Chapter 1890 For The Greater Good
“It’s decided, then,” Evan announced.
Maya also agreed after a moment’s contemplation. Hmm, it’s good to have Faye following me around. If Wilbur’s stepmother dares to pick on me again in the future, I’ll have Faye teach her a lesson. I’ll be able to avenge myself without having Wilbur act on my behalf!
“All right, it’s late, so stop laughing. Hurry up and go to bed.”
“Okay. Good night, Mommy, Daddy.”
When Maya had gone back to her room, Nicole exchanged a glance with Evan. All of a sudden, a smile bloomed on the latter’s face.
“What’s the matter? Why are you grinning now?”
“I’m grinning because Rodney is so lucky to have his wife so enthusiastic toward him despite being up in years. I salute Wilbur’s method!”
Nicole was struck dumb as the scene of a woman yanking on a man’s clothes in public while the man fervently dodged flashed across her mind.
She threw Evan a sidelong glance. “Stop making fun of him. The Simpson residence is probably in an uproar right now.”
“Serves him right! He only has himself to blame for being so blind as to marry a heinous woman like her. If she dares to hurt Maya, I’ll have her regret being born!”
“I second that. However, I believe that Maya won’t be such easy prey with Faye helping her out. She knows how to retaliate.”
“True! Anyway, I’ll never allow my daughter to suffer any harm!”
“You’re always pampering your daughter! Anyway, it’s late, so let’s go to sleep.”
“Okay. You still owe me a full-body massage. Come, let’s go and have a shower!”
Evan scooped Nicole up in a bridal carry, and they both went back to their bedroom.
The following morning, Nicole received a call from Sheila when she was managing Bernian Hospital’s matters.
“Come quickly to the set, Nicole! Your scenes are coming up, and you need to attend the audition.”
“Now?”
“Yes, now! Maya and Wilbur will be coming as well.”
Nicole turned her gaze to Evan, who was seated across from her. “Sheila is asking me to go for an audition.”
“Go ahead. I’ll help you handle the matters here.”
“All right. Give me a call if there’s anything urgent!”
Evan nodded in acquiescence. After packing for a bit, Nicole rushed over to the set.
Maya and Wilbur had arrived as well. As soon as Maya caught sight of Nicole, she immediately pulled her over. “Mommy, are you here for a cameo role?”
“Yeah, I’m just going to try it out. Maya, I heard that you’re auditioning for the female lead. All the best!”
“Don’t worry, Mommy. The experience of the female lead in the script is similar to mine. I was initially a chubby duckling too, so I know how best to act to express the character’s emotions and feelings.”
“I have faith in you!”
Subsequently, Wilbur walked over and greeted Nicole as well.
Nicole was rather curious to know how they had resolved the matter of his stepmother embarrassing herself in public and whether he had managed to extricate himself.
Thus, Wilbur explained everything to her. It turned out that his father investigated the matter because the behavior of his stepmother, Mabel, had been too extreme and had tarnished the family’s reputation. He learned that someone had spiked the wine and even managed to find the culprit who tampered with Maya’s fruit wine. The person insisted that Mabel was the one who ordered her to spike the wine, but she had no idea what the powder was.
Baffled, his father asked how she ended up in such a state when Maya was the one who was drugged.
At that, the culprit reckoned that Mabel might have mixed the wine glasses up.
Wilbur then lamented, “This is really a case of a plan backfiring on the person. Serves her right!” Next, he also recounted how he had seized the opportunity to urge his father to investigate the matter of Mabel spiking Maya’s fruit wine. After turning it over in his mind, Rodney decided to keep that matter a secret.
He claimed that they couldn’t afford to offend the Seet family. If Maya were to learn that the drug was meant for her, she and the Seet family might not let the matter slide. Fortunately, she was fine, so there was no need to blow up the matter. As such, he advised Wilbur to forget about it for the greater good.
Consequently, Wilbur demanded, “Are you saying that you want to let this matter slide without taking any action?”
“No, she went too far in this matter. Although she suffered the consequences of her own actions, she also humiliated the Simpson family. How about this? I’ll claim that she suffered a mental breakdown and send her to a mental institution for two months. That’ll be considered punishment. With that, we’ll also be able to salvage the reputation of the Simpson family.”
