“Maya, I’ll be going to his company for some collaboration talk this afternoon. Why don’t I ask him how he makes his pasta then, hmm?”
Maya nodded reluctantly. “Mommy, if you still can’t figure out how to do it, come back with daddy. He can teach you live.”
This little kid…
Nina rolled her eyes. “You don’t want to have any pasta. I bet all you want is to see evil daddy.”
Maya panicked after Nina exposed her, and she blinked at her sister quickly. “M-M-Maya Punch!” She clenched her fists.
Nina ignored her and looked back at her mother. “Mommy, never let her use Maya Punch anymore. It hurts.”
“W-Well, I won’t hit you if you behave!”
“What? I’m not behaving? You’re literally punching me!”
“Stop it, girls. You’re sisters, so no fighting, okay? Be nice.”
The girls looked at each other, then they rolled their eyes and harrumphed before moving on to their noodles silently.
Nicole arrived at Seet Group that afternoon, and she was welcomed by John. “You must be here to see Mr. Seet, aren’t you, Ms. Lane?”
“Yes. I’m here to talk about Lane Corporation. Is he free?”
“Of course he is. He even asked me to wait for you right here.”
Uh oh. Why did he ask John to wait for me? I’ve worked here before, so it’s not like I don’t know my way around. Is this a trap?
“Follow me, Ms. Lane.”
Nicole followed John with trepidation. When they were going up in the elevator, John suddenly asked her about her relationship with Rocky. “We’re just friends,” she replied calmly.
“Ms. Lane, he’s the man whom you come into contact with the most overseas. Is he Nina and Maya’s father? Rumors had it that you guys are married overseas, and—”
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