Chapter 3 His Lookalike
- “Evan, this kid is plain rude. She won’t apologize even after bumping into me. Just look at her...”
- Evan tipped his chin down to glance at Nina. She was fair-skinned, and her clear eyes had a stubborn glint to them.
- With her head still lowered, Nicole peeked at Evan, who was staring intently at Nina, all the while praying that he wouldn’t perceive the similarities between Nina, Maya, and her.
- God help me! Please!
- She muttered a silent prayer under her breath.
- Juan, who noticed how odd his mother was behaving, followed her line of sight and studied Evan with slightly narrowed eyes.
- That’s weird.
- This man... kinda looks like me?
- Juan’s curiosity was piqued. He was about to walk forward to examine his lookalike more closely, but Nicole caught his arms before he could take a step. She then fished out a child-sized mask and hastily covered his little face with it.
- My dear boy, please don’t cause me any trouble!
- If Evan sees your face... It’ll all be over! You’ll lose your beloved Mommy forever!
- Even though Juan couldn’t understand the intention behind his mother’s actions, he didn’t go any further. Hence, allowing Nicole to pull him tightly towards her.
- “Is this your child?”
- Evan’s deep and magnetic voice almost caused Nicole to jump out of her skin.
- She nodded stiffly but did not dare make a sound for fear that he would recognize her voice.
- “You should discipline your child from a young age, or she’ll grow up to become an uncivilized person!”
- “Who are you to say that? This lady was the one who spoke rudely to Maya first! If she didn’t go around bullying kids, I would’ve said sorry ages ago.”
- After that, Nina raised her chin and returned Evan’s gaze without a trace of fear in her eyes.
- “This child of yours is a feisty one, huh!” The young woman standing beside Evan gaped at Nina with a startled look on her face.
- Evan’s mouth lifted slightly around the edges. This little girl seems to be very well-spoken, and her headstrong personality reminds me of someone.
- She reminds me of...
- At that thought, he peered even closer at Nina’s snowy-white face.
- Then, he transferred his gaze to Maya.
- Finally, his eyes fell upon Nicole, who was covered from head to toe.
- These two children look so similar to that woman. Could their mother be...
- Nicole looked up just then. When her gaze met with Evan’s keen ones, her grip subconsciously tightened on Juan’s clothes.
- Evan’s gaze deepened, and he strode towards Nicole. Every step he took filled her racing heart with dread.
- Oh, God! What should I do?
- What if this bastard insists on seeing my face?
- She could hear her rapidly beating heart that was going to fly out of her chest any moment now.
- Evan came to a stop right in front of her and fixed her a penetrating stare.
- It’s over. It’s all over.
- I’m done for!
- “You-”