âDoes everyone not like me because Iâm stupid?â
âNo. He just doesnât believe in my words. Maybe he hasnât realized that youâre missing. Once he does, heâll call me again, so donât worry.â
I will definitely make him regret his mean attitude earlier on. Thatâll tamp down his arrogance!
âMaya, Iâll bring you home, okay?â
Maya hesitated. âI want to look for Mommy.â
âTrust me. Your mommy will pick you up from my house, okay?â
Maya blinked as the gears in her head turned. The pretty miss bought me food and she knows Uncle Davin, so I donât think sheâs a bad person. Hence, Maya nodded.
âGood girl. Come, letâs go home.â
*
Meanwhile, Davin was bored out of his mind in his room. His brother had promised to send Kyle and Juan over to keep him company, but he still saw no signs of the two children until now.
As he sighed, he looked out the window.
Three minutes later, he grabbed his phone and called Evan.
âEvan, where are Kyle and Juan? Donât go back on your words!â
âTheyâre with their mother.â
âWhat?â
Davin was surprised by his words. Previously, Evan had sworn to never let the two meet their mother again.
How could a man like him go back on his words so quickly?
âEvan, are you messing with me? Did you think that you can give me empty promises now that Iâm immobilized?â
Evan was frustrated by everything that was going on. The last thing he wanted to do now was deal with his brother, so he handed his phone to Juan.
âUncle Davin, weâre with Mommy.â
âReally? I havenât even gotten rid of the vixen yet, but your daddy has already made up with your mommy?â
âNo, Mayaâs missing. Mommyâs very upset, so Daddy let us keep her company.â
Mayaâs missing?
Davin was flabbergasted. How can a cute girl like her be missing?
As Juan briefed him on what happened earlier, he suddenly remembered the call from Sheila.
Did she mean to tell me that the girl calling me âUncle Davinâ is Maya?
âHold on, Juan. I need to hang up the call first. Iâll call you back later.â
After he ended the call, Davin searched for Sheilaâs number and called her.
Sheila was preparing dinner for Maya when she saw the call from Davin, and her lips curled up into a smirk.
David Seet, youâve finally come to me.
She tapped her phone to accept the call.
âSheila, was the kid you were talking about earlier a girl? Is she plump and super cute?â
âYes, she said sheâs Maya.â
Sheilaâs answer was the one Davin was hoping for.
âIt really is Maya. Thank God! This is great.â
Davin was overjoyed. âQuick. Send the girl to⦠Hold on. Iâll give you an address. Send her there.â
âDo you think Iâll send her just because you asked me to? You were cursing at me earlier. Davin, if I donât make you apologize to me this time, my nameâs not Sheila Mu!â
At that, she hung up the call.
After giving it some thought, she called another man.
Forty minutes later.
Sheila looked out the window to see several cars parked outside her house. There was a line of men standing in front of the cars.
The easiest person to spot was Davin, who was sitting on a stretcher.
âEvan, you knew that the Seet family is in discord with the Mu family. Why did you force me to come here and apologize to a woman? If news about this spreadsâ¦â
Thatâs it for me!
Bye-bye reputation!
Davin turned around to shoot a glare at Evan.
âStop with your nonsense. Sheâs the future daughter-in-law that Mom approves of. What discord do you speak of?â
âThatâs Momâs problem. Evan, you should be siding with me. Why are you siding with Sheep?â
Davin had been calling Sheila that name for years, and Evan could not believe that his brother was still doing that.
After momentary contemplation, Evan looked at him with a solemn expression.
âIf I side with her, Iâll get a flock of lamb-nieces and lamb-nephews.â
Stupefied, Kyle stared at Evan and inquired, âDaddy, what are lamb-nieces and lamb-nephews?â