Chapter 9


    However, Nicole didn’t seem to hear what her children said. Her eyes were fixated on the screen while


    listening attentively to Evan as he described Kyle’s condition.


    He has been severely ill since he was a baby and is in urgent need of treatment… This sentence


    seemed to have formed into a chant that yed in her mind on repeat.


    I’m so sorry, Kyle…


    It’s all Mommy’s fault. Mommy didn’t fulfill the responsibility of being a mother. Mommy is so, so sorry!


    Looking at her mother with a perplexed expression, Nina couldn’t seem to understand her mother’s


    reaction.


    Her mother had always nailed everything from fighting thieves and gangsters to working miracles and


    doing house chores. She raised the three of them on her own and never once shed a tear, even when


    encountering the biggest of problems!


    Nina then turned to look at Juan, her brother, with the same expression.


    At the same time, Juan suddenly recalled the incident where he was mistaken for someone else. Those


    bodyguards must have mistaken me for this boy, Kyle.


    Unless…


    Kyle is my brother?


    Then, could Evan Seet, who looks so simr to Kyle and me…


    Be our daddy?


    The gears in his little brain churned as Juan’s jaw hung open slightly, and his eyes lit up.


    On the other hand, Maya hopped down from the small chair she was sitting on and padded towards


    Nicole. She stretched out a chubby hand and said, “Don’t cry, Mommy. Here’s a piece of candy for


    you!”


    Nicole returned to her senses and hastily wiped her tears away. Warmth spread through her chest as


    she leaned down to scoop Maya into her arms.


    At the same time, Juan was whispering a huge secret he had just unraveled to Nina.


    Nina was equally shocked when she heard it.


    “Really?”


    Her abruptly raised voice got the attention of both Nicole and Maya.


    “What’s going on with you two?”


    “It’s nothing, Mommy. We were just talking about Kyle’s illness. It’s so sad to hear what he had to go


    through, so we think that you should use your skills and treat him, Mommy!”


    Juan practically read Nicole’s mind.


    But…


    Evan hates my guts, so he definitely won’t let me go anywhere near Kyle!


    Getting past the Seets to treat Kyle is easier said than done.


    Though still young, Nina could clearly detect her mother’s anxiousness. She then ran to her bedroom


    and took out her most precious box.


    “Mommy, I don’t mind letting you use my magic tools.”


    “What magic tools?” Maya craned her neck to look at the box.


    Nina gave her a sidelong nce. “You don’t need to know. It’s definitely not chocte, candies, or


    cakes.”


    Maya rolled her eyes in response. “Of course I know that. Your box is filled with makeup products


    meant for grown-ups. Mommy doesn’t need any of these things because she’s already beautiful.”


    But Nicole’s eyes brightened with understanding and asked, “Nina, were you trying to ask Mommy to


    put on a disguise and treat Kyle?”


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    “Yes! Mommy is the smartest!”


    Nicole studied the variety of tools in Nina’s makeup box, nodding imperceptibly as Nina’s suggestion


    settled in her mind.


    This is indeed a good idea and also the fastest way I can get close to Kyle.


    It’s a good thing God has blessed me with a daughter who has skills that can rival that of international


    makeup artists. So, this problem of mine is officially solved.


    Meanwhile, at Seet Group.


    When John, who was still fretting over thepany’s abrupt system failure, saw Evan seeking medical


    treatment for Kyle on TV, he suddenly recalled something and rushed out of thepany.


    Twenty minutester.


    He knocked on the front door of Hillside Vi.


    The Seets’ butler, ke, was the one who opened the door. When he saw who it was, he politely


    asked, “Mr. Lane, are you looking for Mr. Seet? I’m afraid he’s not home.”


    “No, it’s Kyle I’m looking for.”


    John walked into the living room and saw Kyle sitting on the sofa with a sullen expression. He was


    literally a miniature version of Evan with that cold and arrogant temperament of his.


    Clearing his throat, he then approached Kyle.


    “Hi there, little Kyle. Do you remember me? I’m John, and I came here to see you.”


    Kyle turned around to give him a once-over before replying in a bored tone, “Well? Do you like what


    you see?”


    Uhh…


    “Yes. Yes, of course. You’re the most handsome boy I’ve ever seen, little Kyle!” John gave him two


    thumbs-up.


    Hearing his response, Kyle sent John a fleeting nce and turned away. “Then you can leave now.”


    John was stunned for a moment, then put on a tight smile. “Little Kyle, there’s also something else.”


    “In that case, stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point!”


    Although Kyle was young, he was highly perceptive and often seemed like he could unveil a person’s


    innermost thoughts.


    John suddenly felt like he wasn’t talking to a mere child but to the overbearing and intimidating Evan


    Seet instead.


    “Okay. Then, I’ll get straight to the point, little Kyle. I heard that Mason, the world’s top hacker,


    personally taught you how to crack various system encryption keys. Is that true?”


    Kyle squinted at him impatiently.


    John immediately blurted out, “Thepany has been hacked, and the system ispletely down.


    Can you help me, little Kyle?”