Maya Lane glowered vengefully at Davin Seet.

“Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila is a good person! Why did you make her cry?”

“I’m trying to make her cry. I just want to save her and myself from a lifetime of misery!”

Davin would rather be single than be bounded to someone he didn’t love.

He wasn’t one who would live for the sake of others.

Maya fell silent and stared at Davin with a big question mark scribbled over her face. She didn’t understand what her uncle was talking about at all.

“Bah, forget about it, Maya. You’re too young to understand anything.”

Maya pouted and returned to her room. Out of the blue, she wanted to give her father a call and ask when was her Mommy going to return.

She dialed Evan’s number on her smartwatch.

“Maya? What’s up?”

“Daddy, when is Mommy coming back?”

Maya’s childish voice melted Evan’s heart in an instant.

for a moment before replying, “I’ll bring

I want to talk

to see Nicole busying herself with the booklets. Sigh, how would the

She’ll talk to

not satisfied with her father’s answer. I miss Mommy so much! It’s been so long

silence, Evan continued, “Maya, once Daddy gets back, I’ll bring you out to eat and

coming back? Can I count down the date

stumped. Can I

remained silent for a moment. “I will rush back as soon as I can.” Truth be told, Evan was not

Sheila cry just now. You

“I promise I won’t!”

a lot about

her fingers. I hope Mommy will come back by the time I finish

watery eyes were racked with hope. She just wished

saw her sister in such a jubilant mood and asked, “What got you so

her little arms. She told his brother seriously, “Once I’m done counting down the days with all of my fingers, Daddy will be

for Mommy and Daddy to bring us to

on, the children eagerly counted

At the Musgrave Estate.

grim look on Evan’s face. He heard the entire conversation Evan had with

contemplated for a while before suggesting, “Mr. Seet, why not fetch

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