“Mr. Seet, this is not Hillside Villa. May I ask that you leave?”
“I know that this is not Hillside Villa. I’ll leave after dinner. It’s just one meal, you won’t mind, right? If you do, I can pay for it.”
Pay for it?
Who wants your money?
Nicole stared at him with a long face. Seeing how he was so determined to stay for dinner, she did not bother to argue with him further. She took some food and hurried back to the bedroom upstairs to eat alone.
Can’t we eat together?
Evan sulked and his appetite was greatly affected.
The atmosphere at the dining area became very awkward between him and the three children.
Juan and Kyle took a glance at him then continued eating.
Licking her lips, Maya’s big round eyes gleamed as she fixed her gaze on the plate of beef in front of Evan.
Evan patted her head and served her the beef she had been eyeing for a while now. He reminded her, “There’s a lot, don’t finish it all at once.”
“I know, Daddy. I’ll only eat five pieces. I’m limiting the amount of food I consume, so I won’t overeat.”
Evan smiled. Setting a maximum limit is good, it can help Maya control her diet.
While eating, he kept looking upstairs from time to time and did not pay any attention to the taste of the food.
Considering how distracted he was, Maya asked curiously, “Daddy, do you want to go upstairs to see Mommy?”
He kept silent for a while then nodded. “I’m going to check if she has enough to eat.”
After that, he turned around and made his way upstairs with a dish in his hand.
Juan asked softly, “Do you think Mommy and Daddy will be all right?”
Kyle shook his head. “I think the chances of Daddy getting kicked out of the room is higher.”
Maya was enjoying the scrumptious dinner. She puffed her cheeks out like a chubby chipmunk.
“I think we should work together to help them resolve their conflict and chase the bad woman away. Then, we can reunite as one happy family.”
“Mommy won’t forgive Daddy so easily. Moreover, that bad woman is so shrewd. It’s even harder to make her leave Daddy.”
Kyle asked Juan for his opinion, “What do you think?”
Juan pondered over it and then sighed. “I think that the matters involving the adults are way too complicated. Just let Daddy and Mommy settle it themselves. We’re still too young to understand.”
Seriously?
Maya’s jaw dropped. Wasn’t he the keenest among us to bring Daddy and Mommy together? I can’t complete this challenging mission all by myself, can I?
Suddenly, she thought about her request to learn cooking. Mommy’s company and clinic don’t seem to be running very smoothly recently, could she still hire a gourmet specialist for me? Perhaps I should ask Daddy when he comes down later since money is nothing to him.
With a dish of pork cutlet in his hand, Evan knocked on Nicole’s bedroom door.
“Who is it?” Nicole asked, trying to check if it was Evan.
He did not say a word but continued knocking on the door.
Nicole knew that it was him. She rolled her eyes and continued eating.
He knocked continuously in an unhurried rhythm. Knock! Knock! Pause. Knock! Knock!
He was determined to wait patiently until she answered the door.
The knocking persisted till Nicole finished her dinner. Getting impatient and irritated, she stood up and opened the door.
“What do you want?” She stared daggers at him and asked in an angry tone.
Evan knew her personality well and tolerated her sudden outburst. In fact, he offered her the dish. “I just want to make sure you have enough to eat.”
