âTell me you surrender, Davin Seet!â
Sheila pinched Davin by the cheek and glared at him. âIâll scratch your face if you donât!â
âOkay! I surrender!â
At this moment, Davin could only think of how much of a disadvantageous situation he was in now but he had to suck it up and endure the torture.
âAre you going to keep calling me Sheep?â
âNo, I wonât!â
âWhat are you going to call me?â
âSheila.â
âHmm?â Sheila clearly didnât seem too pleased. She tightened her grip on his face.
âThen tell me what I should call you!â
âCall me Your Majesty! Now!â
Davin took a deep breath. After silently telling himself that heâd have a chance to get back at her one day, he gritted his teeth and cried out, âYour Majesty!â
With that, Sheila finally let go of him.
âWhat a chicken.â
Kyle rolled his eyes outside the door, not forgetting to remind Juan never to follow Davinâs footsteps in picking on a girl.
Juan nodded and made up his mind to get his classmate a new pencil case the following Monday. I canât let myself end up like Uncle Davin when I grow up.
As the house fell silent, the two boys leaning against the door were about to leave when it suddenly flew open. They fell to the ground.
Sheila hurriedly bent over and helped the children who were eavesdropping up.
âWhat did you two just hear?â she asked with a cheerful look on her face.
Juanâs eyes darted left and right as he shook his head.
âYou didnât hear anything, did you? Good boy!â
Sheila happily caressed his head.
Kyle glanced at Davin, who was covering his own face with one hand. âWe heard you teaching old meanie Uncle Davin a lesson. Great job, Ms. Sheila!â he answered while giving her a thumbs up.
This took Sheila by surprise. She didnât expect anyone from the Seet family to back her up. Looks like Davin really deserves it!
âKyle, you little brat! How dare you call me a meanie? Just you waitââ
Sheila turned and glared at Davin, causing the man to shut up immediately.
âYouâre such good boys! Let me take you out shopping for gifts. You can have anything you want, okay?â
âAnything?â
âYes, anything!â
The two boys were overjoyed.
âCome back once youâre done,â Davin urged. âIâll need you to take part in this afternoonâs show.â
Juan and Kyle were taken aback.
What did Davin want them to do?
Juan thought back to when Davin asked for their help when performing a magic trick for Russell. He curiously asked if his great-grandpa was coming to watch todayâs show.
âGreat-grandpa wonât be coming. Do you miss him? You can ask Daddy to take you to his place if you want to see him.â
Juan nodded vigorously.
Sheila propped her chin with her palm at the mention of the old man as she gazed at Davin with a displeased look on her face.
Davin instantly felt anxious.
Having just been punished by her, he spoke as gently as possible. âWhy are you looking at me like that?â
Sheila clicked her tongue. âSeriously⦠If it werenât for your grandfather, my family wouldnât have readily agreed to let me marry you.â
Davin scoffed. âYour family sure is smart. Who do you think my grandpa is? Heâs the legend who founded Seet Group. Of course youâd agree toââ
âStop, stop. Iâm not talking about your background.â
âThen what do you mean?â
âWhat I meant was that my parents were moved by your grandfatherâs love for your grandmother. They felt that Mr. Russellâs grandson would be just as loving, so they agreed to our union. But look at you! Are you sure youâre his grandson?â