“All right. I’ll come soon.”
“Okay, we’ll be waiting!”
After she hung up the phone, she saw Juan storm in as she took a deep breath.
This kid is quick-witted and hot-headed.
“Mommy, I’ve been told that the Translation Department still needs people. There are so many
departments for you to join, but why translation?” Juan looked at Nicole in puzzlement.
Hearing that, Nina’s delicate face had a slight smile as she remembered that she used to work as a
translator and wanted to relive her experience. Besides, Joy was still young, and translation was
relatively simple, so she could devote more time taking care of Joy.
Above all, it was Evan’s arrangement. He said that it served a vital purpose and that she needed to
keep it secret for the time being.
“Because I love translating.” Nicole tried to brush him off.
“When you worked for translation when we were younger, Daddy used to make things difficult for you.
Do you remember that?”
Nicole nodded. Of course, and the memories are still crystal clear.
“Daddy deliberately found fault in me and forced me to handwrite the translation material. I spent the
entire night drafting it, but he was still unhappy. He even brought me a mousse cake that was so bad it
made Maya cry.”
Recalling the past, Nicole and Juan both had smiles on their faces.
Reminiscing the hardships in the past with a smile meant that there was nothing they couldn’t
overcome.
Seeing how Nicole’s eyes shone as she reminisced the old days, Juan was content. “Mommy, if you
enjoy translating, then go ahead. I’ll arrange it for you tomorrow, and you’ll head straight to the
Translation Department.”
“Okay. I’ll be there on time.”
Suddenly, they heard footsteps, and Juan noticed Nina walking downstairs listlessly with her hair
unkempt. He was taken aback when he saw her like that.
Nina had always paid the most attention to her appearance. When she was a child, she wouldn’t stop
combing her hair until there was not a trace of mess. When she grew up, she dressed up even more
exquisitely. Hence, Juan was surprised by her appearance that day.
He couldn’t help but size her up, thinking that he had mistaken her for someone else. “Maya?”
“Maya is in the kitchen. I’m Nina!” Nina replied as she cast a glance at him.
Nina?
Her hair was unkempt, her face appeared to have gone unwashed, she wore no makeup, and her
oversized pajamas hung slantingly on her body. It wasn’t her everyday style.
“Nina, what happened to you?”
She gave him a sidelong glance and walked toward the kitchen without saying a word.
“Mommy, what’s the matter with her?”
“She got her heart broken, so she feels awful right now.”
She became like that just because of that? It looks like it hurt her so much that she stopped caring
about her appearance.
“When it comes to relationships, the love must be mutual. Otherwise, it’s better to end it early,” Juan
stated sighingly.
Nicole glanced at him as she felt that the breakup wasn’t that simple. Since she had told the duke to
investigate the matter, she could only wait for his news.
On the other hand, Nina entered the kitchen while Maya was already preparing a healthful meal for her.
“This is all the food that you’d want to eat, Nina. I specifically added fruit to make it even more
scrumptious.”
“Thanks.”
Nina sat stiffly in her dining chair, uninterested in the fruit Maya had prepared. All she felt was a void in
her heart. Since the moment Chris abruptly left her life, her entire world had become empty. Therefore,
she felt the need to binge eat in order to fill the emptiness.
“Nina, it’s done. You may eat now.”
After a short while, Nina finished everything on her platter, and Maya, on the side, was taken aback by
how quickly she gobbled the food. As she stared at Nina, she was reminded of how she used to eat
desserts when she was younger.
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