The voice belonged to a girl named Maya. She was Nicole’s youngest child and a glutton through and through.
“Behave, Maya. Mommy will bring you to get some dessert later, okay?”
Maya’s eyes lit up, and she nodded enthusiastically.
Standing beside her was Nina, who was a carbon copy of Maya. She shook her head in an adult-like manner and heaved a deep sigh. “If you keep eating this much, you’ll become a fat pig! We should take care of our body, Maya.”
Maya turned to glance unhappily at Nina. “Don’t say it like you don’t eat!”
“That’s called tasting. I only have one bite!”
“One bite still counts!”
“No, it doesn’t!”
“Yes, it does!”
“No, it doesn’t! Tell her, Juan!”
Nina couldn’t take it anymore and seek for her brother’s help.
Abruptly being put in a tough spot, Juan scratched his head, unsure of what to do.
Since Nina and Maya were both his sisters, so he didn’t know who he should help.
“I think… you’re both right!”
Hearing his reply, both Nina and Maya rolled their eyes at Juan and harrumphed loudly before storming ahead.
“Alright, that’s enough now, kids. Come on.”
Nicole gently rubbed Juan’s head, to which he nodded and trailed after her.
Among the three, Maya was the smallest in size. Fuming and stomping forward without looking where she was going, she accidentally bumped against a woman’s leg and fell back onto the floor.
“What the hell? Are you blind?”
Maya looked up at the woman who looked like she wanted to bite her head off.
This lady is so fierce.
“Maya! Are you okay?”
Seeing her sister being knocked down, Nina rushed forward and helped Maya up. Then, she gave the woman a once-over.
Although the woman was very beautiful, she couldn’t hold a candle to their mother.
Besides, Nina didn’t like how rude she was, and it was clearly written all over her face.
“Why are you looking at me like that? Apologize!” The woman yelled at Nina.
“I’m sorry, ma’am!” Maya said in her cute voice and looked at the woman with large eyes that gleamed with sincerity.
Nina, on the other hand, gave her little sister a flat stare. What is Maya doing? Why did she apologize!
“You too! Apologize to me!” The woman ordered Nina in a superior tone.
However, Nina stared unflinchingly at her and stood there without saying a word.
“What’s going on?”
“What’s wrong?”
A man and a woman’s voice sounded in unison.
One of the voices belonged to Nicole, while the other…
The other voice sounded rather familiar to Nicole, so she instinctively looked up, and her heart almost stopped. She hastily bowed her head, cursing vehemently in her heart.
It’s that man from five years ago!Freakin’ Evan Seet!
What a pathetically small world!I can’t believe I ran into him the second I step foot in this country!
“Evan, this kid is plain rude. She won’t apologize even after bumping into me. Just look at her…”
Evan tipped his chin down to glance at Nina. She was fair-skinned, and her clear eyes had a stubborn glint to them.
With her head still lowered, Nicole peeked at Evan, who was staring intently at Nina, all the while praying that he wouldn’t perceive the similarities between Nina, Maya, and her.
God help me! Please!
She muttered a silent prayer under her breath.
Juan, who noticed how odd his mother was behaving, followed her line of sight and studied Evan with slightly narrowed eyes.
That’s weird.
This man… kinda looks like me?
Juan’s curiosity was piqued. He was about to walk forward to examine his lookalike more closely, but Nicole caught his arms before he could take a step. She then fished out a child-sized mask and hastily covered his little face with it.
My dear boy, please don’t cause me any trouble!
If Evan sees your face… It’ll all be over!You’ll lose your beloved Mommy forever!
Even though Juan couldn’t understand the intention behind his mother’s actions, he didn’t go any further. Hence, allowing Nicole to pull him tightly towards her.
“Is this your child?”
Evan’s deep and magnetic voice almost caused Nicole to jump out of her skin.
She nodded stiffly but did not dare make a sound for fear that he would recognize her voice.
“You should discipline your child from a young age, or she’ll grow up to become an uncivilized person!”
“Who are you to say that? This lady was the one who spoke rudely to Maya first! If she didn’t go around bullying kids, I would’ve said sorry ages ago.”
After that, Nina raised her chin and returned Evan’s gaze without a trace of fear in her eyes.
“This child of yours is a feisty one, huh!” The young woman standing beside Evan gaped at Nina with a startled look on her face.
Evan’s mouth lifted slightly around the edges. This little girl seems to be very well-spoken, and her headstrong personality reminds me of someone.
She reminds me of…
At that thought, he peered even closer at Nina’s snowy-white face.
Then, he transferred his gaze to Maya.
Finally, his eyes fell upon Nicole, who was covered from head to toe.
These two children look so similar to that woman. Could their mother be…
Nicole looked up just then. When her gaze met with Evan’s keen ones, her grip subconsciously tightened on
Juan’s clothes.
Evan’s gaze deepened, and he strode towards Nicole. Every step he took filled her racing heart with dread.
Oh, God! What should I do?
What if this bastard insists on seeing my face?
She could hear her rapidly beating heart that was going to fly out of her chest any moment now.
Evan came to a stop right in front of her and fixed her a penetrating stare.
It’s over. It’s all over.
I’m done for!
“You-“
Evan was interrupted by Juan the moment he spoke.
“I need to pee. I can’t hold it anymore. I need to pee.”
Juan cutely tugged on Nicole’s sleeve. Although he had no idea what was going on, he could feel his mother’s anxiety.
Since Mommy is scared of this man, I’ll help Mommy to get as far away as possible from him.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.