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.

a moment before replying, “I’ll bring Mommy back

where’s Mommy? I want to

busying herself with the booklets. Sigh, how would the kids feel if they knew that you have lost

not free at the moment. She’ll talk

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

Daddy gets back, I’ll bring

are you coming back? Can I count down the

stumped. Can I return

as I can.” Truth be told, Evan was not sure when

Uncle Davin made Aunt Sheila cry just now. You better not

“I promise I won’t!”

cares a lot about

hanging up the call, Maya started to count down with her fingers.

watery eyes were racked with hope. She just wished for time to

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

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

gleeful to hear the news. “Oh! I can’t wait for Mommy and Daddy to bring us

day on, the children eagerly counted down the days till

At the Musgrave Estate.

at the grim look on Evan’s face. He heard the entire

a while before suggesting, “Mr. Seet, why not fetch the kids over here? They might help

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