Chapter 1731 Obsession With Treasures
Now that both Evan and Juan have decided to go there, it seems like I won’t be able to avoid this journey. “All right. I’ll pack up and will be right back.”
“I’ll pick you up.”
“There’s no need for that. I’ll head home as soon as I’ve packed up my things.”
“All right then. We’ll wait for you to have dinner together.”
“Okay.”
Nicole told the other doctors to stop browsing the records as soon as she hung up the phone. She then proceeded to brief them on the important matters of the hospital during the next couple of days.
“I won’t be around for the next few days. You must manage the hospital well and take good care of Faye. Give me a call if anything happens.”
“Understood, Ms. Lane.”
After the briefing, she stopped by the ward to check on Faye before leaving the hospital.
Throughout the drive home, Nicole furrowed her eyebrows while gripping onto the steering wheel tightly, feeling anxiety bubbling within her.
The streetlights that flashed by felt dimmer and dimmer by the minute as she sank deeper into her thoughts. I’m not sure what awaits us at Daemonic Mount. Will everything go smoothly? I’m sure there’ll be harrowing experiences…
Nicole had always thought that her medical skills were good. However, the failure to cure Faye’s poison had left her feeling devastated. She even blamed herself for not spending another two years learning from Wesley.
I was missing Kai so much back then, so I hurriedly flew home with the kids. If I’m fortunate enough to meet Wesley this time, I’ll definitely learn from him again.
Nicole drove back to Imperial Garden with her mind abuzz with thoughts.
After parking the car, she found Evan waiting for her in the living room.
“You’re back!”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s prepare to have dinner.”
“Okay. I’ll go change.”
As she arrived at the second floor, she heard Juan telling Kyle, “When I find the treasure, I’ll save the best for you. Or rather, I’ll save it for my future nephew, your son. It would make a lavish gift, don’t you think?”
My son? Sally isn’t actually pregnant, so there won’t be any son! I’m currently even stressing over not knowing how to solve this problem!
Kyle raised his head to look at Juan. “You’re so sure that there’ll be precious items within the treasure?” he queried casually.
“Of course. How can there be treasure without precious items? It needs to live up to its namesake!”
Kyle snorted. “Not necessarily. Are there dogs in hotdogs?”
Juan was at a loss for words. “You can’t use such an example, Kyle. It’s not a concept!”
“What can’t it be? A treasure doesn’t have to contain precious items. Who knows. It may even be a trap to lure you in. Look at Faye. She still got poisoned despite being good at fighting.”
“Th-That was an unexpected situation. Let me tell you, Kyle, I’m going after the treasure in any case because…” Juan stopped mid-sentence.
“Because of what?” asked Kyle curiously when he noticed that the other boy became nervous all of a sudden.
Juan averted his gaze. “N-Nothing.”
Suspicion rose in Kyle’s heart as he peered at Juan. Could there be a special reason for Juan to be so determined to find the treasure? Maybe the reason isn’t that simple either!
Nicole also frowned from where she stood outside the door. She was curious to know what the last part of his sentence was.
“Mommy, you’re home!” Maya called out as she left her bedroom.
Hearing this, Nicole snapped out of her daze. “Yes, I just came back. Let’s prepare to have dinner.”
“Okay!”
Back in Kyle’s room, Juan patted the other boy on the shoulder while uttering, “Mommy is calling us for dinner. Let’s go.”
He headed for the door as soon as he said that.
As Kyle gazed at his retreating back, he felt that there was a need to find out the reason behind Juan’s obsession with treasures.
