“Alright,” Nicole agreed.
That night, Evan shortlisted a few routes and let Nicole make the final decision. “Here, take a look at my list. If you have anywhere else that you’d like to visit, just write it down.”
Nicole was surprised when she saw Evan’s itinerary. “We’re going to so many places?” she asked.
“Yep, we’ll set out on our journey tomorrow and we’ll return right before your due date. Since you’re only two months pregnant now, we’ll have seven months to travel. We can go anywhere you want to go during these seven months!” he answered in an eager tone.
Seven months?
It had never crossed Nicole’s mind that Evan would free up seven months of his time to travel with her. Since we’ll be traveling for seven months, I better plan well.
With that thought in mind, Nicole started researching various tourist destinations that were of interest to her.
At that moment, Maya happened to walk past the study room. She looked through the window and was surprised to see Nicole and Evan having a discussion. They were even pointing at their computer screen from time to time.
Curious to know what they were talking about, Maya leaned in to eavesdrop on their conversation. She was surprised when she heard that her parents were discussing travel plans.
She overheard her mother talking about Paris, Venice, and various other cities. Are Mommy and Daddy going to visit so many places? I’ve never visited those cities before. Those places must be fun.
Maya’s big eyes glimmered in excitement, then she quickly went to Nina’s room and said enthusiastically, “Nina, would you like to go out?”
Nina glanced at the pitch-black scenery outside her window. “It’s late at night. Where can we go?”
“No, not now. What I meant is would you like to go traveling all over the world?” Maya clarified.
Nina gave her a puzzled look and said, “Why are you asking me this all of a sudden?”
“If you want to travel, we can make it happen,” said Maya.
Nina didn’t understand what Maya meant, so she said, “What do you mean I can travel if I want to? It’s not like I have wings. Moreover, I need to catch up on my research. Your Gourmet Conference was a success, but I still don’t know when I can launch my new product yet!”
Gauging that Nina wasn’t keen on going, Maya tried to persuade her further. “If you continue staying all coop up in this small room to develop your skincare products, you’re gonna fried your brain someday. You should go out and explore what the world has to offer. Who knows? you might even discover new and better ideas for your skincare products.”
Maya tried all sorts of tactics to get Nina to say yes. She wanted to convince Nina so she could get their parents to bring them along for their travels.
Nina pondered over it for a while. Ever since she returned from K Nation and decided that it was time to get over Chris, she had been feeling rather depressed. At times, she even wondered if she was suffering from clinical depression.
Maybe it’s a good idea to go traveling after all. It might help relieve the negative emotions I’m experiencing.
“Alright, where should we visit? Will Mommy and Daddy agree to let us go?” Nina finally said.
“Mommy and Daddy are going too. I overheard them talking about traveling just now. So let’s go and talk to them about this now, alright?” Maya replied.
Oh, so that’s why she was trying so hard to coax me just now. She wants me to talk to Mommy and Daddy together with her. Seeing that Nina refused to move, Maya held her sister’s hand and dragged her along to the study room.
At that moment, Nicole and Evan were busy finalizing which place would be their first stop. Just as their discussion took a vigorous turn, Maya and Nina walked into the room.
“Mommy, Daddy,” Maya called out to them sweetly.
Surprised, Nicole and Evan stared at their daughters. “How come you two are not asleep yet?” Nicole asked.
Maya chuckled. “We don’t feel like sleeping yet. What are you discussing with Daddy?”
“We’re…”
