Feeling confused, Nicole turned towards Nina instead.
Nina glanced at Evan and answered exactly the way he told her to. “What Maya said was right, Mommy. Daddy was never poisoned, nor did he leave us with a note or anything. You fainted after coughing up some blood, so we sent you to the hospital, that’s all.”
“That only happened because I read your daddy’s letter.”
Maya kept quiet.
Is that so?
Nicole couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off about it and took a good long look at them.
I still remember the contents of that letter as well as the pain I felt when I read it… It feels too real to be a dream… Ugh, I can’t even tell what’s real and what isn’t anymore… Regardless, this has taught me a valuable lesson…
She looked at Evan and asked in a very serious tone, “Evan… Assuming you were to fall ill one day or maybe even get poisoned… Would you leave me?”
“No, I won’t!” Evan replied without any hesitation.
Nicole breathed a sigh of relief and vowed, “That’s good to hear… Well, I won’t leave you either, so you’d better take good care of me!”
“Don’t worry, I will!” Evan said with a smile.
I’m going to stay by your side, Nicole… We’ll be together in sickness and in health, till death do us part…
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