This darned woman! If he did not think she was still useful for finding Nicole’s whereabouts, he would have sent her flying into the trash can with one kick.
“Rest well.”
At that, Evan rushed out of the room as if fleeing for his dear life and closed the door behind him.
The stinking fumes got Sylphiette all confused and blinking. She started sweating profusely.
After retching a few times, she could not help but curse.
“Nicole, you think this man loves you? After spouting a few insignificant words and farting a few times, he ran off as fast as he could. You think he loves you? Love? What a lie!” she spat out.
After mumbling to herself, she retched and coughed. The horrible smell was driving her crazy!
Maya, who was wearing a hood, quickly crawled out from under the bed. She opened the door of the room and dashed out quickly while Sylphiette was not paying attention.
Sylphiette thought she heard a sound. She quickly turned around to have a look, but the door was already closed shut.
“The smell is killing me. I’ve got to get out for a breath of fresh air.”
She staggered to the door and tugged, but she could not seem to pull it open.
What’s going on? Has it been locked from the outside?
She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and started banging on the door.
“Open the door! Open the door, quickly!”
“Mommy, the doctor said you must rest well. It’s better if you stay inside.”
“That’s right, Mommy. You should lie down and rest. We’ll guard the door for you. No one can bother you that way!”
The kids were laughing and yelling. Maya’s covered her mouth with her two plump hands – she was the happiest with the outcome.
Sylphiette as if she were about to blackout from the stench. She hammered frantically on the door, but the kids adamantly refused to let her out.
After showering and changing out of his clothes, Evan walked out of the second bedroom. He could not help but frown when he saw his four kids standing at the door of the main bedroom.
He then heard Maya ask, “Aren’t I amazing? Surely I’m stink bombing her to death!”
“That’s right. This time, Maya is just awesome. The witch will surely suffer from the stink!”
The triumphant talk continued.
A shadow flickered across Evan’s gaze. Are these kids playing tricks on the counterfeit?
Seemingly, these children have discovered that this woman is not the real Nicole.
Maya looks cute and sincere, but in reality, she’s a mischievous girl with a goody two-shoes exterior. Children often learn from their peers. The three naughty kids must have really influenced her.
Oh, well. The counterfeit really needs to be taught a lesson, anyway!
Evan made a coughing sound and went downstairs as if he had not noticed anything suspicious.
Seeing their Daddy walk past silently with a remote expression on his face, the four kids were quite taken aback.
Juan’s obsidian black eyes glanced around thoughtfully. “Did Daddy hear us just now?”
“I don’t know,” replied Kyle with a cold expression on his delicate face.
“I’m sure he didn’t hear us. Daddy must be very busy. That’s why he’s in such a hurry. Perhaps, he didn’t even notice us.”
No one except Maya believed those words. She spoke sincerely as if it were true.
The other three were just speechless.
Juan and Kyle looked at each other, hoping that scenario was true.
Hopefully, Daddy will not punish us for what we have done to this fake Mommy.
“Let’s not worry about Daddy. Juan and Kyle, it’s your turn now. Maya and I have already done our parts.”
Nina looked at Juan and Kyle seriously, and the two boys nodded their heads in earnest.
“We’ll do it when Daddy isn’t around.”
“Yeah, surely we shall make the witch regret impersonating Mommy and coming into Imperial Garden!”
Maya and Nina exchanged glances. They were looking forward to it.
They turned around and looked at the door of the master bedroom. Someone was clawing weakly at the door. Maya sighed. “She must be on the verge of fainting from the stink. She probably has hardly any strength left to bang on the door.”
With her hands on her hips, Nina scolded angrily, “Serves her right! She’s such a horrible woman!”
Evan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the study, looking up at the dark night sky with an unsteady wavering gaze as anxiety filled his heart.
Nicole, where are you?
Are you being bullied? Are you injured and hungry, or…
The more he let his thoughts wander, the more confused he felt, and anxiety filled his worried gaze. He couldn’t wait for any news of Nicole’s whereabouts.
