Chapter 1317

I Am Innocent

“Stop joking with Daddy. It’s a miracle he did not kick you in the butt with these jokes.”

“I’m too old for him to kick me. He—”

Before he could complete his sentence, he heard footsteps coming toward them. He turned around and
saw Nicole rushing toward them with a feather duster in her hands.

“Mommy, it’s late. Why are you still awake?”

Nicole looked at the grinning Juan and pointed the feather duster at him. “Juan, what have you done?”

Juan threw Nicole an innocent glance. “Mommy, I didn’t do anything!”

“You came back so late at night. It would have been fine if it was just you rebelling. However, you even
brought Kyle along! It seems that I have to punish you properly!”

“I-I’m innocent, Mommy!”

“How are you innocent? Evan has told me everything already. I need to teach you a lesson today!”

Daddy?

“Mommy, what did Daddy tell you?”

“Your father told me about everything you did!”

“Mommy, I’m innocent. I didn’t do anything! I was wrongfully accused!” Juan tried to object.

“Not only do you refuse to admit to it, but you’re also saying that Evan wrongfully accused you? Do you
mean to say your daddy was lying? How despicable!” Nicole raised the feather duster as if she was



going to hit him.

Juan avoided it nimbly and ran toward his bedroom while shouting, “Mommy! I’m really innocent! I’m
going to ask Daddy!”

Right after he finished shouting and closed the door, the feather duster flew toward him and hit the door
with a loud thud.

Kyle was bewildered. The way Nicole was teaching Juan a lesson was similar to how Sophia always
“lectured” Davin. Are such violent methods passed on in the family? However, Juan is truly innocent in
this situation. Daddy is too evil. Juan only made a joke, yet Daddy punished him like this.

“Mommy, in truth, Juan and I went to investigate the company spy. He wasn’t fooling around.”

“Kyle, I’m not punishing him because of the events tonight. It’s because…” Nicole hesitated.

Kyle frowned. “Mommy, what is it then?”

“Because…”

The actual reason was that Nicole had heard about Juan teasing and bullying female students at his
private school.

He even used snakes and rats to scare off a female student who was infatuated with him. The girl cried
for days until her throat was sore. Afterward, whenever the girl saw Juan, she would tremble as though
she was seeing a monster. In the end, she dropped out before she graduated.

That was why Nicole felt she had to punish this out-of-control rascal!

Kyle did not say anything after hearing that. He, too, thought that Juan had gone overboard as he could
have just rejected the girl instead of terrorizing her.



Nicole picked up the feather duster and returned to her bedroom. Evan stared at her nonchalantly.
“You’re much kinder than my mother. I remember when we were young and Davin did something
wrong, Mom would beat him until he was screaming. I didn’t hear Juan scream.”

Nicole was speechless. Is Evan entertained by this?

“It’s all right. I’ll continue tomorrow.”

Then, she took off her slippers and climbed into the bed. Evan stared at her as he said, “You’ve greatly
helped the company with your two outstanding points on the proposal. What kind of reward do you
want?”

Nicole gave him a smug smile. Is he acknowledging my skills?

“I was just doing my job. I don’t need any reward.” The gears in her head turned. “Do you think I’m
capable of managing a company?”

Evan scrutinized her. “Yes! Is your current position not good enough? Do you wish to manage a
company?”

“When I went to K Nation, Lane Corporation merged with Seet Group. Then, many things happened
throughout these years. Now, my body has recovered, and I’ve even given birth a second time. I wish
to focus on work and have my own career now. So, can you support me?”


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