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

where’s Mommy? I want to talk

busying herself with the booklets. Sigh, how would the kids feel if they knew

not free at the moment. She’ll

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

silence, Evan continued, “Maya, once Daddy gets back, I’ll bring you

back? Can I count down the date of your return with both

stumped. Can I return in

for a moment. “I will rush back as soon as I can.” Truth be told, Evan

Also, Uncle Davin made Aunt Sheila cry just

“I promise I won’t!”

a lot

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

eyes were racked with hope. She

her sister in such a jubilant mood and asked,

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

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

eagerly counted down the days till

At the Musgrave Estate.

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

Seet, why not fetch the kids over here?

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