Nicole nodded cooperatively before she asked about Evan’s health.
“Mr. Seet? He’s perfectly fine,” answered the doctor as he put his medical equipment away.
Perfectly fine?
“Isn’t he poisoned and is in critical condition? How is that perfectly fine?”
The doctor didn’t say anything.
Poisoned? Mr. Seet was poisoned? Why am I unaware of that?
“You don’t need to lie to me. I know everything, doctor. Evan is poisoned and is gravely ill…”
The doctor was stunned.
The confused doctor didn’t dare to say anything, so he lied about going to check on Evan before he left Nicole’s room.
When the doctor saw Evan, the former asked nervously, “Mr. Seet, are you poisoned?”
“No.”
“Then why did your wife…?”
Evan shot a look at the butler, and that got the butler to explain the situation to the doctor. After learning everything, the doctor’s anxiety finally ceased.
However, before the doctor left, he warned Evan, “Mr. Seet, I think you should let your wife know the truth about your health as soon as possible. She’s worried, and that disrupted her sleep which is bad for her health.”
Evan couldn’t speak.
He took the time to consider the situation. I was so focused on keeping her by my side that I neglected her feelings. I really shouldn’t have kept her in the dark. The only question now is this. How do I get her to keep staying here even after she learned the truth?
Evan started scheming.
Maya didn’t go back to the Imperial Garden after her culinary class. Instead, she stayed in the cafe and mindlessly swirled the cup of coffee in front of her.
Something had been bugging her. Daddy has been eating a lot lately, and he has been eating the dishes I made on the second floor every day. Why? And I am certain that I didn’t make a mistake that night. Someone definitely snuck into daddy’s room.
Maya analyzed everything again. It all started with daddy banning me from staying on the second floor and making me live on the third floor instead…
After scrutinizing everything, Maya became so shocked that her jaw dropped.
I-is daddy being so weird because he’s having an affair? The dishes he took to the second floor… were they for his secret lover? She’s probably the woman I saw sneaking into daddy’s room! And he didn’t move me to the third floor because he thought it was quieter. He just didn’t want me to learn his secret.
Maya felt like her hypothesis made perfect sense, but her heart sank.
Why would daddy hide another woman there? Mommy is still missing. Has daddy forgotten about mommy and moved on?
Maya felt her heart turn chilly.
Nina coincidentally called Maya at that moment. The latter hesitated and wondered if she should tell the former everything.
“Maya, when will you return to Seet Residence? I finished all the dishes you marinated and prepared for me earlier. You gotta come back and make more for me.”
“I can’t go back just yet, Nina. Daddy still wants me to cook for him… No, maybe… daddy’s not the one who likes my cooking. Maybe i-it’s…” muttered Maya. Darn it, I feel so conflicted. Should I tell Nina that daddy’s secret lover is the one who likes my cooking?
“Maya, why are you stammering and what are you saying? Daddy’s not the one who likes you cooking? If that really is the case, why would he ask you to stay at the Imperial Garden?”
“I… Not daddy. Maybe someone else likes my cooking.”
Nina got curious. She didn’t understand what Maya was trying to say.
“Maya, what are you saying? Who are you talking about?”
“I-I’m talking about… I just…”
Maya was still in a dilemma. If she told Nina the truth, there’s no doubt that Juan and Kyle would learn about it, too. Who knows what the boys will do once they learn about daddy having a mistress? Maya didn’t even dare to imagine the consequences.
“Just what? Gah, you’ve always been a slowpoke, Maya, even when you were a kid! You can’t even speak right and are such a…”
Maya sighed upon hearing Nina’s diss. The former said, “That’s not it! It’s complicated, and I’m not sure if I should say anything.”
“Just say it. What happened?”
Maya took a deep breath. Don’t blame me for this, daddy. Mommy is still missing, and you really shouldn’t be having an affair.
