Nicole was heartbroken to see that, so she asked, “Kyle, what would you like to have for breakfast? I’ll make it for you.”
What? Do you have any idea what time it is?”
Evan’s frustrated tone rang up and prompted Nicole to check her watch. Evan was right, and she didn’t have time to cook anything.
“Sorry, I was worried about him going hungry, so I didn’t pay attention to the time.”
Evan stared intently at her before he suddenly scoffed aloud.
You abandoned Kyle when he was just a baby, so why bother putting on an act now? Do you honestly think you can fool everyone?
Nicole got confused. She was trying to figure out why he scoffed when Evan glared over in distaste and insulted, “Your acting sucks.” After that, he walked up the stairs.
Nicole connected the dots then. Ah, he assumed that this is all an act. Wow, a man really would find everything you do suspicious when he doesn’t trust you.
Nicole figured that she would never be able to clear her good name with Evan.
She sighed but soon realized that she was overthinking. Why bother caring what he thinks of me? He can think of anything he wants. That won’t affect me.
Kyle packed up soon after and walked out of his bedroom with his backpack on. Nicole helped him straighten his clothes some more before they held hands and left the living room together.
They got into the car, and Nicole turned to Kyle. She asked with a concerned tone, “What do you like to have for breakfast? How about Mommy prepare everything beforehand and bring it over for you? You can have the same breakfast as Juan, Nina, and Maya.”
Kyle was curious about what his siblings have for breakfast, so he nodded happily as soon as he heard that they could all have the same dishes for breakfast.
The car reached Grant Kindergarten soon after.
Kyle hopped out of the car and waved goodbye to Nicole before he turned around and walked into the kindergarten. Nicole grinned as she stared at his tiny figure moving away.
She had fantasized countless times about having the opportunity to do something for Kyle. Just some motherly care for him, and her wish finally came true.
Nicole didn’t get back into her car until she could no longer see Kyle’s back. She quickly made a U-turn and rushed to Seet Group.
That was her first day at work, so she was terrified of making a mistake. She kept reminding herself that she must do a good job.
John led her to her department and handed two documents to her. “Ms. Tussaud, this is your task for the day, please print the documents out once you have finished translating them. You can leave after you deliver them to Mr. Seet.”
Translating those documents was a simple task for her, but delivering them to Evan… He’s gonna scowl at me and insult me again. Nicole was extremely reluctant to do that.
“Can I ask someone else to hand them to Mr. Seet?”
“No, that won’t do. These documents are confidential, and Mr. Seet had specially requested for you to deliver them personally. You cannot let anyone else see them.”
They’re that important? And Evan requested them?
Nicole got even more nervous.
She felt like Evan had an ulterior motive for asking her to deliver these documents.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t do anything about it. She would have to deal with it when the problem arose.
I should be fine as long as I deal with him like I always do, right? At worst, I will just act dumb and get through it.
Nicole dove into her job after coming to that conclusion. She was focused, and her beautiful fingers danced endlessly on the keyboard while her gaze was stuck on the document from A Nation. She got a hang of it rather quickly.
She was perfect when she focused on the job.
About an hour later, she translated both documents. She stretched a little and massaged her neck before she printed the documents out as requested.
The crucial moment and most difficult task came after that. Her anxiety spread from the deepest core of her heart. She was about to go face Evan, and her heart thumped in an uneven rhythm.
She walked to the director’s office and hesitated for three seconds before she took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Nicole walked into the office as soon as that deep, sexy voice rang up. She politely placed the translated documents in front of Evan as she said, “Mr. Seet, these are the translated documents. Please take a look.”
Evan never bothered looking at her. He got the documents and scanned them.
Others would take several hours to translate those documents, but she did it in an hour. That was fast.
Evan was worried about her making a mistake, so he scanned every word.
To his surprise, everything was accurate, and the job was done perfectly. Fast and accurate. This woman is actually pretty good. Still… when did she learn the language from A Nation?
Evan had always been surprised and curious about that.
He tilted his gaze up and asked, “You mastered the language from A Nation. Why?”
“To read medical documents and treat my patients better,” replied Nicole humbly and directly.
Evan narrowed his eyes and examined her. Her beautiful face only had a little make-up on, but she still looked stunning. Moreover, that simple make-up matched her pink formal outfit.
Who would’ve thought that this woman has a good side too?
Then Evan thought about how she said that she learned the language to better cure others.
Evan’s eyes shone with a hint of anger. She did cure Kyle, but he seemed to have developed some mental issues after being in contact with her. She must be behind all that!
Evan suddenly felt like the woman was too scheming and looked mean.
Hence…
This woman did so many vile things just to work by my side, and I will not let her scheme progress so smoothly!
“Not bad,” praised Evan generously despite his grouchy expression.
Nicole didn’t expect that. She grinned slightly and was about to thank him out of courtesy when she heard Evan adding, “Now write the translated document down by hand. Please make sure that your handwriting is clear, strong, and in a straight line.”
W-what? Writing everything down by hand? And with all those conditions? The content is printed, so why would he need a handwritten copy?
Nicole stared at him suspiciously.
“This is a unique document, and the client asked for the content to be written by hand. You are an employee of the company, so it is your job to do as you are told. Please start writing right away.”
Evan spoke calmly and made his excuse and request sound ever so justified.
Naturally, Nicole knew that he was bullsh*tting, but there was nothing she could do about it.
She glared angrily and replied, “John actually mentioned that I can leave after I translated these two documents. I would be late in picking Kyle up if I stay and copy everything by hand.”
Evan’s handsome face darkened a little. His fingers tapped on the table before he said, “Don’t worry about that. I will have someone else to go pick Kyle up.”
“But…” I have three other kids to pick up!
“Go ahead, tell me what other problems you have,” replied Evan as he looked at her with a meaning glow in his eyes. He looked as if he would solve all problems so she could stay and work.
Nicole knew that he was determined to go against her and that there was no point in saying anything else, so she kept quiet.
Still, the way he bullied her so blatantly got her upset, and she rolled her eyes at him before picking up the documents and left the office.
Bang! She slammed the door.
Ah, what a terrible temper.
Evan was sitting on his chair, and not only was he not angry, but his handsome face also lit up with a hint of glee. Take your time and copy those documents by hand. Do you think you can get what you want by using dirty tricks? No freaking way!
Nicole returned to her office and slammed the documents onto her desk. The fury burning in her was intense.
That f*cking Evan Seet! Asking me to write everything down by hand like that. He’s obviously just making things difficult for me!
If I skip lunch and write them out, would that assh*le claim that my handwriting wasn’t good enough and use that as an excuse to make me write repeatedly? Am I doomed to be bullied for no reason? What do I do now?
Nicole stared at those two thick documents and sighed.
……
It was time to go home from kindergarten, and Kyle saw that the one who went to pick him up was not his Mommy. Instead, Davin came. Kyle couldn’t help but pout.
“What are you doing here?”
Davin wasn’t angry about that rude question. He understood that was Kyle’s usual style.
No mental illness or episodes today…
Kyle had always scowled at Davin as if Davin owed him money or something.
“Your Daddy called me to come and pick you up. Why else would I bother coming?” replied Davin, who adjusted based on Kyle’s attitude. Davin looked just as mean as Kyle at that moment.
Kyle ignored Davin and crawled into the car before instructing, “Bring me home as quickly as possible.”
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