Nina frowned. Is she really Mommy? Why is she so skinny? Wait⦠Is she that skinny woman disguising herself as Mommy? Hmm⦠This doesnât look like a mask thoughâ¦
Maya too, stared wide-eyed at Nicole. Is she really Mommy? Why does she look so pale? Just what did she go through?
Nicole reached out her skinny hands and patted them on the head. âNina, Maya, itâs Mommy!â
The two broke into tears and hugged her after hearing that familiar voice of hers. âMommyâ¦â
âWeâve missed you, Mommyâ¦â
âIâve missed you all too!â Nicole shot Evan a glance and continued, âIâm that woman you were all calling a homewrecker, so stop pressuring your Daddy, okay?â
Nina and Maya wiped their tears off. âWeâre sorry, Mommy! We shouldnât have called you a homewrecker! Daddy, weâre sorry for misunderstanding you!â
âItâs alright, Daddy doesnât blame you.â
The two then held Nicoleâs hands and asked her what she had been through as well as her current condition, all of which she answered honestly.
âDonât worry, Iâm fine. Nina, I wonât bite you anymore now that my hallucinations have been treated.â
âWhy are you so skinny, Mommy?â
âItâs just a side effect of my treatment, thatâs all. Iâll be okay after nursing myself back to health. I was planning to see you guys after Iâm fully recovered so youâd all get to see a beautiful and healthy Mommy.â Nicole tried to brush it off casually.
âYou always look beautiful to us, Mommy!â
âYeah! Youâre the prettiest person in the world, Mommy!â
Nicole let out a smile of relief and hugged her daughters tightly until Evan spoke up, âNicole, itâs time for you to get some rest. Maya, go make your Mommy something nutritious, okay?â
The two kids then got to work in the kitchen while Evan remained in the room with Nicole.
Recalling his behavior and actions earlier, Nicole asked, âEvan⦠You didnât lose your memories, did you?â
Evan tensed up. Oh, crap! I got so worked up by their crying earlier that I forgot about the whole memory loss and Wicca poison act!
He quickly got to his feet and tried to explain himself, âAh, about that⦠I just regained my memories all of a sudden! I didnât even realize it until you pointed it out, Nicole!â
Just regained your memories? Like hell Iâd believe that!
Nicole kept quiet and simply stared at him, waiting to see what other excuses he would come up with.
Unable to figure out what she was playing at, Evan pretended to wince in pain and discomfort. âI think the poison is acting up again⦠Iâd better go take my medicineâ¦â
He then quickly went into his bedroom upstairs, but Nicole followed him inside before he could close the door and stood there eyeing him from head to toe.
I know for sure heâs faking his memory loss, but Iâve yet to confirm if he was also lying about the poisoning⦠His face is somewhat pale, but he doesnât seem to be acting like someone whoâs been poisoned.
Nicole couldnât really conclude anything due to the lack of evidence, so she decided to have a look at the medicine he was taking. âShow me this medicine of yours, Mr. Seet!â
Evan paused for a moment before handing her a bottle of pills from the shelf. Sheâs well-versed in acupuncture, but she doesnât really know much about medicine. I wonder if sheâll fall for thisâ¦