Chapter 2 Running Into Evan Seet
- Five years later.
- At Y City’s airport.
- Nicole’s face was completely covered behind a pair of shades and a face mask. In fact, she was so wrapped up that she resembled a mummy.
- She wondered whether the man who wanted to “give it back to her a hundredfold” had continued searching high and low for her over the past five years.
- If it weren’t to save a certain someone, she would never risk coming back.
- She dragged her suitcase forward with a pounding heart, and her pace quickened the more she walked. Meanwhile, the three little ones behind her tagged along as they tried to match her pace with their stubby legs.
- Suddenly, a high-pitched voice sounded loud and clear behind her, “Mommy, you’re walking too fast. I’m getting hungry just trying to keep up! I feel like eating chocolate, cupcakes, French toast, and -”
- “Shhh...” Nicole looked back and put a finger to her lips, afraid that they might attract too much attention - unwanted attention.
- The voice belonged to a girl named Maya. She was Nicole’s youngest child and a glutton through and through.
- “Behave, Maya. Mommy will bring you to get some dessert later, okay?”
- Maya’s eyes lit up, and she nodded enthusiastically.
- Standing beside her was Nina, who was a carbon copy of Maya. She shook her head in an adult-like manner and heaved a deep sigh. “If you keep eating this much, you’ll become a fat pig! We should take care of our body, Maya.”
- Maya turned to glance unhappily at Nina. “Don’t say it like you don’t eat!”
- “That’s called tasting. I only have one bite!”
- “One bite still counts!”
- “No, it doesn’t!”
- “Yes, it does!”
- “No, it doesn’t! Tell her, Juan!”
- Nina couldn’t take it anymore and seek for her brother’s help.
- Abruptly being put in a tough spot, Juan scratched his head, unsure of what to do.
- Since Nina and Maya were both his sisters, so he didn’t know who he should help.
- “I think... you’re both right!”
- Hearing his reply, both Nina and Maya rolled their eyes at Juan and harrumphed loudly before storming ahead.
- “Alright, that’s enough now, kids. Come on.”
- Nicole gently rubbed Juan’s head, to which he nodded and trailed after her.
- Among the three, Maya was the smallest in size. Fuming and stomping forward without looking where she was going, she accidentally bumped against a woman’s leg and fell back onto the floor.
- “What the hell? Are you blind?”
- Maya looked up at the woman who looked like she wanted to bite her head off.
- This lady is so fierce.
- “Maya! Are you okay?”
- Seeing her sister being knocked down, Nina rushed forward and helped Maya up. Then, she gave the woman a once-over.
- Although the woman was very beautiful, she couldn’t hold a candle to their mother.
- Besides, Nina didn’t like how rude she was, and it was clearly written all over her face.
- “Why are you looking at me like that? Apologize!” The woman yelled at Nina.
- “I’m sorry, ma’am!” Maya said in her cute voice and looked at the woman with large eyes that gleamed with sincerity.
- Nina, on the other hand, gave her little sister a flat stare. What is Maya doing? Why did she apologize!
- “You too! Apologize to me!” The woman ordered Nina in a superior tone.
- However, Nina stared unflinchingly at her and stood there without saying a word.
- “What’s going on?”
- “What’s wrong?”
- A man and a woman’s voice sounded in unison.
- One of the voices belonged to Nicole, while the other...
- The other voice sounded rather familiar to Nicole, so she instinctively looked up, and her heart almost stopped. She hastily bowed her head, cursing vehemently in her heart.
- It’s that man from five years ago! Freakin’ Evan Seet!
- What a pathetically small world! I can’t believe I ran into him the second I step foot in this country!