She racked her brains for a reasonable excuse.
“Um…it’s fine! Mommy just had an allergic reaction!” she said in the end.
The kids exchanged looks, still not completely convinced.
Nicole pulled out her vitamin pills from her bag and gulped down a few in front of her kids to convince them, and it worked wonders.
“Sorry, Daddy,” Juan said, rubbing his head in embarrassment. “We didn’t mean to call you a meanie…”
Kyle and Nina lowered their heads in shame, while Maya walked over to her father and stuck out both her thumbs at him apologetically. “You’re a goodie, Daddy! You’re the best goodie in the world!”
Evan rolled his eyes. “Get out and eat your breakfast!” he growled at the kids.
The kids exchanged fearful glances and filed out of the room obediently.
Nicole glared at Evan. “Can’t you be more gentle next time? This is so embarrassing!”
Evan simply huffed and replied, “I don’t think so! Sorry!”
“Get out!”
After breakfast, Nicole put on a turtleneck sweater to cover up the hickeys before leaving to go to the estate with Evan.
Stephen had not expected them to visit him again, but he was happy nonetheless.
He took them to the tea room for some mid-morning tea.
“This is the house your mother wanted. I hope you’d like it too,” Stephen said.
That piqued Nicole’s interest. She stood up to take a look around and was surprised by a painting of her mother hanging on the wall right behind a screen.
During her first visit to the estate with her kids, she was awed by its minimalistic interior that looked nothing like the lavish mansion she had envisioned.
No wonder it’s so simple…it had all been for Mom!
No wonder he forbade everyone from visiting this place!
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