âOkay, Daddy,â Nina promised.
After exiting Evanâs study room, Nicole gently patted Ninaâs fair cheeks. âNina, remember your lesson well. Mommy believes that youâll become better after this.â
âThank you, Mommy. Daddy will bring me to meet with the new teacher tomorrow. Iâll learn to the best of my abilities from my teacher.â
âGood. Do your best!â
After going back to her bedroom, Nicole went to shower. Right after she finished showering, Evan entered the room.
The moment he saw her climb onto the bed with damp hair, he grabbed the hairdryer. He then told her to sit in a comfortable position before he dried her hair.
âYou have to dry your hair before you sleep.â
Having warm wind blow on her hair was a comfortable sensation for Nicole. Moreover, Evanâs caring act melted her heart.
âEvan, can you blow my hair for the rest of my life?â
âAs long as you want me too, of course I can.â
âEvan, why are you so nice to me?â she mumbled.
âI donât need a reason to be nice to you.â
She turned quiet at his sincere answer.
Does he not need a reason?
âThen why were you so mean to me when I just came back with the three children? You made me move with the children so many times.â
âI was mean to you back then becauseâ¦â Evan trailed off before changing the topic. âI donât remember being mean to you. What does your house moving have to do with me?â
That made Nicole speechless.
What the hell? Heâs refusing to acknowledge it now?
She twisted her neck to look at him. âEven if you donât remember it, I do. You were really mean to me in the beginning. You even called me a liar, a ruthless woman, and a bringer of misfortune. You even-â
âIâll be extra nice to you from now on,â he hurriedly promised when he realized she was going to remind him of their past.
Nicole fell silent for a moment before she laughed. She never thought of a day when she would be someone this petty. Most were petty when they were angry, but it seemed like she was petty when she was happy too.
All of a sudden, Evanâs phone rang. A glance told him it was from Sophia. Nicole picked up the call.
âHello, Sophia. How can I help you?â
âNicole, I heard from Levant that you and Sheila accompanied Tiffany for her abortion. Is that true? Why did you do that? You knew Levantâs father and I hoped for Tiffany to give birth to the baby, but you still brought her to abort the poor thing. Are my thoughts unnecessary because Iâm too nice to the two of you most of the time?â
âNo, itâs not like what you think it is.â Nicole wanted to confess the truth to her, but she worriedly asked, âIs Levant with you right now?â
âThatâs right. Levant came to visit me, and he told me this when I asked him about it.â
Nicole fell silent.
If Levant was beside her, then she could not possibly reveal the truth.
âIâll explain everything to you when I meet you tomorrow.â
âAll right. Iâve called Sheila as well. She said sheâll come to my place tomorrow. Iâll be waiting for the two of you. I wonder what youâll tell me.â
At that, Sophia ended the call.
Evan sighed. âWhy is my mom like this? She has the time to be concerned about Levantâs child, but she doesnât have the time to be concerned about Davin and Sheila; she should be urging them to marry soon and have a kid.â
Nicole nodded. âWeâll go to Seet Residence tomorrow, and you can remind her then. But I think you should remind Davin instead. Heâs not a young man anymore, and since he likes children that much, he should have one of his own.â
âAll right. Iâll remind him tomorrow.â
After breakfast, Evan and Nicole headed to Seet Residence the next day.
A while after they arrived, Sheila arrived as well. However, Nicole was surprised to find the woman in a foul mood. Did something happen?
When Evanâs mother saw them, she immediately asked them the same question she had asked when she called them last night. She demanded an explanation.
Nicole was the first to speak. âTiffany still has her baby. She didnât really go through an abortion. We wanted Levant to let her go, and thatâs why we came up with this plan to fool him.â