pain that she felt from Calvin’s blunt reply, she changed the topic, “By the way, what was that urgent work because of which you didn’t show up?” She asked casually.

Calvin was taken aback by her question. He had two options at that moment, one, either to skip the question, or second, to tell her the truth. And he really felt that he should go for the second one. He had never lied to his daughter then how could he do lie to the mother of his pup? Also, when he was trying to be...