Nicole suddenly materialized next to them.

Evan had seen right through her intentions. With nothing left to defend herself, Maya bowed her head and started slurping up the noodles.

Nicole said, “Mr. Seet, thank you for making spaghetti for Maya. If there’s anything you want for dinner, I’ll be happy to make it for you as a gesture of my appreciation.”

Evan thought for a while before asking Juan and Kyle for their opinions.

“Mommy, I want to have beef stew.”

“Me too, Mommy.”

After thinking it through for a while, Nicole decided to indulge the children’s requests. She announced that they would be having beef stew for dinner.

Turning to Evan, she said, “There are no more ingredients in the house. We’ll have to run down to the grocery store for them.”

Evan stood up. “I’ll go. I think I saw some vegetables in the fridge. You can wash them up first.”

“Alright.” Nicole approved of his suggestion very much.

Overjoyed, Juan and Kyle applauded loudly.

“Mommy, we’ll help you!”

Nicole refused gently. “It’s okay. Run along and play now, Mommy will finish washing these vegetables very soon.”

help, just holler

“Alright.”

two boys ran happily to the

chopsticks and hopped off the chair. Toddling towards him on her stubby legs, she exclaimed, “Uncle

looked at her. “Why

into his ear. Evan looked at her

if you buy me one of those huge cartoon lollipops, I’ll tell you

“Okay, let’s go!”

Maya was merely having the munchies, Evan decided to bring her along. It was quite unlikely that she really had

grocery store, Maya gazed at the huge cartoon lollipop that Evan had bought her, her eyes shining with

had bragged about how her father had bought her lots of lollipops. Hearing this, Maya had felt so hungry that

one, she was hungry

however, she was hungry for a

she had a lollipop in her hands, and it had been given to her by

like stars as she wrapped her fat fingers tightly around the

mysterious look on her face. “Uncle Evan, I’ll tell you a

lightly. This secret seemed to have something to do with the

nodded solemnly. “Alright, tell me. I

down and told Evan the

Evan, Juan, Kyle, and Nina stole some money from your bank account a while

turned to look at Maya with an incredulous look

had no clue

this, Evan felt

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