A random Passerby A said, “Why do you think someone of her status would resort to snatching someone else’s child? That’s so odd!”
Passerby B then responds, “I don’t get it either. Maybe the child is Mr. Seet’s bastard child? I suppose she didn’t want other women using their illegitimate child to threaten Mr. Seet, hence the episode.”
Passerby A added, “I don’t think so. The woman at the mall was hardly attractive. Plus, she looked rather old. Mr. Seet surely won’t fall for someone like her.”
“Could the tabloids be spot on? Perhaps she’s mentally unwell? But I saw her with Mr. Seet earlier on and she looked fine. She didn’t look like a deranged woman,” commented Passerby B.
Nicole was bewildered. What mall? What child? This Mr. Seet that they keep mentioning… Could it be Evan? And the lunatic… It can’t be me, can it? What the hell is going on?
Just as she remained frozen in her spot trying to figure out what was happening, a woman appeared a few meters away from her. She began watching a video clip on her phone.
The distance between the women was minute, so Nicole could hear the woman’s video clip playing loud and clear. A woman’s voice came from the phone – it was Nicole’s voice.
Unable to resist the urge, Nicole whipped her head to see what was playing on that woman’s phone.
It was a video clip of her attempting to snatch someone else’s child away. She was dumbfounded, to say the least.
The woman stood at the side snickering as she took in Nicole’s reaction.
In a calm but scornful demeanor, she said, “Hey, isn’t this Mrs. Seet from the Seet Group? You know, the one who bit her own child and tried to snatch another person’s child?”
Nicole glanced at her, brows furrowed. “What did you just say?”
“I’m talking about you!”
She proceeded to play another video clip, one that showed Nicole biting Nina to tears.
What she saw utterly horrified her, shocking her to the core. Was the person in the two video clips really me? No, it can’t be. I have no memory of these two events. But if it isn’t me… Why would Evan, Davin, Sheila, and Juan be inside the video clip?
Witnessing that look of agony on Nicole’s face absolutely delighted the woman. The edges of her lips curled upwards as she sneered while getting a load of Nicole’s disorientated look. “Nicole Lane, you’re as nutty as a fruitcake. The whole world knows it but you. When you’re having your manic episodes, not only do you try to snatch someone else’s child, you also harm Mr. Seet and your children. That’s the reason why they don’t stay with you at the Imperial Garden. They live in the Seet Residence, far away from you. Do you see how unstable you are?”
“No, that can’t be true. You’re spouting nonsense! Nonsense!”
Nicole desperately tried to defend herself. She was still clueless as to what actually happened. No matter how hard she racked her brains, nothing came to mind. The overwhelming stress washed over her and she started feeling giddy.
The smirk on the woman’s face widened as she continued to berate Nicole in a condescending manner. “Look at you, Nicole Lane. You’re acting up again. Whenever you start going hysterical, you hurt everyone around you. A crazy woman like you should stay far away from Evan Seet. You’d better disappear from his side and never return, do you hear me?”
Nicole faintly lifted her head to look at the woman, only to realize that she began to see double of her self-satisfied smirk.
What was going on?
Nicole shut her eyes tightly and attempted to reopen them. All of a sudden, she felt her world spinning. Within seconds, she fell to the floor with a massive thud.
As she watched Nicole convulsing helplessly on the ground, the woman cackled with laughter.
The thought of agitating Nicole Lane absolutely thrilled her. Any chance of doing that was not to be missed.
Once Nicole had been tormented to death, it would be time for her to emerge using her brand new identity.
After the woman left, the other two women from earlier walked away too, leaving Nicole stationary on the ground.
In the dining room, all the dishes had been served. However, Nicole had yet to return.
Evan frowned before getting up to go to the restroom.
As he was approaching the entrance of the restroom, he saw a group of waiters frantically walking towards him.
“Um, are you Mr. Seet?”
“Yes. What’s the problem?”
“The woman who came with you has fainted inside the washroom.”
This alarmed Evan as he scurried to the female restroom. He swiftly held the unconscious Nicole in his arms.
“Nicole? Nicole!”
He called out her name a couple of times to no avail, so he lifted her up and carried her out of the restroom.
After getting a chauffeur at the last minute, Evan sat in the back seat of his car, pulling Nicole to his arms and holding her close. He was visibly in a state of distress, repeatedly instructing the chauffeur to speed up.
