As he was irritated by Sofie’s constant pestering, he wanted to hear what creative ideas these children had.
“I’m bewildered by why Sofie keeps on pestering him. Why not someone else? Well, birds of a feather flock together. He must be a meanie.”
Nina was the first to speak, crossing her arms and snorting haughtily.
Evan frowned. This girl seems to dislike me, but I don’t recall offending her before.
Maya stuffed a shrimp into her mouth and chewed on it as she looked at Nina. “No, I think that he’s a goodie. That’s why someone is trying to snatch him away. Nina, you’re not allowed to call him a meanie!”
Evan heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, I have someone on my side. Looks like this little girl is fond of me, considering she’s willing to defend me.
“Maya, your judgement is blinded by his sugarcoating. He’s a meanie. A huge meanie! Think about how he bullies Mommy!” Nina was agitated as she spoke.
“He’ll change and he will not bully Mommy anymore.”
“How do you know? A meanie like him…”
“Goodie! He’s a goodie!”
“You’re a traitor. Do you want to betray Mommy and help the meanie?”
“I’m not!”
Seeing that both of them were going to break out into a fight, Juan interrupted them. “Stop fighting! We’re not here today to talk about this. Quickly think of a way to stop Sofie from coming here and pestering Daddy.”
“Give her two huge slaps!”
“Wow! Nina, you’re so harsh!”
“But we can’t beat her up with our tiny physique.”
“Then, let’s…”
“Or should we…”
Their discussion continued for quite some time before they eventually came to an agreement.
It became difficult for Evan to eavesdrop as the children’s voices turned softer. Hence, he could not hear what they were planning to do.
However, he was certain that Sofie was definitely in for a hard time!
When I get the chance, I must ask Nina why she’s so hostile towards me. Was she born with a dislike for me? Even from our first meeting, it felt like she had a grudge against me.
“Prepare to act!” Hearing Kyle’s command, Evan knew that the children were about to exit the room. Hence, he briskly walked towards his study room.
When he reached his study room, he saw Nicole staring at him with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
The strange look in her eyes made him feel uneasy. “Yes?”
“I never expected the mighty Mr. Seet to have a habit of eavesdropping.”
She saw everything?
Evan’s expression changed. Evading her mocking gaze, he replied, “This is my home. What’s it got to do with you?”
With that, he strode into the study room, while Nicole followed closely behind.
“Evan, they are all my children. I understand if you can’t treat them equally. However, if you have any ulterior motive for getting close to them, I’ll not spare you!”
Evan raised his head and eyed Nicole with a skeptical look.
“Ms. Lane, why must I treat other children equally like my own children? Furthermore, your daughter keeps calling me a meanie. Why aren’t you doing anything about it? How are you educating your children? You raised her to be as uncultured as her mother.”
“Evan Seet, who are you calling uncultured?”
“Why did you come into my study room in your pajamas? I think that you’re not just here to argue.”
As he spoke, he stared at Nicole’s fair neck. Her collarbones are quite sexy.
Nicole ran his words, which were heavily laden with meaning, through her head. Is he implying that I’m trying to seduce him? Ugh!
That was not her intention at all. After bathing, she wanted to call Maya and Nina for their bath time. However, she caught Evan eavesdropping instead.
“Evan, do you think that everyone fancies you just like Ms. Sweeting downstairs? Well, I’ll never like a man like you.”
With that, Nicole rolled her eyes at him and left the study room.
Evan sank into deep thought. What kind of man is she interested in then?
“This woman has such a poor taste. The kind of person she likes is probably not even human!”
