This truth coming to light would be the perfect reason for the Seet family members to outrightly refuse Nicole from marrying into the family.
Noting that Evan was not speaking, Davin stood up and left him alone to his thoughts.
Evan had never once felt this helpless before.
Just what am I supposed to do now? What can I do that might affect the outcome of this matter?
Ten minutes later, his phone rang.
Letting out a deep sigh, he answered the call.
“Nicole, is there something that you need?”
“Evan, did Grandpa finally tell you about the unforgivable things that my father has done to the Seets?”
He did not immediately reply. After a while, he uttered, “I’ll tell you later.”
That means that he does know!
“Okay. Then when are you coming back?”
“Tonight. I have an important meeting later in the afternoon.”
“Alright. I’ll be waiting for you.”
Ending the call, Evan was faced with another dilemma.
How am I supposed to tell this to Nicole without making her too upset?
…
That night, Evan picked Juan and Kyle up before bringing them back to Summervale.
On their way there, Juan asked him curiously, “Daddy, is Great-grandpa still mad at Mommy?”
“Juan, Daddy will handle this issue. Both of you need to focus your attention on your schoolwork, okay?”
From that, the young boys understood that their great-grandfather had yet to forgive their mother.
They sighed. Maya and Nina fight all of the time but they’re back on good terms with each other within minutes. Adults make things so serious! Maybe we should give Great-grandpa more time?
“I understand, Daddy. We’ll work hard at school!”
“That’s the spirit!”
They arrived at Summervale just as Nicole returned with Nina and Maya.
Ushering the kids into the toy room, she quickly made her way over to Evan.
“What has my father done to Grandpa?”
It’s not your father; it’s your mother!
Evan’s eyes darkened as he lied that Zane had used despicable methods to snatch some businesses from the Seet family.
Nicole furrowed her brows in thought. She would not put it past Zane to do something so reprehensible. It made sense.
Nevertheless, she still felt like Russell was overreacting over this matter. The old man is usually quite open-minded. To change his attitude over something like this seems rather out of character for him.
Noticing how she was mulling over his words, he took her pale hand in his.
“Hey, stop overthinking things. This is not your fault, you know. Grandpa is bound to get over it eventually. Go and cook dinner; I’m sure that the kids are hungry.”
“Alright. What would you like to eat?”
“Anything is fine.”
“Shall we have hotpot then? Maya kept suggesting that we have hotpot for dinner. She swears that she’ll only eat the vegetables, not touching any of the meat.”
As if Maya will only eat vegetables and not eat any meat! Her eyes shine so brightly every time she sees meat, the little glutton!
Evan chuckled in disbelief, knowing that his daughter must have purposely said that so that she could have hotpot for dinner.
She’s probably desperate to eat meat!
“Sure.”
Controlling her diet was not the only way for Maya to lose weight.
“We still have some leftover soup stock and meat in the fridge so we don’t need to go out and get more.”
“Then, I’ll help you to wash the vegetables.”
“Sure!”
The two adults headed for the kitchen.
Nicole selected the vegetables while Evan washed them. She took in the stress and worry that creased his expression. He seemed like he had something on his mind.
She asked him about it and he smiled, replying, “What else can I be worried about other than work-related matters?”
At this, she comforted him by saying that there was no need to be so worried. Seet Group was already the best in the business world. Nobody would be able to overtake them so easily. She also chastised him for always only having his work on his mind.
“Fine, fine. I’ll put you and the kids before anything else in the future.”
“Really?”
“You don’t believe me?”
She pursed her lips in response.
“Then I’ll use the rest of my life to prove it to you.”
A brilliant smile bloomed on her face. “Okay!”
