It was a genuine question because Nicole had tried several things in the past. Unfortunately, her efforts were to no avail. Therefore, she couldn’t wait to figure out the things that Evan had in mind.
In the end, Evan, who was in a set of pajamas, brought himself out of the bedroom in an intimidating manner. Five minutes later, he returned to the bedroom and behaved as though he had everything under control.
Nicole was shocked because she thought that he had sorted out the conflict between their children. However, when she was about to question him, she heard the voice of Nina and Juan. They had resumed in their fighting next door.
“Juan, stop running and take me on like a man!”
“Nina, I have never once beaten a girl up! Stop challenging my limits! Otherwise, you’ll have to bear the consequences of your actions!”
Immediately after he warned his sister, he yelled, “H-Hey, Nina! Stop beating me! Are you sure that you’re my sister?”
“Nope! I’m pretty sure that I’m not, as of now!” Nina answered her brother’s query without a second thought.
“Fine! I’ll stop holding back against you as well!”
“Arghhhh!”
Squinting her eyes, Nicole cast a skeptical gaze at Evan.
He replied nonchalantly, “We’ll confine them to a room and we’ll get them to sort things out as soon as possible.”
Nicole was stunned.
Initially, she thought that he had headed out to be the mediator amongst the conflicting parties. It turned out that he had gotten them to start another round of intense fighting.
He’s their father, isn’t he?
Nicole rolled her eyes and brought herself out of the bedroom once she put on her clothes. She rushed over next door. Barging her way into the room, she noticed that there were scratch marks all over Juan’s arms.
Taking in Nina’s unkempt hair, Nicole was certain that her children had gone through another round of intense fighting.
“Are the both of you alright?”
“Mommy! Daddy has such a great idea! At long last, I have finally avenged my mannequin!”
Nina snorted scornfully and made her way back to her room with an arrogant look on her face.
Juan, who had been scratched on his arm, started sighing and explained himself, “I shall never lay a finger on a girl! Mommy, I didn’t beat her! I’d merely pulled her hair! It didn’t even hurt!”
Appearing out of nowhere, Evan replied, “Do you really think that it makes any difference when you have gone after her hair? Nina has always prioritized her looks over everything else.”
Juan started to complain upon spotting his father’s presence. “Daddy, you’re biased! It’s all your fault! You have deceived me! I shouldn’t have let my guard down and followed you into the room! The only surprise that was in the room was an unpleasant one!”
After surveying the surroundings of the room for some time, Evan gathered his children around and warned them, “From today onwards, this room will be known as the combat room. If anyone wishes to resolve the conflict that they have with another person, they’ll have to sort things out in the combat room. They’ll be imprisoned to the room until they have everything sorted out.”
Their children exchanged glances, remaining silent because they were confused; they were clueless about the things that their father was up to.
Juan muttered, “Daddy is trying to help Nina and Maya! We will never beat our sisters up for real! In short, the boys are the only ones who will get beaten up! Daddy is spoiling the girls in disguise!”
Meanwhile, Maya was thrilled yet concerned at the same time. She wanted to figure out who amongst her and her sister was the superior one, in terms of combat.
Nina shared the same thought. Staring at her chubby sister, she thought that Maya might not have been a match for her seeing that she was relatively skinny. In the end, she assured her father sincerely, “Daddy, I will never fight with Maya!”
Her sister felt as though a boulder had been lifted off her shoulders. Nina certainly seemed to be her great and loving sister.
“That’s it for today. All of you are dismissed.”
Looking at their children’s departing figures as they made their way back to their room, Nicole noticed that Evan was overly biased toward their daughters.
Kyle and Juan had always taken great care of Nina and Maya. They were afraid they would accidentally hurt their beloved sisters. Therefore, they ended up being the ones who would possibly get beaten to a pulp.
“Let’s go, Maya!” Nina announced and snorted contemptuously before making her way back to her room with her sister arrogantly.
Juan moved aside and stayed out of their way in a humble manner.
Maya was overjoyed; it was written all over her face as she had never experienced being the superior one amongst her siblings.
Juan and Kyle stared at one another in the eyes and turned around, casting a skeptical gaze at their father.
In the end, they let out a long sigh as they finally realized that they had been living in a matriarch’s household.
The next day, Nicole made her way back to Lane Corporation after she dropped the children off at the school.
She reached for her phone as she received a call.
Taking a peek, she noticed that it was a call from Levant.
