It had been days since Susan last saw Evan, John, and the Hidden Masters. As such, she was beyond elated to have finally found them.
Susan followed closely behind the duo until the two entered the secret room of the Darkmoon Manor. She waited outside at first but when she noticed that the two had stayed in there for a long time, she got curious and peeped through the cracks. She was stunned when the first thing she saw was Levant’s face.
Susan thought that she had made a mistake. She rubbed her eyes and turned back to sneak another peek. It really is Levant! What is he doing here? Shouldn’t he be in the Wicked Palace?
Damien and Darius were inside that room for about half an hour before they left. Susan hid behind a potted plant and stayed there until the two of them were long gone.
She later went to tap on the secret room door, but nothing happened.
How do I open the door?
She stared intently at the closed door as she tried to figure it out.
Nicole returned after being utterly defeated. She scolded herself and sighed inwardly.
Sheila, who had been waiting for Nicole, went over to welcome her.
“Where did you go off to this early in the morning?”
“I went to Levant’s place,” answered Nicole, who looked a little tired.
Sheila was surprised to hear that.
She never realized how thoughtful Nicole was towards “Levant”.
Mr. Seet is assuming Levant’s identity right now, so is Nicole being thoughtful towards Mr. Seet or Levant?
Confused, Sheila analyzed the situation for a while before turning to Nicole and asked curiously, “Do you like the way Levant is right now or the way he used to be?” Nicole deliberated and realized that Levant had indeed been acting out of character recently.
Back then, Levant was a graceful gentleman. He never overstepped with me, but now he’s just a dirty-minded man.
Nicole sighed. She then answered, “I prefer the Levant from the past. He’s acting like a shameless hooligan lately.”
Sheila couldn’t help but widened her eyes at that. She had thought that Nicole would love the version of Levant that Evan had been playing.
I-I can’t believe she prefers the real Levant. Oh dear, Mr. Seet’s quest to court his wife is making things worse for himself.
“Mommy, do you really think that the Levant now is shameless?” asked Nina curiously.
Nicole didn’t know how to respond to that.
“This topic is not child-friendly, and you won’t understand it just yet. You should go and play outside.”
Juan and Kyle exchanged glances while Maya blinked her watery eyes. They guessed that their Mommy wanted to share some secrets with Sheila, so they returned to their room obediently.
“Mommy said that Daddy is acting like a hooligan. What do we do?”
“Let’s go talk to Daddy and make him change.”
When the four kids went to Evan, they stared at him with disappointment burning in their eyes.
“What’s wrong?” asked Evan in a worried tone. He thought that the four kids had gotten themselves into some trouble.
To his surprise, Nina started complaining as soon as her tiny lips parted.
“Daddy, your courting technique sucks, and Mommy is starting to hate you!”
Juan chimed in, “She’s right. Daddy, you shouldn’t bully Mommy like a hooligan. That’ll just make her like you even less.”
I’m acting like a hooligan?
Evan frowned at that. Nicole dislikes me for acting this way? But I would never have done anything to her if she weren’t that eager to connect with and marry Levant.
“Well, your Mommy had it coming!”
Huh?
The four kids turned to one another. Why is Daddy acting like he doesn’t care about being called a hooligan? He even spoke like he did the right thing.
“Daddy, aren’t you worried about Mommy hating you more and more until she finally leaves you?”
Nina’s question got Juan’s eyes to glow with epiphany.
“I got it! This must be Daddy’s plan all along. He’s making Mommy hate Levant, so that she would leave the Wicked Palace. After that, Daddy will go to the estate to court Mommy as himself. Am I right, Daddy?”
Evan’s gaze turned slightly darker. He had never thought about things that way. He was simply bickering with Nicole while still wearing Levant’s face. I just wanted to punish her for thinking that she could get together with Levant. As for whether everything will turn out the way Juan thought it will… Well, I’ll just let things flow naturally and see where it leads us.
