Chapter 1682 As If He Was Cupid
“Daddy, are you siding with Wilbur?”
“I just don’t want you to jump to conclusions. He might be innocent.”
“Your dad’s got a point. We tested Wilbur and found him to be trustworthy, so at least give him the benefit of the doubt,” urged Nicole.
“Are you siding with Wilbur too, Mommy? You really think I made a mistake? But what reason could the woman possibly have to do something like that to Wilbur? It doesn’t make any sense.”
“You’re too naïve, Maya. There’s a lot you don’t know about people. Some women will do anything just to get the chance to marry into a wealthy family. The Simpsons may not be as powerful as we are, but many still consider them desirable. Trust me when I tell you that there are many more women out there who’ve got their eyes on Wilbur. They’re just waiting for the right opportunity,” explained Juan in all seriousness.
After a moment of contemplation, Maya sighed. “I don’t want to talk about this anymore, and I don’t want to think about Wilbur. All I want to do right now is go to bed. I’m exhausted.”
“Do you want me to keep you company?”
“It’s okay, Mommy. Good night, everybody.” With that, Maya made her way upstairs and disappeared into her room.
Nina waited until she was sure that her sister could not hear her before turning to Evan. “Daddy, why don’t you let me handle this? I’ll figure out who that woman is.”
Juan quickly nodded in agreement. “I think that’s a good idea. Maya used to be too trusting, and now she only puts her trust in cold, hard evidence. She has no idea how to manage a relationship, much less deal with a scheming temptress. With Nina’s help, I’m sure Maya will learn a thing or two.”
“Somebody sounds experienced! You better come clean now. How many temptresses have you come across already?” questioned Nina with her eyes narrowed suspiciously at her brother.
“Don’t get me started, or we’ll be here all night. After all, a burden like this is unavoidable when you’re as good-looking as I am,” replied Juan while pretending to count in his head.
“As if!” Nina, too, rolled her eyes at Juan for his egomaniacal behavior.
“It’s time for bed, everyone. I’ll ask your uncle Davin to handle things, so don’t worry about it.”
“That’s not a bad idea either, Daddy. Since Uncle Davin is always so sure of himself, it’s time to give that man a wake-up call. That’ll teach him to go around playing matchmaker as if he’s Cupid!”
“You don’t have to worry about him. I don’t think any of us are going to do any matchmaking for you any time soon.”
Baffled, Juan turned to give his mother a confused look.
“Your dad probably just thinks you’re too good for any girl this planet has to offer,” explained Nicole sarcastically.
“Wow, am I really that good?”
“Of course you are! So I guess you’ll just have to marry an alien. Heck, even this planet is beneath you. You belong in outer space.”
When Juan finally understood what his parents were getting at, his face immediately turned sour.
The following day, Davin was woken up by the ringing of his phone early in the morning.
Half-awake, the man reached out for the device with his eyes still shut.
“Davin, I need you to come over.”
“I can’t. I’m too busy, Evan. I just went to bed.”
“Maya wants to see you.”
“Maya’s back? Oh, I see what’s going on. She wants to thank me for what I did, right? Just tell her I’m glad that she’s happy.”
“Oh, yeah. We heard all about the pregnancy,” responded Evan coldly.
“What? She’s pregnant already? That b*stard!”
“I wasn’t talking about Maya. Another woman is pregnant with Wilbur’s child.”
As if he had been electrocuted, Davin froze for a while. “Another woman is pregnant with Wilbur’s child? Did I hear that right?”
