“I—” Davin was about to explain himself, yet Nina got ahead of him as she complained, “Daddy, Uncle Davin says that you’re afraid of women and that includes Mommy.”
“I didn’t mean it—” Before Davin could explain himself, Maya interrupted once again and added in a sheepish manner, “Daddy, Uncle Davin wants us to scold you.”
Davin was rendered speechless by the little girls’ words because he was certain that it would be tough to get himself out of the nasty situation.
He was about to explain himself, but Kyle nodded and asserted with a determined look, “Yes! Those were his exact words!”
Davin was at a loss for words because no matter what he said, he wouldn’t be able to convince the others anymore.
Evan stared at Davin and asked, “Are they telling me the truth? Do you want me to teach you a lesson instead?”
“No! I—”
Out of the blue, Evan launched a kick in Davin’s direction. The observant man had been keeping an eye on his brother. Therefore, in spite of his brother’s swift kick, Davin managed to evade it in the nick of time.
He fled immediately and put a distance between his brother and himself. “Evan, we’re not supposed to fight in front of them! Why are you trying to kick me? They are the ones who have teased me! Why am I not allowed to comment on you when you have failed to educate them as their father?”
Evan did not expect Davin to have the guts to rebuke his words. Without a second thought, he dashed over to his brother’s side once more.
Meanwhile, the children allowed their imaginations to run wild; they couldn’t wait to figure out the outcome of the fight.
Juan yelled, “Kick him in the butt!”
Maya urged, “Go for his ears!”
Nina cheered, “Get him to keep his mouth shut, Daddy! How dare he badmouth you in front of us?”
Meanwhile, Kyle cast a stern gaze at his uncle. Thrill was written all over his face. Never had he once gotten along with Davin. Thus, he was delighted to have his father teach his uncle a lesson.
Since Evan was about to reach him, Davin yelled, “I’ve got to go because I need to deliver Sheila her bouquet of roses! Once I’m back, I’ll deal with you and your children! You’d better stay put and wait for me to return!”
As soon as he finished his sentence, he dashed all the way out of the house with all of his might.
“Hmph! Uncle Davin is a coward! How dare he tell us to wait for him when he’s the one who has fled?”
Nina rolled her eyes contemptuously and made her way back to the living room. She had caught a glimpse of her mother and noticed that she was in the living room. Therefore, she couldn’t wait to return to her mother’s side.
Meanwhile, Maya went after her sister and dashed toward the direction of the living room.
Upon detecting her beloved daughters’ presence, Nicole greeted, “Maya, Nina! Come over and give me a hug!”
Nina returned to her mother’s side and asked impatiently, “Mommy, I have fully recovered! May I return to Imperial Garden? I want to practice my make-up skills!”
“Of course! I dropped by to pick you guys up!”
Juan and Evan showed up in the living room the moment Nicole finished her sentence.
Staring at the children with her abysmal pair of eyes, Sophia uttered, “Once you bring them back with you, Seet Residence will turn into a deserted place once again. I can’t believe that they are going to leave so soon.”
“Grandma, we’ll drop by and keep you company over the weekend, okay?”
Nodding, Sophia said, “Sure. I can’t possibly keep all of you to myself when you have to take care of your family. All of you have gone through a series of events prior to your reunion. Evan, you have to keep Nicole and my grandchildren company, okay?”
“I will, Mom.”
Leaning on her mother’s lap, Maya blinked her glistening pair of eyes and murmured with a pitiable front, “Has the gourmet specialist arrived yet?”
“She will be arriving in Y City tomorrow. We’ll bring you over and you can pay her a visit once she arrives, okay?”
Maya nodded fervently in response. Her imagination ran wild as thoughts of all the different existing cuisines ran through her mind.
Currently, she had but one wish; she wanted to prepare her parents and siblings their favorite dishes that would put smiles on their faces.
Apart from her loved ones, she wanted to grant every single child an opportunity to savor affordable delicacies. Her ultimate goal was to become the owner of a food plaza.
Evan denoted, “Mom, we’ll be leaving then.”
“Alright, make sure to drop by and visit us whenever you’re free!”
Nicole expressed her gratitude towards Sophia, “Thank you so much for taking care of the children on my behalf, Sophia.”
“Nicole, are you sure that’s the proper way to address me?” Sophia asked rhetorically.
