The benign look in Russell’s eyes made Juan feel a little overwhelmed. He turned to Evan for help.
Evan nodded. “Since great-grandpa wants to give it to you, you’d better accept his gift. Remember to thank him.”
Juan looked at his great-grandpa with shining eyes. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
“Good boy! How about this—I’ll give you Rose Garden too. You can have your mother move in there with you.”
Hearing Russell mention Rose Garden, Evan felt taken-aback.
Periodically, a horde of gardeners and maids descended upon Rose Garden to tidy it up. Once, Evan had begged Russell for the garden, even offering to trade Hillside Villa for it. However, Russell had gently but firmly turned down his request.
How could Russell gift the place to Juan now?
To Evan, Rose Garden held the most unforgettable memories of his youth. By offering the place to Nicole as her new residence, Russell was clearly trying to make match both of them!
The girl in Evan’s memories was very precious to him. Nicole would never be able to replace her.
It was all too bad. Russell’s goods intentions were going to waste.
Aside, Davin sighed. If Nicole moved into Rose Garden, it would probably trigger all sorts of unhappy memories of his brother.
Like an episode of a spring dream, a lover had departed this world and left behind indelible memories of a beautiful relationship. His brother’s memories of the girl from Rose Garden continued to haunt him, and whether Evan could ever get over her still remain unknown.
“Grandpa, is Rose Garden very big? Will it be comfortable for us to live there?”
Davin interrupted, “Juan, Kyle, your great-grandfather is tired. Why don’t we let him rest for now? Uncle Davin will show you around Rose Garden.”
Arthur nodded. “Children, go with your Uncle Davin.”
Juan was looking forward to seeing Rose Garden. If that place were comfortable, he would ask Mommy to move in there. If his mother had reservations about accepting Russell’s gift, they could simply treat it as a home rental and pay rent for the place. Russell would unlikely kick up a fuss about it.
When the others left, Evan returned to his study room and called Nicole immediately.
When she received Evan’s call, Nicole wondered if something had happened to Juan and Kyle hence she picked up the call immediately, “Mr. Seet, did something happen?”
“There’s something I want to discuss with you. Call it a negotiation, if you will.”
“Don’t bother! I’m not giving up Juan’s parental rights…”
“It’s not about that!”
“Then what is it about?”
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