Chapter 1822 A Silver Tongue
“Oh, there you are, Evan. I’ve been looking all over for you!”
The unexpected entrance of Davin made Shermaine’s heart sink. Why did he show up at this critical moment? Is he out to stir up trouble?
“Is something up?” Evan asked.
Davin nodded in earnest. “We’ve received word from Y City. Dad and Mom wanted us to hurry back. Also, there are some matters at the office that you must attend to! Maya, too, seems to be making progress with Wilbur. Knowing how complicated his family dynamics are, I wonder if she, with her innocence and naivety, could handle it.”
He then continued, “Then there’s Nina, who’s looking to host a product launch of some sort. There’s been some development between her and Stephen as well… All in all, there are heaps of stuff for you to sort out back in Y City! So, Evan, when do you plan to head back?”
Davin cooked up a whole bunch of concoctions with the aim of getting Evan away and drawing up boundaries between the latter and Shermaine.
Shermaine quietly exhaled. As expected, he’s really up to no good here. But there’s no way I’ll be letting Evan return to Y City, ever.
On Daemonic Mount, she could just about manage the few people around Evan. However, were he to return to Y City, she would have to deal with his parents, children, and staff, among others. No amount of magic, in the form of eloquence or secret techniques, could prevent Evan’s suspicions from festering when everyone began to accuse her of deception.
So how can I convince him to stay?
“Are we going back so soon, Evan? The scenery here on Daemonic Mount is just marvelous. We should stay on for a while longer!” said Shermaine to the unspeaking Evan.
Davin regarded her with scrutiny and remarked dryly, “Are the beautiful sights more important than one’s parents? More important than the company? What’s going to happen to Maya and Nina during the course of your extended stay? My sister-in-law has always cared deeply for her two daughters, so why do you, who claim to be her, always seem so indifferent to their well-being? Given your preoccupation with your own personal pleasure in the face of everything else, how are you fit to profess to be my sister-in-law?”
Staggered, Shermaine regarded the accusative Davin with frostiness. “I-I just figure that the children will have to find their own way eventually and trust in Maya’s and Nina’s capability to tackle their own problems.”
“Even so, surely you ought to have asked about Nina and Wilbur, who were on a hiatus when we first arrived. How is it that you aren’t even remotely curious to know what happened and what she had to go through when I mentioned that there were new developments between them?”
Once more, Shermaine had no good response to that.
What’s that got to do with me? You jolly well know that I’m a fraud, so isn’t it obvious that you’re trying to rouse Evan’s suspicion by pressuring me like this? Hmph. I won’t let you succeed!
Shermaine rolled her eyes at him. “I know that you’re extremely concerned for her as her uncle, so tell you what… Why don’t you go back and attend to her first? As her mother, I’ll thank you on her behalf and Maya will surely be grateful to you as well!”
She then continued, “When I asked to stay on for a little bit longer, it isn’t for the sights, but because we have some important business to take care of right here on Daemonic Mount. Once that’s out of the way, your brother and I will return together! Since you’re such a loving uncle, be a dear and go back and check in with our parents and look after the girls. You wouldn’t look to turn down this request of mine, would you?”
My word. This woman’s got quite the silver tongue on her, hasn’t she? Not only are you refusing to allow Evan to leave, but you’re also trying to run me off so that I won’t be in your way. Fat chance! I’ll be damned if I let that happen!
Davin was about to issue his response when Evan interjected, “That sounds great. Go on home first. Dad and Mom will feel much better having you around!”
Davin was gobsmacked.
Look, I’m trying to do you a favor here, my dear brother. With me gone, there will be one less person to prevent you from falling into her hands! So I can’t go and I won’t!
