Juan understood that his Daddy wanted some time alone with his Mommy.
“Okay, I’ll do it right away!”
He ran over to Nicole’s room and whispered something into Nina’s ear. Nina looked at him in surprise and followed him out of the room shortly after.
Maya got curious when she saw that and wondered if they were going to do something fun without her. Thus, she scrambled to her feet and went out with them.
At the same time, Nicole was reading a book and didn’t pay much heed to what her kids were doing.
It wasn’t until she noticed a figure before her that she looked up from her book, and her eyes were filled with shock when she saw Evan standing in front of her.
“You… How did you get in here?”
“I walked in, obviously,” Evan said in a very matter-of-fact tone of voice.
The kids! They must’ve told Evan where I was! My goodness, did he send them here to spy on me? I’ve got to give them a proper scolding tomorrow!
“How has life been for you over here, Nicole?”
“That’s none of your business, Evan! Did you also tell the kids to fake their injuries at the wedding?”
Evan stared at her in silence.
She’s probably associating everything bad with me right now. The kids came up with the plan to ruin the wedding on their own, but I don’t mind taking the fall for it… After all, I don’t want her to marry Levant!
“You’d better stop using the kids like this if you have any dignity and sense of shame left in you!”
Evan remained silent.
So having the kids stay with her to spy on her counts as using them shamelessly? Well, okay, I suppose so… I have nothing to say in my defense, nor do I have any regrets for doing that.
Nicole found it odd that Evan didn’t retaliate at all after she had repeatedly scolded him.
Was it because he knows he’s in the wrong here?
She eyeballed him viciously. “I don’t want the kids to turn out cruel, shameless, and hypocritical like you, so I’m having them stay with me from now on! You’d leave them alone forever if you know what’s best for them!”
Evan frowned. “They’re my kids, Nicole! I will not agree to be separated from them, and I’m sure they won’t agree to it either.”
“Oh yeah? I’ll make them!” Nicole said after a brief pause.
“I won’t let that happen!” Evan objected sternly.
“I don’t care!” Nicole snapped back at him.
Evan glared at her and felt his heart ache as he recalled the pain and suffering she endured in prison.
Had this argument occurred in the past, he would’ve strangled her to break her spirit.
However, he could no longer bring himself to do so.
Although he had nothing to do with her suffering in prison, he was still the one who put her there in the first place.
After everything she had been through, all he wanted now was to compensate her with love and affection.
“They’re still kids, Nicole. Don’t be so cruel to them.”
Nicole was surprised to see Evan soften his tone and attitude with her. He was like a completely different man from the reaper she knew.
With a sneer, she retorted, “What’s a little cruelty to a heartless man like you? I don’t want to see you ever again, Evan! For the sake of the kids, I’m letting you walk out of here this time. If you show up again, I’ll hand you over to Murphy!”
The vicious and merciless look in her eyes stabbed at his heart, and he left the room without saying a word.
At that point of time, John was waiting outside. When he saw Evan leave the room looking disheartened, he knew Nicole must’ve kicked him out.
