Evan’s expression was blank while his emotions raged in him. He was feeling extremely conflicted. He wanted to tell Nicole the truth yet he was worried she would remember her past.
If he said anything that might make her regain her memories, she would be utterly heartbroken at their current predicament. Especially since he was now married to Susan.
A moment later, he spoke in an icy voice, “That’s not her!”
His children had obviously not expected he would say that. Their loud protests rang out simultaneously.
“Daddy, you’re lying!”
“You liar, Daddy!”
So it really was not her. His answer caused an inexplicable sense of disappointment sweeping through Nicole.
“Thank you for arranging this wonderful place for me to stay, Mr. Seet.”
“You’re welcome.” This place belongs to you in the first place.
“Daddy, maybe you should stay here with us?”
Juan’s suggestion caught Evan off guard.
Nicole frowned, thinking that it was a bad idea. Evan was already a married man. It would not be appropriate for him to stay with them.
Noticing her expression, Evan replied, “I have to go back to Hillside Villa.”
Seeing as his first plan failed, Juan tried again. “Daddy, the roses at Rose Garden are blooming, right? Could you bring us there tomorrow?”
If we bring Mommy to all the places we’ve stayed in before, maybe she might recall something!
After some thought, Evan nodded.
Juan then asked Nicole for her opinion. She mulled over it before questioning, “Is Rose Garden fun?”
The young boy nodded. “Very! The flowers there are so colorful and beautiful!”
Well, I came here so I could escape Levant and get my mind off of him. As long as it’s fun, I guess it doesn’t really matter where we go.
Thus, she agreed.
Although Maya begrudged her father for marrying another woman, in the end, he was still her father. After a couple of hours of playing with him, she tugged on Evan’s arm, not wanting him to leave.
“Daddy, could you eat dinner with us?”
Evan took in the hopeful glint in her eyes. It had been a year since he had eaten with his four children, so he was reluctant to deny her this. Besides, he wanted to stay with them too. He nodded to show his agreement.
He made a call to have his chef and maids come over. After a mad scramble, a feast was spread out on the table.
They had only just sat down when a maid hurried over to inform, “Mr. Seet, Ms. Susan is here.”
Evan’s eyes darkened. Before he could do anything, Susan sauntered over. In an overly sweet and affectionate voice, she greeted, “Evan.”
Then, she sat herself down at the table.
The quadruplets looked at her before scoffing as hostile expressions appeared on their faces.
To them, any woman who dared to snatch their mother’s place was an enemy.
Nicole swept an assessing gaze across Susan. Dressed in a pale pink dress, the latter looked a lot more feminine now than she had at the wedding. Her silky hair draped across her shoulders loosely while her eyes shone brightly. There was a sheen to them that almost looked like tears, giving her a pitiful look. She was like a fragile flower that screamed for someone to protect her.
At that moment, she had to admit that Evan had a good taste to marry a woman as beautiful as Susan.
“Evan, I couldn’t stop worrying about you when you didn’t come back. So I decided to come over and have a look.”
“Yeah,” Evan muttered.
“Evan, when are you going back?”
“After dinner.”
“Can I stay here to eat with you? We can go home together after we finish.”
Evan did not get a chance to reply as Nicole spoke up warmly, “Sure you can, Mrs. Seet.”
Both Susan and Evan were stunned at the address.
In Evan’s heart, the position of Mrs. Seet would always belong to Nicole. He did not expect she would address someone else as that.
His heart felt like a fist was squeezing it tightly and he found it hard to breathe.
Immense pleasure shone in Susan’s eyes.
She snuck a glance at Evan, noting his tension. It was clear he did not like Nicole addressing Susan as Mrs. Seet.
