Susan’s expression turned gloomy as she stared at Juan’s silhouette.
Meanwhile, Maya was stunned where she was and fidgeted with her chubby hands.
“Ms. Susan, when will you rescue Mommy from prison?”
Susan scrutinized her top to toe with her razor-sharp gaze.
All of Nicole’s kids are really a handful except this foolish fatty, who is much easier to coax.
She grinned. “Do you want me to save your Mommy? If you do, you have to obey whatever I say.”
Maya nodded resolutely. “I will, Ms. Susan.”
“Good girl.”
Susan bent down to pick Maya up and walked towards her bedroom.
Closing the door behind her, she put Maya down. She then pinched Maya’s arms while rolling her eyes in disdain. “You’re so heavy because you eat too much.”
Does she hate me for being fat? Fidgeting her arms, Maya just stood there with a sorrowful face.
Susan continued to observe Maya and noticed that Maya was fat while Nina was slim. Even so, both of them looked a lot like Nicole.
As she continued to look, she suddenly thought she saw Nicole’s face.
Her expression darkened as she reached out to pinch Maya’s chubby cheeks violently on impulse.
Maya screamed in pain immediately.
Lowering her voice, Susan gritted her teeth and warned Maya, “You’re not allowed to yell!”
Poor Maya had tears welling up in her eyes, and she didn’t understand why Aunt Susan was pinching her.
At that moment, Susan’s expression terrified Maya.
When she saw Maya recoiling in horror, Susan’s gaze turned so icy that it looked like it could spew venom.
If it weren’t for Nicole and you lot standing in my way, I would have long been happily married to Evan.
It’s all your fault! Yours!
With that thought in mind, her face contorted in rage as she glared viciously at Maya. Then, she forcefully grabbed Maya’s body and pinched her with all her might.
“Ah!” Maya yelled in pain. But, the moment she remembered Susan’s warning, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
At the same time, her big round eyes were filled with horror.
To her, the gentle Ms. Susan had turned into a demon.
Moreover, she didn’t understand why Susan was treating her that way.
When she saw Maya’s eyes filled with tears, Susan seethed, “If you want to save Mommy, you have to obey me. Or else, your Mommy will stay in prison forever. She will starve and be beaten inside! Now, only I can save Mommy. Do you understand?”
Maya nodded with tears in her eyes.
She had pleaded with Daddy at Seet Residence when she saw Mommy being taken away. However, Daddy ignored her and didn’t do a thing.
She had no idea how else to save Mommy other than to obey Susan. To her, that was her only avenue to do so.
Hence, she knew she had to cling to this avenue for dear life. Only then can she save her beloved Mommy.
“Go on and play with the rest. But you can’t tell anyone of what happened today.”
Susan quickly warned her when she saw the bruises on Maya’s body.
Maya nodded obediently as she wiped the tears of her face.
Before she left the bedroom, Susan gave her some sweets. “Take this.”
Maya quickly received it.
Before this, she would be delighted to receive any kind of food. However, she became especially wary right now as the sweets were no longer a treat to her. In fact, they felt like something horrifying instead.
Worried that she would expose what happened, Susan followed her out of the bedroom discreetly.
When Nina saw Maya returning with a bunch of sweets, she asked curiously. “Who gave them to you?”
“Ms. Susan,” Maya replied as she offered them to Nina. “Do you want some?”
Nina rolled her eyes, “I won’t eat anything given by the bad woman.”
Maya was stunned as she put the sweets on the table.
Sitting on her bed, she fidgeted with her clothes as if she had just escaped from the jaws of death. Her fear had yet to fully subside. Her eyes were filled with fear and helplessness.
As Maya didn’t say anything, Susan was satisfied and sauntered towards the living hall.
