Maya Lane glowered vengefully at Davin Seet.
“Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila is a good person! Why did you make her cry?”
“I’m trying to make her cry. I just want to save her and myself from a lifetime of misery!”
Davin would rather be single than be bounded to someone he didn’t love.
He wasn’t one who would live for the sake of others.
Maya fell silent and stared at Davin with a big question mark scribbled over her face. She didn’t understand what her uncle was talking about at all.
“Bah, forget about it, Maya. You’re too young to understand anything.”
Maya pouted and returned to her room. Out of the blue, she wanted to give her father a call and ask when was her Mommy going to return.
She dialed Evan’s number on her smartwatch.
“Maya? What’s up?”
“Daddy, when is Mommy coming back?”
Maya’s childish voice melted Evan’s heart in an instant.
Evan paused for a moment before replying, “I’ll bring Mommy back after a few days.”
“Then where’s Mommy? I want to talk to her.”
Evan peered into the study to see Nicole busying herself with the booklets. Sigh, how would the kids feel if they knew that you have lost your memories…
“Maya, Mommy is not free at the moment. She’ll talk to you once she gets back, okay?”
Maya was not satisfied with her father’s answer. I miss Mommy so much! It’s been so long since I last saw her!
After a moment of silence, Evan continued, “Maya, once Daddy gets back, I’ll bring you out to eat and get new toys, alright?”
“Daddy, then when are you coming back? Can I count down the date of your return with both of my hands?”
Evan was stumped. Can I return in ten days?
Evan remained silent for a moment. “I will rush back as soon as I can.” Truth be told, Evan was not sure when he could return home.
“Okay then. Also, Uncle Davin made Aunt Sheila cry just now. You better not bully Mommy, you hear me?”
“I promise I won’t!”
Maya sure cares a lot about her mother!
After hanging up the call, Maya started to count down with her fingers. I hope Mommy will come back by the time I finish counting down!
Maya’s watery eyes were racked with hope. She just wished for time to pass faster.
Juan saw her sister in such a jubilant mood and asked, “What got you so happy?”
Maya extended both of her little arms. She told his brother seriously, “Once I’m done counting down the days with all of my fingers, Daddy will be back with Mommy!”
Juan was also gleeful to hear the news. “Oh! I can’t wait for Mommy and Daddy to bring us to the theme park once they get back home.”
From that day on, the children eagerly counted down the days till their parents’ return.
At the Musgrave Estate.
John stared at the grim look on Evan’s face. He heard the entire conversation Evan had with Maya.
He contemplated for a while before suggesting, “Mr. Seet, why not fetch the kids over here? They might help to jog Mrs. Seet’s memory.”
Evan mulled over John’s idea. “No, I can’t let the kids know that their Mommy can’t remember them at all. They will be devastated. Let’s go with the other options we have at the moment. Jeremy and the rest are still searching for a cure, right?”
“Yeah. I’ll rush them a little.”
Once John finished his sentence, Nicole walked out of her room.
She was cladded entirely in a black professional outfit, which made her look capable and experienced.
John glanced at Evan and went up to Nicole.
“Ms. Nicole, where are you going?”
Nicole halted in her steps and glared at John with annoyance. “I’m going to the office. Are you two going to follow me?”
“Of course we must follow you! As your bodyguards, we need to make sure that you are safe and sound wherever you go!”
Nicole squeezed out a fake smile. “Then let’s get going.”
John found Nicole’s expression peculiar. She seemed like she had some evil plan brewing in that little head of hers.
Is Mrs. Seet going to make trouble for us again?
John turned his head around to see if Evan also shared his thought. However, the latter didn’t say anything and followed quietly behind Nicole.
Nicole got onto the Rolls-Royce in the driveway, while John and Evan got onto the BMW behind.
In the car, John rambled to Evan, “Let’s see what Mrs. Seet is up to. We will just figure out what to do along the way. Instead of going head-to-head with her, let’s think of a way to outsmart her.”
