“Damn it, Evan! You brought this upon yourself!” murmured Nicole to herself. She felt as if an invisible hand was pulling her down and drowning her in fear. Hating someone isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. As much as I hate Evan, I don’t want him to die.
Nicole clutched at her hair as tears ran down her cheeks.
To prevent the nightmare from becoming reality, she decided to spend more time with Levant in order to make sure that he would not have the time to hurt Evan.
Levant was puzzled by Nicole’s unusual behaviors. Maybe she’s getting attached to me because we’re getting married soon, and she’s just happy to be my bride.
Although they were together most of the time, Levant could not help noticing how distant Nicole was. To him, it felt like Nicole was simply tailing him for some reason, as she would always ask where he was going.
“Nicole, What’s with the sudden clinginess?”
Nicole kept quiet and only responded with a faint smile.
Whenever Levant tried to get close to her, she would keep her distance and nervously say, “We’re not married yet, Levant.”
How’s that an excuse? She never got married to Evan, yet they had four children and were living like a married couple.
Realizing that Nicole had not accepted him, Levant gave her a half-smile. “Fine. After marriage it is then. Let’s get married the day after tomorrow.”
That’s two days earlier. But I guess that’s fine. The sooner we get married, the sooner Stephen can return to the estate. I might even be able to look for Evan as madam president of the Wicked Palace once I become Levant’s wife.
“Sure.”
Levant only felt better when Nicole agreed with him.
The four little ones were baffled when they noticed how their mother seemed to be getting tangled up with Levant instead of looking for their father.
“How could Mommy do this?” sighed Juan.
“Does she really not care about Daddy anymore?” asked Nina, who was confused.
Rubbing her chubby little hands, Maya thought it was wrong of her mother to be so cold. I told her that I’d cry until I’m out of tears if Daddy died. Does she not care? Mommy seems to only care about Levant.
Standing aside with a blank expression, Kyle crossed his little arms in silence.
The boy believed in his mother, for he noticed how worried she seemed to be these days. Whenever she came home from Levant’s, she would look sad.
Kyle believed that there was a reason his mother got close to Levant. She’s probably doing it to find Daddy. But, with that many guards in the Wicked Palace, it must be hard to find him. What can we do to find him as soon as possible?
“Stop complaining about Mommy. We should think of a way to help instead,” suggested Kyle to his three siblings, who sighed before starting to brainstorm.
In the afternoon, Juan pretended to play with Kyle as he ran around in the Wicked Palace, taking the chance to map out the place in his mind. After that, the two returned to their bedroom to draw out an actual map and analyze where their father would most likely be held at.
Juan drew circles on the drawing with his little hand. “This spot and this spot are the most hidden. Do you think this is where Daddy’s at?”
“Let’s mark all the suspicious spots and go through them one by one. I believe we’ll find Daddy that way,” replied Kyle after some thought.
After deciding on a few spots and sneaking their black suits out of the suitcase, the two talked on their bed and waited for nightfall.
Juan suddenly sighed, “I heard that Mommy’s getting married to Levant the day after tomorrow. If we can’t find Daddy by then, do you have any idea how to stop the wedding?”
