A random Passerby A said, âWhy do you think someone of her status would resort to snatching someone elseâs child? Thatâs so odd!â
Passerby B then responds, âI donât get it either. Maybe the child is Mr. Seetâs bastard child? I suppose she didnât want other women using their illegitimate child to threaten Mr. Seet, hence the episode.â
Passerby A added, âI donât think so. The woman at the mall was hardly attractive. Plus, she looked rather old. Mr. Seet surely wonât fall for someone like her.â
âCould the tabloids be spot on? Perhaps sheâs mentally unwell? But I saw her with Mr. Seet earlier on and she looked fine. She didnât look like a deranged woman,â commented Passerby B.
Nicole was bewildered. What mall? What child? This Mr. Seet that they keep mentioning⦠Could it be Evan? And the lunatic⦠It canât be me, can it? What the hell is going on?
Just as she remained frozen in her spot trying to figure out what was happening, a woman appeared a few meters away from her. She began watching a video clip on her phone.
The distance between the women was minute, so Nicole could hear the womanâs video clip playing loud and clear. A womanâs voice came from the phone â it was Nicoleâs voice.
Unable to resist the urge, Nicole whipped her head to see what was playing on that womanâs phone.
It was a video clip of her attempting to snatch someone elseâs child away. She was dumbfounded, to say the least.
The woman stood at the side snickering as she took in Nicoleâs reaction.
In a calm but scornful demeanor, she said, âHey, isnât this Mrs. Seet from the Seet Group? You know, the one who bit her own child and tried to snatch another personâs child?â
Nicole glanced at her, brows furrowed. âWhat did you just say?â
âIâm talking about you!â
She proceeded to play another video clip, one that showed Nicole biting Nina to tears.
What she saw utterly horrified her, shocking her to the core. Was the person in the two video clips really me? No, it canât be. I have no memory of these two events. But if it isnât me⦠Why would Evan, Davin, Sheila, and Juan be inside the video clip?
Witnessing that look of agony on Nicoleâs face absolutely delighted the woman. The edges of her lips curled upwards as she sneered while getting a load of Nicoleâs disorientated look. âNicole Lane, youâre as nutty as a fruitcake. The whole world knows it but you. When youâre having your manic episodes, not only do you try to snatch someone elseâs child, you also harm Mr. Seet and your children. Thatâs the reason why they donât stay with you at the Imperial Garden. They live in the Seet Residence, far away from you. Do you see how unstable you are?â
âNo, that canât be true. Youâre spouting nonsense! Nonsense!â
Nicole desperately tried to defend herself. She was still clueless as to what actually happened. No matter how hard she racked her brains, nothing came to mind. The overwhelming stress washed over her and she started feeling giddy.
The smirk on the womanâs face widened as she continued to berate Nicole in a condescending manner. âLook at you, Nicole Lane. Youâre acting up again. Whenever you start going hysterical, you hurt everyone around you. A crazy woman like you should stay far away from Evan Seet. Youâd better disappear from his side and never return, do you hear me?â
Nicole faintly lifted her head to look at the woman, only to realize that she began to see double of her self-satisfied smirk.
What was going on?
Nicole shut her eyes tightly and attempted to reopen them. All of a sudden, she felt her world spinning. Within seconds, she fell to the floor with a massive thud.
As she watched Nicole convulsing helplessly on the ground, the woman cackled with laughter.
The thought of agitating Nicole Lane absolutely thrilled her. Any chance of doing that was not to be missed.
Once Nicole had been tormented to death, it would be time for her to emerge using her brand new identity.
After the woman left, the other two women from earlier walked away too, leaving Nicole stationary on the ground.
In the dining room, all the dishes had been served. However, Nicole had yet to return.
Evan frowned before getting up to go to the restroom.
As he was approaching the entrance of the restroom, he saw a group of waiters frantically walking towards him.
âUm, are you Mr. Seet?â
âYes. Whatâs the problem?â
âThe woman who came with you has fainted inside the washroom.â
This alarmed Evan as he scurried to the female restroom. He swiftly held the unconscious Nicole in his arms.
âNicole? Nicole!â
He called out her name a couple of times to no avail, so he lifted her up and carried her out of the restroom.
After getting a chauffeur at the last minute, Evan sat in the back seat of his car, pulling Nicole to his arms and holding her close. He was visibly in a state of distress, repeatedly instructing the chauffeur to speed up.