Her attitude and response surprised Evan.
He squinted his eyes at Nicole. Then he decided to raise the stakes.
I don’t believe this woman can truly disregard money. I’ll see how long she can fake it.
Before he could utter a word about his new offer, Nicole interrupted him firmly with an unwavering gaze, “Juan is my life. No amount of money can make me give up on him,” Her voice was loud as she enunciated every word.
Evan’s expression darkened. She doesn’t want my money. Is she after something else?
Maybe she wants to be Mrs. Seet?
How greedy!
“Don’t you want money? You’ll get nothing else then.”
“What?” Does he think that I have a hidden agenda?
“Mr. Seet, I never expected to get anything from you.”
Evan’s lips twitched up in a scornful smile. He sneered, “Really? You don’t want the money? Well, I can still get Juan’s custody without paying you a single cent!”
Is Evan going to take legal action against me? With his prominent status and family background, I can never contend with him.
Nicole’s heart started beating frantically.
“Pack your things now and scram!” Evan exclaimed in an icy tone.
Afterward, he turned around and walked out of his study, while Nicole froze on her spot, feeling increasingly troubled.
“Evan, are you going to the office?” Davin saw Evan walking down the stairs and greeted him warmly.
With a smile on his face, Davin looked carefree and mischievous as usual.
But Evan ignored Davin with a frigid expression and stomped out of the living room.
Why is he so hostile early in the morning? Davin frowned in bewilderment.
“Did he have a nightmare or something? Maybe he dreamt of a project failure, or the woman he loved leaving him for another man.”
After mumbling to himself, he whistled with a smile while gently swaying his head as he headed upstairs.
When he arrived at the second floor, he saw Nicole absent mindedly wandered out of the study with a grim face.
“Good morning, Nicole.”
But his warm greeting fell on deaf ears because Nicole was completely engrossed in her own thoughts about Juan’s custody.
Watching her disregard his words and brush past him, Davin felt irritated. What’s wrong with everyone? Why are they giving me the cold shoulder early in the morning? Am I not welcome here at this Hillside Villa? No, I have to find out the truth.
He strode over to Nicole and stopped her in her tracks. “Nicole, I’m talking to you. Can’t you hear me?”
When Nicole raised her head and saw Davin, her gaze became stern and sent chills down his spine.
“Nicole, what’s wrong?”
“How can your family oppress people so ruthlessly with your power? The Seet family is such a big bully!” Nicole shouted out of the blue.
With a baffled look, Davin asked, “Nicole, what do you mean?”
Nicole kept silent and stormed furiously back to her room, leaving Davin confused and surprised.
Maybe she had a fight with Evan. Did Evan bully her?
But what does this have to do with the Seet family?
Out of curiosity, Davin went and asked Blake, but Blake had no idea too, saying that it was about their children.
“So you’re saying that Nicole wants to send Maya and Nina to attend the Grant Kindergarten, but Evan disagrees?”
“Ms. Lane said nothing, but the two girls seemed upset and said that Mr. Seet is… is a bad guy.”
Davin’s eyes widened in astonishment at Blake’s words.
Blake let out a sigh. “But this isn’t Mr. Seet’s fault. Actually, Mr. Seet…”
“Hold on,” Davin interrupted Blake. “Which of the two girls said such sensible words?”
Why does sir ask such a weird question? Blake’s expression sank as he gaped at Davin with an enigmatic look.
He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Sir’s mentality is really one of a kind.
“Why are you looking at me like that? I’m talking to you.”
