“Thanks for doing this for Nina,” Nicole said to Sheila and Davin.
“Don’t mention it, Nicole. This is what uncles and aunts are for, after all!” Evan responded breezily.
Sheila added, “That’s right! In fact, preparing for this plan had not been troublesome at all. I like Nina a lot, and I’m happy to be able to do something for her.”
After that, the duo headed upstairs and knocked on Nina’s door.
The result replicated Davin’s last attempt exactly, no one answered the door, and they could not hear Nina’s voice at all from the inside of the room.
At that moment, Sheila thought of another idea. She whipped out her phone and sent a message to Nina via WhatsApp to tell her that she understood the predicament that she was in. She also expressed her support for her to date Chris and promised that she would play the matchmaker for them.
Lying prone on the bed, Nina was doubtful when she saw the message from Sheila.
Is Aunt Sheila really going to help me?
Shortly afterward, Nina received a message from Davin, who offered to bring her out to meet Chris. If Nina’s feelings for him were reciprocated, Davin promised that he would help her convince Evan to allow Chris to continue working as her tutor.
Can Uncle Davin really manage to convince Daddy?
Thinking of how strong-headed her Daddy was, Nina was doubtful of that point.
Yet, resorting to Davin and Sheila’s help was the only option she had at the moment. If she continued locking herself up in the room, she might not be able to meet Chris again after he left the country. Thus, she decided to make a last-ditch effort in fighting for the love of her life before it was too late.
She got out of bed, slipped into a pair of shoes, and opened the door.
At the sight of her sunken face and disheveled look, Davin’s heart ached for the young girl. “Nina, why are you torturing yourself like this? How many meals have you skipped? Oh, what a silly girl you are!”
“Nina, your Daddy is not at home now. Let’s bring you out to grab something to eat before we take you to meet Chris. How does that sound?”
Nina regarded the two of them suspiciously. “Are you guys really going to bring me to meet him?”
“Of course. I’m a man of my words,” Davin reassured her.
“Nina, we’ll go after you get dressed.”
Overjoyed by Davin and Sheila’s seemingly genuine offer to help, Nina dashed back into her room and put on her favorite pink dress. After applying some light make-up to cover her pale complexion, she went out with Davin and Sheila furtively.
Nina was jittery throughout the entire journey. “Will Daddy pin the blame on the two of you if he finds out about this? Uncle Davin, will Daddy give you a hard time because you’re helping me?”
Davin couldn’t help but feel guilty deep down inside. While I’m helping Evan and Nicole to plot against Nina, Nina is worried about me. Why do I feel like such a huge asshole?
Yet, I’m doing this for her good, so that she will have the chance to meet her Mr. Right in the future.
“Don’t worry about me. I’m your Daddy’s brother so he won’t be too harsh on me.”
“Exactly, Nina. In fact, you should spend the time thinking about what you want to tell Chris later instead of worrying about your Uncle Davin,” Sheila commented.
Nina nodded and got lost in her own thoughts.
Nina looked nervous and edgy for the upcoming meeting with Chris, and Sheila couldn’t help but feel bad for her. All the effort which she was putting into thinking about what to say to Chris will all be for naught.
“Nina, why don’t we drop by that cafe to have something to eat first before we go and meet Chris?” Davin suggested.
Nina hesitated because she neither had the appetite nor the mood to eat.
“Nina, your Uncle Davin’s right. You really should eat something. You’ve starved yourself for so many days after all.”
After their persistent persuasion, Nina finally agreed to head to the cafe.
They stepped into the cafe and settled down at one of the tables. After making their order at the counter, Davin made use of the chance to phone Chris, asking him to rush to the cafe as soon as possible with the beauty. “Please channel more emotion into your acting later. You have to make sure Nina believes you really love that girl very deeply and she won’t stand any chance of being your girlfriend. That’s the only way she will give up on you for good. You get me?”
“Yes, I understand.”
After the phone call, Davin returned to their table with Nina’s favorite dessert – cupcakes.
“Nina, go on and take a bite! They are fresh from the oven, and I’m sure they’re going to taste heavenly.”
