Sensing her worry, Evan analyzed carefully. “I think Nina hasn’t told us because she’s scared that we’ll reject her. If she had planned to leave without informing us, she would’ve been on her way to K Nation. The fact that she’s still here is proof that she wants to tell us about it, but she’s hesitating whether she should do it. That’s why she seems to have something on her mind.”
She mulled over Evan’s words and felt assured.
Now that we’ve found out about this, should we allow her to go?
The woman looked up at her husband. “If we don’t allow her to go, will she ever be able to move on?”
“You want to let Nina go to K Nation?” Evan’s cavernous eyes were riveted on his wife.
Nicole was taken aback, then nodded at him.
“Put yourself in her place. Back then, we spent only a short time with each other at the Rose Garden. However, after you left, I missed you all the time, and everything reminded me of you. I know how it feels to miss someone, so I don’t want our daughter to suffer the same way as I did. Perhaps only Chris can help her now. She’ll probably have moved on by the time she comes back.”
Evan didn’t say a word.
His face turned solemn and his brows snapped together. Move on? Is that possible when she’s already so smitten by Chris? I’m afraid things may work out the exact opposite way.
“Evan, please allow Nina to go to K Nation. Otherwise, she may get depressed and continue to lose weight, and that’ll deteriorate her health. How about if I go with her?”
Evan could tell that she was anxious because of the love she had for her daughter.
Is it a good idea to let Nicole tag along? She’s too soft-hearted. If Nina cries, she’ll surely allow her daughter to do whatever she wants. Other than that, Nina is so used to getting her way. With that prideful attitude of hers, I can’t imagine what’s going to happen.
Seeing that Evan kept silent, Nicole went on to describe how upset she was after Evan had left the Rose Garden back then. “Do you feel sorry for me? If you do, think about how desolate Nina feels right now. This is the time she needs our understanding and support the most.”
Realizing that his wife was going all out to make him say yes, Evan reached out to stroke her fair cheeks gently.
“Nicole, talk to Nina later. If she really wants to go, I’ll arrange for a few of people to go with her. And you should stay here.”
Nicole breathed a sigh of relief at Evan’s approval. But why doesn’t Evan let me go with Nina?
She couldn’t make head or tail of his last sentence, so she asked casually, “Why don’t you let me go together with Nina? I can take the opportunity to visit my Dad at the estate as well.”
Because I’m worried that something bad will happen since Nicole loves and feels sorry for Nina so much. But if I tell her this straight away, she’ll probably be unhappy about it.
He carefully searched for the right words and came up with another excuse.
“I don’t want you to go because we’re going to have another baby. Besides, can you bear to be away from me?”
Is this a valid reason?
“We can have another baby when I come back. It’s only going to take several days. I’m sure we can bear it.”
Staring at her solemn face, he asked, “But I can’t bear to let you go.” He then reached out and pulled his wife into a hug, wrapping his arms around her as tight as he could, to the extent that she felt out of breath.
“Don’t hug me so tightly…”
“Promise me you won’t leave, or else I’ll not let you go.”
Oh my. I didn’t know Evan can be so thick-skinned.
Nicole was torn between her precious daughter and her beloved husband. Nina is older now, so I guess I should let her learn to handle things on her own. Chris is the only one who can unravel her emotional entanglement, so it doesn’t matter whether I go with her or not.
“You… Let go of me. I’m not going, okay?”
“Really?”
“Yes, I swear.”
A satisfied smile appeared on Evan’s face. He then loosened his arms around her.
Taking a few deep breaths, Nicole eyed the man speculatively with a bewildered look, yet she was at a loss for words to describe his shameless behavior. In the end, she caved in. “Let me talk to Nina.”
