Chapter Seventy Four: A Heart in Conflict

Layla threw her head back on the head rest, taking a moment to catch her breath as the car drove them home. Canaan had insisted she drove home with him. They had been moving from one place to the other. Thank God she had heeded his advice to eat lunch, or she could have collapsed from all the stress. She expected the documentations would be easy since Canaan was a rich man after all. He could just tweak his fingers, and he would have all his wish come true. But no, they had gone down the hard way, strictly adhering to the protocol. What a bother that was! Canaan held Derek in his arms, and he even cooed to him when Derek attempted to cry. Layla was touched by his actions. He nailed it in her face that he did not only acknowledge Derek as his son for the resemblance sake, but he was proud of him as his father. He didn't let her stick in the shadow either. He acted like an actual gentleman. Except that he didn't pull out chairs for her. But he won the admiration of many other