Chapter 1556 No Longer A Safe Place
Sheila went pale upon hearing that.
She had heard about it before, but Davin assured her it was nonsense and told her not to buy it. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think that it was real.
She had misunderstood Davin after all.
Deep down, Davin was still the kind-hearted and upright man she knew.
She turned around to face Davin. Her heart ached when she saw how pitiful he looked after being beaten.
“I-I’m sorry. I hit you with too much force just now. Does it hurt?”
“It’s okay, I’m fine. You did it because you cared too much. I understand. Else you wouldn’t have chased after me all the way from K Nation.” Davin was being a gentleman.
Sheila was suddenly racked by remorse.
Davin may look like a good-for-nothing, happy-go-lucky kind of man, but she liked him because there were many instances when he had portrayed a strong sense of justice.
In fact, she had been attracted to this trait of his since kindergarten.
“Sheila, you should return to K Nation to take care of Mom, Dad, Zayden, and Joy. Leave everything here to us.”
Sheila hesitated. “Why not let’s just all leave together since it’s so dangerous here?”
“Leave and never come back ever again? Steven isn’t going to let this go in a day or two. In fact, it might take him over a dozen years before he can let go of this grudge. Do you think he will give up trying to get his revenge merely because we’ve run away? No! Moreover, he will do everything in his power to locate us if we all leave. A lot more people will be dragged into this mess. We can only solve this problem, not run away from it. Yes, we may be able to run away for a little while, but we won’t be able to do that forever.”
Davin explained things to Sheila patiently.
Sheila just kept quiet.
So what do we do now?
She couldn’t leave Davin behind and return to K Nation when they were in so much danger. Most importantly, she just couldn’t bear to leave Davin behind.
“Davin, please let me stay. I can help.”
“No way!” Davin rejected her without missing a beat. “What are the kids going to do if you were to stay behind? They are going to miss you. Mom and Dad need you too. Listen to me, Sheila! You go back first. I will bring all of you back once the crisis has been resolved.”
“That’s right, Aunt Sheila. You go back first. That way, Uncle Davin will have one less thing to worry about!”
Sheila finally relented after hearing Davin and Juan out. “Okay then, I will head back tomorrow.”
“Okay! I will send you to the airport tomorrow.”
“…Okay.”
Sheila nodded hesitantly.
“Oh right, Uncle Davin. Did you find out anything at all? Does anyone look suspicious to you?”
“Yes, it is Desmond! Get someone to tail Desmond!”
“Desmond? Uncle Davin, why do you think it’s Desmond?”
“I simply mentioned that Steven wants to go down with the Seets when we were having a drink just now. However, Desmond said that Steven is no match for us. He lost miserably to us nineteen years ago, and he will fail again nineteen years later.”
Sheila gave it some thought. “It’s just flattery. What do you think is the problem here?”
“It’s so strange! He replied without missing a beat. Nineteen years. He spoke without even giving it a second thought. What do you think it means when he remembers it so clearly? It means he’s serious about it. He probably might even be yearning for Steven to destroy us Seets.”
Juan crossed his arms and kept quiet.
He felt that everything Davin said made sense.
It would only be natural for one to travel down memory lane for a bit before mentioning the incident nineteen years ago. It was strange how Desmond could just reply casually without missing a beat.
“Don’t worry, Uncle Davin. I will get someone to tail him. We will find out the truth soon enough.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll get down to it immediately. It’s getting late. Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila, you guys should head back first.” He paused and continued, “I think it’s best if you stay the night in this hotel instead of going back to Seet Residence. It might no longer be a safe dwelling place. Just in case Steven has already placed the black box in Seet Residence and he suddenly decides to get his revenge. All he needs to do is to press a button and the entire Seet Residence will be blown into pieces.”
