Chapter 1557 Stand By You
“Juan, I get what you mean. Okay, we will spend the night in this hotel. We will then set off for Imperial Garden after I send your Aunt Sheila off first thing in the morning tomorrow.”
“Okay, I will put the word out to make Steven think that his son, Skyler, is being held captive in Imperial Garden at the moment. That way, we can rest easy knowing he won’t be blowing up the place anytime soon.”
“Good thinking. It’s always good to have a sense of danger wherever you are.”
“Yeah. Good night, Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila.”
After sending Juan off, Sheila suddenly felt a sense of unease as she stared at Davin.
“Davin, how about I stay behind tomorrow? Please? I want to stay by your side!”
“No way! You promised just now. How can you go back on your word?”
“How about I stay over at Muir residence? It’s safe there so you can rest easy.”
“Forget it. You’ll have to follow whoever you’re married to. You’re one of the Seets now that you’re married to me. What if Steven finds out you’re seeking refuge in Muir residence and decides to make a move against the Muirs? You’ll be responsible if anyone in the family gets hurt. You can’t do that to your own family!”
Sheila pouted. She knew Davin would never let her stay behind no matter what she said. She hesitated for a bit before replying reluctantly, “Okay, I will leave tomorrow then.”
“That’s more like it! Sheila, you’re being a great help to me by going back to K Nation. Help me take care of my parents and the kids. I’m a lucky man to have you as my wife.”
Sheila smiled bitterly.
It is too early to say. You might not think that way anymore tomorrow. Davin, please forgive me…
The next morning.
Davin was woken up from his slumber by his phone’s alarm.
He reached out for his phone, stopped the alarm, and proceeded to wake Sheila up.
“Get up and pack your bags, hurry. I’ll send you to the airport after breakfast.”
He reached out after a while since no one responded, only to find the space beside him cold and empty.
Where is she?
His eyes shot open as he bolted upright from the bed. He scanned the room and couldn’t find Sheila anywhere in sight. He then immediately headed over to the bathroom to see if Sheila was there. Alas, to his dismay, the bathroom was empty as well.
That’s weird. Where did she go so early in the morning?
Just as Davin whipped out his phone to call Sheila, he suddenly realized all her luggage was gone.
Has she left for K Nation already?
He immediately dialed Sheila’s number.
His call was answered almost immediately.
“Sheep, where did you go off to this early in the morning?”
“Davin, I don’t want to leave. I want to stay behind with you. I know you will never agree to it because you’re worried about me. Don’t you worry, I will take good care of myself. I’ve found a safe dwelling place. Steven won’t be able to find me. Moreover, I won’t be any trouble nor add to your worries. Just focus on getting Seet Group out of danger.”
Davin was dumbstruck. Sheep snuck away and hid herself up all because she didn’t want to go back to K Nation?
This is absurd!
“Sheep, where are you now? Come back here this instant so I can send you back to K Nation!”
“Davin, you know me well enough that I will never change my mind once I’ve made a decision. Don’t try to convince me to go back anymore. I won’t pick up your calls or hear you nag at me before Seet Group’s crisis is resolved. I picked up this one merely because I wanted to tell you I’m still here and make sure you are not worried. Okay, I’m going to turn my phone off now. I will stand by your side in silence. All the best!”
“Sheep, you…”
Beep…beep…beep… Davin knew Sheila had hung up the call. Sure enough, her phone was switched off when he tried to reach her again.
He sighed in exasperation.
