“Do you mean Levant is actually Sir Musgrave’s illegitimate son?”
Daphne sneered, “I bet he wishes he were. He isn’t related to Uncle Stephen too and he’s only his adopted son.”
Evan went speechless as he was taken aback by what he just heard.
Never had it occurred to him that Levant was not blood-related to anyone from the Musgrave family.
Although the investigation on Nicole’s father had reached a dead end, the effort Evan made that night was not completely in vain as he had successfully obtained a juicy secret from Daphne.
At last, he cast Daphne a cold glance before walking away.
Daphne was puzzled by his reaction. How can he not say something after I have shared such a huge secret with him? Does he need some time to process my suggestion which is going to be life-changing for him?
“Hector, I’m sure you will come back and knock on my door soon! No man will let slip such a good chance to have a meteoric rise to wealth and fame! Meeting me might just be the luckiest thing that has ever happened in your life!”
Watching Evan’s back, Daphne’s eyes gleamed with excitement as she was sure he would come back and beg her to marry him soon.
She did not have a single clue who exactly was the man she was dealing with.
Indeed, having unrealistic expectations and being arrogant and overconfident were capable of clouding one’s judgement.
…
Nicole was back to her room. At the thought of Evan and Daphne spending time together, she couldn’t help but feel upset and frustrated.
She expected Evan would notice her anger just now and follow her back. But to her chagrin, he was nowhere in sight.
“Evan, you should just spend the rest of your life with Daphne!”
Juan was flummoxed when he saw how livid Nicole looked.
Why does Mommy look so pissed after coming back from outside?
“Mommy, did Daddy do something that made you angry?” Juan asked tentatively with some hesitation in his eyes.
Reaching out to caress his head, Nicole shook her head gently.
In her opinion, she ought to keep the issues in her relationship with Evan between them and not let them affect the kids.
“I’m fine and your Daddy didn’t make me mad. Now, it’s time for you to go to bed, little boy.”
Yet, Juan looked not the least bit convinced.
It was because he heard it very clearly how Mommy had been cursing Daddy under her breath just now.
He was sure Daddy must have done something that let Mommy down.
However, he did not probe since Mommy was not in the mood to talk.
The world of adults is so complicated. I’d better remind Daddy to do something to cheer Mommy up tomorrow.
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Back in his room, Evan mulled over what Daphne just revealed to him.
If what she said was true, that Levant was not Sir Musgrave’s biological son, it meant that he was not related to the Musgrave family by blood. Therefore, it meant that the DNA test conducted between Nicole and Levant before they came to K Nation was actually meaningless. The DNA test was highly likely Levant’s scheme to confuse them.
Perhaps, Nicole’s biological father was not a distant relative of the Musgrave family, but a lineal descendant of the family.
Yet, Evan couldn’t figure out why Levant had been so eager to marry Nicole when he was trying so hard, but at the same time stop her from finding out the truth about her biological father too.
In the end, he decided to get John to run a thorough investigation on Levant by making use of their connections in K Nation. He wanted to know everything about Levant, including his family background.
After a phone call with John, Evan made his way to the bathroom to take a shower. When he removed his shirt, he noticed the bite mark on his arm – a masterpiece by Nicole. Without him realizing, his face was breaking into a faint smile.
She got the wrong idea and was jealous to see him spending time with Daphne – this was the perfect proof to show how much she cared about him.
Thus, he made up his mind to have a heart-to-heart talk with Nicole tomorrow.
The next morning after breakfast, Nicole started pondering over all the clues that could lead her to her biological father.
Before she could come to any useful conclusion, Evan visited her room.
After seducing Daphne with his good-looking face last night, he was back as Yoda again with the human skin mask on. Nicole couldn’t help but worry whether his mind was as fickle as his face.
She rolled her eyes at him before walking back to her bedroom.
Is she still angry with me?
Just as Evan was thinking whether he should follow her into her bedroom, Juan spotted him and quickly ran up to him. Good-naturedly, the little boy reminded Daddy to make an effort to cheer Mommy up because Mommy was pissed.
With a grim expression, the little boy asked, “Daddy, are you good at cheering a woman up?”
Evan shook his head after some deliberation.
“You can start practicing by trying to cheer a kid version up first then.”
Juan giggled and pointed in the direction of Maya’s bedroom.
The sound of Maya crying could be heard intermittently the next second.
