Kyle stared at his mother, a faint hint of a smile appearing on his face.
Mommy’s hands are so soft… It feels so nice when she touches me.
After his bath, Nicole towel-dried him before dressing him in a pair of pajamas. Soon after, she carried him to the bed and tucked him in.
Curling up beside her, his eyes shone with blissful happiness.
That night, no matter how much she tossed and turned, Nicole found that she simply could not fall asleep.
A heavyweight seemed to press on her chest, making it difficult for her to relax.
Kyle watched her restless movements pensively, his mind racing.
If I can get Great-grandpa to stop being angry, then he’ll forgive Mommy. We can all live together peacefully and happily!
He was Nicole’s son, which meant that he had to share her burdens.
The next day.
Kyle did not immediately enter the classroom after Nicole had sent them to school. Rather, he lingered around, waiting for her to leave before he snuck out. Hailing a taxi, he headed for Seet Residence.
The first thing he did after arriving at Seet Residence was to make a beeline for Russell’s room. With a thud, he got down on his knees right outside the door.
Upon noticing this, one of the maids hurriedly informed Sophia and Jonathan.
In response, they rushed toward Russell’s room. Their hearts ached when they saw the little form kneeling on the floor with his back straight.
It’s too early in the morning. Just what is this child up to?
Sophia bent down to coax him into standing but he soon shook his head with resolution. No matter what she said, however, he refused to get up.
Jonathan tried to pick him up but the little boy struggled mightily, not allowing the adult a chance to get a good grip on him.
Giving up, Jonathan sighed. “Kai, who told you to kneel here? Was it your Mommy?”
“No! I decided to do this myself!” the young boy answered seriously.
“You? Why don’t you get up first so that we can talk about this?”
“No! I’m Mommy’s son. As long as Great-grandpa refuses to forgive Mommy, I won’t stand up!!”
Jonathan furrowed his brows at that. This little grandchild of mine is exactly like his father- stubborn as a mule!
Exasperated, he knocked on Russell’s room door. “Dad, are you really going to allow your great-grandson to kneel out here?”
Silence greeted his words.
“Dad, could you at least inform us of the reason that you’re angry?” Sophia called out as she rapped on the door as well.
Just then, Davin and Evan came downstairs. They were extremely surprised to see the scene before them.
“What is Kyle doing?”
Sophia explained the situation to them. Davin crouched down beside the boy and gave him a thumbs up.
“Although we might not get along, I can admire your guts and willingness to take on this responsibility! You get a ‘like’ from me!”
Sophia reached out to smack the back of Davin’s head. “You damn brat! You should be trying to get him to stand up! You should not encourage him!”
“Mom, could you please not hit my head? I’m a grown man! You’re the reason why I’m so stupid!”
Jonathan rolled his eyes at his son’s antics.
Finding excuses for being stupid, are we? Technically, I was the one who hit him the most when he was young!
“Your mother is only hitting you because she loves you! You would be even more of a fool if not for her!”
What the heck? What kind of logic is that?
Davin pouted and moved aside to nurse his aching head.
Sophia caught sight of the troubled look in Evan’s eyes and knew that he must be worried for his son.
Sighing, she asked, “Why are you two coming back together so early in the morning?”
Evan did not answer so Davin piped up, “We’ve been busy with our investigations the whole night. Although we didn’t manage to find out what the contents of the letter Grandpa received was, we know who sent it.”
“Who?” she demanded.
“It was the person who’d incited Sylphiette to ruin Evan and Nicole’s relationship, and also the one who’d caused my car accident.”
“That means that whoever it is has had it out for the Seet family for a while now. Who is it?” Jonathan’s expression was dark.
“We don’t know who the mastermind is but it’s obvious they have a grudge against us. Actually, it’s more like they have a grudge against Evan.”
His words had anxiety shooting through Sophia. “Why though? Evan, have you offended someone recently?”
“Mom, that’s a pointless question. The number of enemies that Evan has made over the years is so numerous that even he can’t keep track of them. However, I get the feeling that this person is mostly gunning after Seet Group.”
