Maya nodded, letting Sheila give her a hearty smack on her cheek.
Nicole walked over with a gentle smile. “Thank you for your help when Maya got lost back then, Ms. Sheila. I really owe you one.”
Sheila’s eyes glowed as she carefully observed Nicole.
She looks just like Maya. Those eyes. That smile. That spirit of hers. She may only be wearing light makeup, but there’s something extraordinary about her.
“There’s no need to thank me. Maya is my little guardian angel. I should be thanking the heavens for letting me meet her!”
“You’re hilarious, Ms. Sheila. Maya’s the one who’s lucky to have met you.”
The women heard footsteps approaching as they spoke.
Nicole turned and saw it was Evan.
She immediately raised her guard.
Was he going to give her a hard time now that she was in his territory?
Evan continued to walk steadily until he arrived in front of Nicole. He gazed at the woman from head to toe with a pair of narrowed eyes.
“I thought a certain someone wasn’t going to set foot into Rose Garden for the rest of her life.”
Nicole stilled for a moment. He was clearly talking about her.
Jerk.
Seeing the horrid expression on her mother’s face, Nina spoke up. “My mommy would never have come here if I haven’t insisted on being here. You’re the one who invited her over!”
She then rolled her eyes at him.
Evan certainly didn’t expect the little girl to give such an answer.
He should have known better; Nina was sharp-tongued as her mother was.
Davin secretly gave Nina a big thumbs up. Great job!
Sheila shifted her gaze from Nina to Davin. “This girl’s got some spunk! She’s quite like your brother and Kyle.”
Davin didn’t expect Sheila to be this insightful. She had hit the nail right on the head.
Even an outsider like her knows what’s up; yet, the man himself knows nothing.
Is he the only one who’s blind to the truth?
“Nicole’s here to see me, Evan. Be nice to her.”
Evan turned to Davin and gave him a stern glare. “Rose Garden is my territory. I’ll say whatever I want.”
Davin was stunned for a moment. Fine. I’ll just sit back and watch you two bicker!
Nicole let out a cold snort as she saw Evan’s attitude.
“You’re wrong, Mr. Seet. Rose Garden is a gift from Mr. Russell to Juan, so it belongs to Juan. I moved out to maintain peace and so that the filth wouldn’t sully my children’s eyes, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have the right to show up here. This is my son’s territory, so it’s only right for me to be here!”
Don’t ever give in to anyone who tries to put you down. That was Nicole’s motto.
Even Sheila was taken aback by Nicole’s response.
To think that the cold, untouchable Evan Seet a.k.a. Lucifer, would ever be spoken to this way. This woman is incredible!
Evan narrowed his cold eyes. This woman’s bite was as vicious as a Tibetan Mastiff’s. Knowing how much more ruthless she could be with her words, the man no longer tried to bicker with her.
Instead, he turned to Davin. “Shall we begin the show?”
Davin smiled wryly. You had the chance to back off, but you chose not to. You only have yourself to blame! He was speechless.
“The star isn’t here yet, Bro. Get someone to call her over.”
“Go get Sylphiette.”
“Yes, Sir.”
With everything ready, all that remained was the leading character.
Sylphiette followed the bodyguard to the courtyard, but her heart tripped as she saw Nicole.
What is she doing here? She’s even brought her two little weirdos with her. What’s up with that?
“You wanted to see me, Evan?” she asked, beaming.
Then, she turned to Nicole. “You’re here, Sis. Why don’t you come to my room? Evan bought me a ton of clothes, but they don’t fit me. I thought I’d give you some of them.”
Nicole’s face froze. Looks like Evan treats you pretty well.
“No, thanks. Mr. Seet bought them for you, I don’t need any of those.”
Sylphiette’s eyes flashed momentarily. It’s not like I was going to give them to you anyway. Why should you ever get to wear such nice clothes? That’d be a waste!
