“What do you think, Nicole?”
Nicole was stumped too. She deliberately made Yoda prune the shrubs near them so he could listen in on the conversation with Sheila.
After all, this concerned the company he so painstakingly built.
Yoda stood there and listened to Sheila’s woes. He was upset about the situation as well, thinking that Davin was slacking off. It wasn’t as if Davin had no way out.
“Sheila, go on and have your tea. I’m going to change.”
“Alright,” said Sheila, taking a sip.
Nicole gave Yoda a wink. Motionlessly, he stood up and followed her, carrying a large plant in his hands.
As soon as he caught up, Nicole immediately asked him what he planned to do.
“If you keep concealing your identity like this, the Seet group is really going to suffer,” she said ruefully.
Yoda pursed his lips and replied, “Yet Davin really needs a push. I think he needs to be taught a lesson.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?”
Before Yoda could answer, he heard a loud cough from behind him.
He turned around to see both Juan and Kyle glaring at them both, arms akimbo.
“Why are you two here?” asked Nicole, clearly puzzled by their sudden emergence.
“It’s the weekend, of course we’ll be at home!”
Crap! I had completely forgotten about the kids! Nicole looked at Yoda with mild panic in her eyes.
Kyle folded his arms and appraised Yoda coolly. “And who are you really?”
Juan chose not to mince his words. “You’re Daddy, aren’t you?”
Yoda stared at them impassively, before replying, “You can only find out if you fulfill my conditions.”
“What conditions?”
Yoda crouched and whispered something into the boy’s ears. Surprisingly, they were a little happy to hear about his request.
“One lesson for Davin Seet, coming right up!” said Kyle enthusiastically.
“But I can’t bring myself to play tricks on Uncle Davin like that,” replied Juan hesitantly.
“Well, just assume he’s the enemy!”
“But is he an enemy?”
The two children then made their way back to their room as they discussed what had to be done.
“But why did you ask the kids to teach Davin a lesson?” asked Nicole to Yoda.
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