Nicole took the bottle over and examined it curiously.
The pills inside were white in color, and there were no labels on the bottle to indicate what they were for. “This is the medication to treat your Wicca poisoning?” She asked.
“That’s right.” Evan nodded.
She poured two of the tablets onto her hand and sniffed them. What the… There’s no smell at all! What on earth is this stuff?
She handed the bottle back to Evan and said, “Go on and take your medicine, then. I’ll check your pulse afterwards.”
I may not be able to confirm what these pills are, but I should at least be able to detect something from his pulse!
Evan shot her a glance as he calmly retrieved two tablets from the bottle and swallowed them.
Right as he was trying to figure out a way to brush her off, Maya’s voice came from downstairs. “Your meal is ready, Mommy! Come eat it while its hot!”
Phew! Perfect timing, Maya!
“Go on, Nicole. You can check my pulse later.”
“Oh, don’t worry. It won’t take long.”
The more reluctant he was to have his pulse examined, the more determined she was in finding out if he was actually poisoned.
“I made you some soup too, Mommy! Come eat while it’s hot!” Nina called out to her as well.
“Come on, let’s not keep the kids waiting! You can check my pulse all you want after you’re done eating.”
So he’s agreeing to it, then? Fine, I guess it can wait… ”Alright.”
Evan waited till Nicole was downstairs before checking his pulse and went into deep thought.
Hmm… It’s too strong and regular for a person who’s been poisoned. I wonder if she’ll leave me if she finds out I was lying… That aside, the fact that she chose to endure the suffering from her illness all by herself bothers me… Does she think I would leave her or something?
“Nicole, it doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, healthy or sick… I swore to stay by your side, so you should learn to depend on me in your time of need!”
Evan made up his mind and had his maid secretly bring Nina into his study room.
“Nina, don’t you think you should apologize for calling your Mommy a homewrecker and misunderstanding me?”
“But I already apologized, Daddy!”
Evan cleared his throat. “That wasn’t sincere enough. Could you do Daddy a favor to make up for it?”
“What is it?”
Evan told her his plan and continued, “I know things have been hard for your Mommy, raising the three of you all by herself. I regret not being there with her when she lost her memories as well as her difficult times. Now that we’re back together, I want to have her depend on me so she doesn’t have to suffer alone anymore.”
Nina gave it some thought and agreed with what he said.
Daddy’s right… Mommy should’ve let him keep her company while battling her illness. Running off on her own without saying goodbye and creating that scandal was taking it a little too far!
“Okay, Daddy. I’ll do whatever you need me to.”
“Very well, listen carefully now…”
Evan bent down and whispered the instructions into Nina’s ear.
