Levant swiftly caught up with Evan and yelled at him, “Evan Seet! How can the president of Seet Group conduct such a shameless act?”
Evan turned and looked at Levant. “Now, now, hold your tongue. You must present solid evidence to back your claim. You went to Imperial Garden and collected your belongings personally. The process was recorded clearly in the CCTV footage.”
“But what I retrieved was not mine. The originals had been replaced!”
“Really? Why didn’t you say so back then?”
“I… I didn’t check on the spot.”
“Well, that’s your problem then, seeing that you are one who didn’t check.”
“I…”
Levant suddenly recalled that the maids were pressuring him to leave right away after handing the box over to him. There wasn’t any time for me to check the contents then. Come to think of it, that was probably part of Evan’s plan too.
“I’m not letting this matter off so easily, Evan. I’m going to complain to Aunt Sophia. You ought to return everything to me.”
In response, Evan simply chuckled and led Nicole forward by holding her hands.
Levant followed suit when an idea came across his mind all of a sudden. “Nicole, did Evan give you my precious white jade and ruby jade? He replaced the ones returned to me. But if he gave it to you, that’s okay then. Just know that they are gifts specially prepared for you, from yours truly.”
“He didn’t give them to me. I didn’t even get to see it,” Nicole replied truthfully and glanced at Evan.
“Nicole couldn’t be bothered about those things,” Evan responded with a sneer.
Levant retorted disdainfully, “Evan, since you took those stones but didn’t present them to Nicole, are you planning on giving them to someone? Your mistress, perhaps?”
He then turned to Nicole and said, “Nicole, I’m pretty sure he’s keeping them for another woman. Those are very precious stones. He’s probably using them to please other women, hence, he kept it from you. It’s best if you interrogate him. I wonder which mistress of his has them now.”
Evan stared daggers at Levant. “Well, your things will indeed fall into the hands of a woman. Brace yourself, as I’m going to show you which woman is the new owner to those stones.”
Both Nicole and Levant were dumbfounded by Evan’s statement. Did he mean it? Or was it just a passing remark?
“Are you really going to gift them to a woman?” Nicole asked.
“Yes.” Evan answered firmly.
She pursed her lips at his reply. What nonsense is this? He didn’t let me accept any presents from another man, yet he offers them to another woman?
Evan Seet, you’re doomed if I ever find out that you did something you shouldn’t have.
Levant scoffed disapprovingly. Is Evan keeping them for Aunt Sophia? If that’s the case, perhaps I can sweet talk her into giving me back the jade.
After all, those belong to me in the first place. Even if I can’t have them back, I can still ask for some interests or other benefits. There’s no way I’ll let Evan have it for free.
The trio entered the living room and was welcomed by Murphy and Sophia with big smiles. “Evan, Ms. Lane, I can’t thank you enough for this.”
Thank us? Nicole was perplexed.
“Don’t mention it, Uncle Morris. That’s what we’re supposed to do.”
“Hahaha, all the credit goes to you, Evan! I’ll be sure to repay you a favor in the near future.” Murphy looked at him with an ecstatic expression on his face.
Levant was bemused by the situation at hand. What did Evan do for my father?
“Dad, why bother asking him for help? You can just task it to me.”
As soon as Levant opened his mouth to speak, Murphy turned in his direction to give him a cold stare with a stern face. Levant was taken aback by his father’s terrifying look and his heart started pounding.
“Dad, your expressions changed too quickly! You were beaming at them just seconds ago! So why is it when you’re facing me, you’re acting so hostile? I haven’t seen you for ages, so I don’t think I’ve upset you in any way, have I?”
