As he was irritated by Sofieâs constant pestering, he wanted to hear what creative ideas these children had.
âIâm bewildered by why Sofie keeps on pestering him. Why not someone else? Well, birds of a feather flock together. He must be a meanie.â
Nina was the first to speak, crossing her arms and snorting haughtily.
Evan frowned. This girl seems to dislike me, but I donât recall offending her before.
Maya stuffed a shrimp into her mouth and chewed on it as she looked at Nina. âNo, I think that heâs a goodie. Thatâs why someone is trying to snatch him away. Nina, youâre not allowed to call him a meanie!â
Evan heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, I have someone on my side. Looks like this little girl is fond of me, considering sheâs willing to defend me.
âMaya, your judgement is blinded by his sugarcoating. Heâs a meanie. A huge meanie! Think about how he bullies Mommy!â Nina was agitated as she spoke.
âHeâll change and he will not bully Mommy anymore.â
âHow do you know? A meanie like himâ¦â
âGoodie! Heâs a goodie!â
âYouâre a traitor. Do you want to betray Mommy and help the meanie?â
âIâm not!â
Seeing that both of them were going to break out into a fight, Juan interrupted them. âStop fighting! Weâre not here today to talk about this. Quickly think of a way to stop Sofie from coming here and pestering Daddy.â
âGive her two huge slaps!â
âWow! Nina, youâre so harsh!â
âBut we canât beat her up with our tiny physique.â
âThen, letâsâ¦â
âOr should weâ¦â
Their discussion continued for quite some time before they eventually came to an agreement.
It became difficult for Evan to eavesdrop as the childrenâs voices turned softer. Hence, he could not hear what they were planning to do.
However, he was certain that Sofie was definitely in for a hard time!
When I get the chance, I must ask Nina why sheâs so hostile towards me. Was she born with a dislike for me? Even from our first meeting, it felt like she had a grudge against me.
âPrepare to act!â Hearing Kyleâs command, Evan knew that the children were about to exit the room. Hence, he briskly walked towards his study room.
When he reached his study room, he saw Nicole staring at him with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
The strange look in her eyes made him feel uneasy. âYes?â
âI never expected the mighty Mr. Seet to have a habit of eavesdropping.â
She saw everything?
Evanâs expression changed. Evading her mocking gaze, he replied, âThis is my home. Whatâs it got to do with you?â
With that, he strode into the study room, while Nicole followed closely behind.
âEvan, they are all my children. I understand if you canât treat them equally. However, if you have any ulterior motive for getting close to them, Iâll not spare you!â
Evan raised his head and eyed Nicole with a skeptical look.
âMs. Lane, why must I treat other children equally like my own children? Furthermore, your daughter keeps calling me a meanie. Why arenât you doing anything about it? How are you educating your children? You raised her to be as uncultured as her mother.â
âEvan Seet, who are you calling uncultured?â
âWhy did you come into my study room in your pajamas? I think that youâre not just here to argue.â
As he spoke, he stared at Nicoleâs fair neck. Her collarbones are quite sexy.
Nicole ran his words, which were heavily laden with meaning, through her head. Is he implying that Iâm trying to seduce him? Ugh!
That was not her intention at all. After bathing, she wanted to call Maya and Nina for their bath time. However, she caught Evan eavesdropping instead.
âEvan, do you think that everyone fancies you just like Ms. Sweeting downstairs? Well, Iâll never like a man like you.â
With that, Nicole rolled her eyes at him and left the study room.
Evan sank into deep thought. What kind of man is she interested in then?
âThis woman has such a poor taste. The kind of person she likes is probably not even human!â