“Lisa, you must have been mistaken. Evan’s already…”
“No. It’s him! He’s the murderous scumbag!”
Nicole was angered by what Lisa had said. She glared at Lisa and asked, “Aunt Lisa, do you have evidence that it was Evan? Why would he do that to you?”
Lisa contemplated and remembered what Evan had said to her when he laid his hands on her.
He would not let her go for bullying his child.
It was because of the child.
Deep in her heart, she knew what Evan meant. She had tripped Maya on purpose in Seet Residence and pinched her harshly twice. This was the consequence of bullying Maya.
But, could she let Nicole know about this? She’s the mother of the child.
Panic flashed across her face. She couldn’t tell the truth, so she had to watch her words.
“Aunt Lisa, this is slander if you have no evidence. You’re deliberately ruining the reputation of the deceased.”
“I… I’m not slandering!”
“You said it was my son who did it, yet you have no evidence. That is slander,” Sophia argued.
Seeing both of them defending Evan, she pondered about the made-up reason she had come up with and decided to blurt it out.
“He… he did this to me because he was afraid that I would ill-treat your children. And… and that’s why he slashed my face so that I will be too embarrassed to go out.”
Lisa and Nicole locked eyes. Her reason seemed far-fetched.
“I’m telling the truth! Either Evan is back from the dead, or his soul is following your children around.”
Sophia felt that she was spouting nonsense.
“Lisa, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“I’m not talking nonsense. I think he’s purposely making things difficult for me. Maybe he’s really a ghost and hiding in the dark, wandering around. When I’m discharged, I’m going to find a priest. Be it a ghost or not, he caused me to be in this state. He won’t get away with this easily.”
Seeing Lisa babbling nonsense, Sophia suspected she could really be crazy.
“Nicole, don’t argue with her anymore. I don’t think she wants to see us either. Come on, let’s go back.”
Nicole nodded in thoughtful silence.
On the way back, she carefully recalled what Lisa had said.
Lisa said that Evan had slashed her face to protect the child.
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