Nicole responded with a sheepish grin because she had yet to become Evanâs legal spouse; they had yet to hold a wedding ceremony as neither of them had gotten the paperwork done. Therefore, she was unsure as to whether or not she should address Sophia as her mother-in-law.
âMom, once we get the paperwork done, Iâll get her to address you accordingly,â said Evan.
Sophia thought about it and suggested, âEvan, is it fine for me to organize the wedding ceremony on your behalf? Iâll contact the priest and Iâll get him to conduct the wedding ceremony!â
âSure!â Evan was delighted.
Similarly, Nicole nodded as she expressed her acknowledgment of Sophiaâs suggestion.
The children were on cloud nine. They insisted on dressing up properly for their parentâs wedding.
As soon as they returned to Imperial Garden, the children began to tend to the different things that they had on their plates. As per usual, Kyle had his eyes glued to the computer, working on his hacking skills.
Occasionally, a little boyâs voice could be heard, yelling the slogan of a Taekwondo practitioner. He was none other than Juan, who had begun to practice Taekwondo again.
As one of their daughters had started dolling the mannequin up with bridal make-up, Evan asked Nicole with a bright grin, âShall we get Nina to doll you up during our wedding ceremony?â
Nicole nodded because she had faith in their daughterâs make-up skills. After all, she had been receiving guidance from a top-notch professional make-up artist all this while.
In the meantime, Maya showed up with another bag of cookies. She placed a few of her animal dolls in front of her and gave each of the dolls two pieces of cookies, all except for the monkey.
Eventually, she stuffed the remaining three pieces of cookies into her mouth.
Staring at the monkey that wasnât given a piece of cookie, she announced, âThereâs nothing left! Why donât you get Mr. Puppy to share his cookies with you?â
She reached for the cookies she had placed on the puppy, but before she could hand them over to the monkey, she moved her hand in another direction, swooping the cookies toward her mouth. In the end, she said apologetically, âMr. Puppy wants me to have the cookies instead because he doesnât like you!â
Next, she went on and finished the cookies that she had placed on the bear.
After a few minutes, Maya had devoured the entire bag of cookies. Staring at the dolls with a pleased look on her face, she complimented, âGreat job! All of you are much easier to deceive than Nina and Juan!â
She chuckled and caressed the dolls that had been bullied by her merely a few minutes ago.
Nicole was at a loss for words.
Heaving a sigh of despair, Nicole observed that Maya could only deceive the dolls that didnât possess any form of intelligence whatsoever.
She was certain that her daughterâs siblings could easily deceive her in a similar manner.
Smirking, Evan asked, âShall we get Maya a few more younger siblings? Do you think that theyâll be cuter than Maya?â
âWhat do you mean? Are you indicating that Maya isnât cute? Have you lost your mind? Maya is the cutest and the most kind-hearted little girl on Earth!â
Evan was taken aback by Nicoleâs words. He leaned over and whispered, âAre you sure that you havenât misperceived my words? Truthfully, Iâm suggesting that we get Maya a few more younger siblings.â
Nicole was wordless.
Another few younger siblings? Excuse me? Isnât four enough for us? Iâm having a hard time dealing with the four of them simultaneously!
Truth be told, she deemed the existence of her four children to be perfect. She didnât want to go through the tormenting experience that she had once gone through, during her previous labor.
âLetâs set that idea aside for the time being. Itâs a topic for another day!â
As soon as she made herself clear, she brought herself out of Mayaâs bedroom, leaving the man behind.
As she reached the entrance, she heaved a sigh of relief and murmured to herself, âYou want me to give birth again? Hmph! No way!â
Once she finished her sentence, a hoarse voice could be heard, asking rhetorically in return, âReally?â
Turning around, Nicole was shocked to notice that Evan had shown up behind her.
âH-Huh? Shall we pretend as though Iâd never said such words? Please donât take me seriously!â
A vicious grin could be seen on Evanâs face as he dragged Nicole back toward their bedroom. He shut the door and locked it once they had entered the bedroom, behaving as though he was up to no good.
âEvan, what do you want?â
âIâm trying to see if itâs possible to get you pregnant again!â
Nicole blamed herself for her careless words. As a result, she had failed to notice Evanâs presence behind her. She regretted blurting out the things that she had in mind without giving it much thought.