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While attending his brother's funeral, Neil Mo noticed the little girl, sitting quietly alone with both hands hugging her knees tightly.

The little girl had only lost both her parents. But in a room was full of people, no one seemed to pay attention to her.

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"Grandma, I don't want to live away from my daddy and mommy... I know that I won't get to see them again... What if I miss them?" her words were a bit incoherent as she forced back her sobs.

Seeing the little girl, he felt something tugged on his heart.

"Hazel," Neil spoke after a while. "If you don't want to live in the countryside with grandma, then would you like to live with me?"
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After losing his younger brother in an accident, the President of the MH group, Neil Mo, decided to look after his five years old niece. Who knew that looking after a child could be difficult than securing a business deal!

Noticing that his niece was particularly close to her kindergarten teacher, Neil then offered her a job as a babysitter.

"But, President Mo, what do you mean by living together?"

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Cover illustration: Kirinlukis
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Author Note: This story is written to participate in WPC, with 'single parent' as the theme. The story is slow-paced at the beginning, but if you read carefully, there will be hints on what will happen after. The middle part will get a bit fluffier, and there's going to be some action as well.

Shared universe with:
1. Loving You Too Much
2. True Love and Other Lies
3. You're My Only Star
4. The Dragon Beside Me
5. Love So Sweet
6. Commander Qi's Runaway Wife
7. The Wedding Planner's Romance

A Lifetime With You

Edith thought that after talking with Neil during dinner, she had liked him a little bit more.

This man might be a man of a few words to others, but he would say more than he usually does to convince her. Last time, he had convinced her that the reason he had kissed her had nothing to do with him wanting her to stay for Hazel. This time, he had convinced her that he did not mind her background and she should not be insecure when they are together.

She did not need to match him and he did not need her to help him to boost his career.

If he wanted to talk about business, he can always do that with the directors, managers, or his business partner. What he needed was for her to stay by his side and be the person where he could return to whenever he was tired. The person he needed was someone who can accompany him in life. As long as they love each other, everything else would not matter.

Whenever Edith recalled his words again, she had the urge to swoon.

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