Chapter 346: Cute jealousy
Dylan froze. His smile faltered as his daughter giggled and ran right past him—straight into Nicholas’s waiting arms.
His jaw clenched as he watched Nicholas, who, with a beaming grin, effortlessly scooped her up as if she were his own. The room around them blurred for Dylan, his earlier triumph now feeling slightly tainted. His daughter practically ignored him for Nicholas.
Nicholas chuckled, brushing the little girl’s cheek gently. "You’ve missed me, huh, princess?"
Aliyah nodded eagerly, wrapping her tiny arms around Nicholas’s neck. "Yes! You didn’t visit Aliyah for so long."
Dylan’s eye twitched. Nicholas had been away on a business trip for two weeks—meanwhile, Dylan had been home, playing with her, tucking her in, telling her bedtime stories.
And yet, here she was, acting like Nicholas was the greatest man alive.
Dylan’s fingers curled into a fist at his side. ’What the hell?’ He didn’t mind Nicholas being close to their family—after all, he was their daughter’s godfather—but this was pushing it.
Before he could say anything, Ava placed a gentle hand on his arm. "Dylan," she murmured, suppressing a smile at his obvious irritation, "you know she adores Nicholas. He is her godfather."
Dylan shot her a look, his dark eyes simmering with annoyance. "Yeah, well, he is getting a little too much credit," he muttered under his breath.
Ava bit her lip, trying to stifle her amusement. "Oh, come on. She still loves her real papa the most."
Dylan wasn’t convinced. His gaze flickered back to Nicholas, who was now twirling his daughter around, making her squeal with laughter. A muscle twitched in his jaw. ’That was supposed to be my moment.’