Chapter 1825 The Honest Truth
Bristled by his incessant nagging, Evan regarded Davin once more as though the latter was mental and even suggested that Levant should seek some professional help so that Davin could get his head checked.
As startled as Levant was, he nodded and played along. “Sure. I’ll get him to a qualified psychiatrist first thing tomorrow!”
Agape and speechless, Davin considered protesting aloud for a moment. On second thoughts, forget it! It wouldn’t make a difference, as Evan isn’t going to believe me anyway. Who knows, maybe he might think me beyond remedy and even have me committed to a sanitarium instead!
Seeking to test Evan to see if he really had no impression of Nicole, Levant purposefully brought up things about Stephen and things that had happened at the estate from time to time.
He was surprised that all of these eluded Evan, who even asked, “Isn’t Stephen your stepfather? I vaguely remember my mother mentioning this before.”
After some consideration, Levant decided to tell him the honest truth. “Stephen’s my stepfather, but he’s also your father-in-law!”
Father-in-law?
Evan reacted with some skepticism. “Is he Shermaine’s father? Never heard her mention this before! As a guardian on Daemonic Mount, how could she possibly have any relation to Sir Musgrave?”
Levant met his counterpart’s earnest expression with exasperation. Bah, forget it. What’s the point of arguing with a man whose head is all messed up?
“Shush up and sleep!”
Levant flipped himself over and shut his eyes.
Evan looked at Davin to his left and Levant to his right. As he regarded their turned backs, he thought about what they said.
What’s going on here? Could there be something wrong with both of them? Looks like I should have Draven and Damien pay more attention to this.
By the time they roused the next day, Damien and Jeremy already had breakfast ready. It was a simple fare but adequate as sustenance.
Before they were able to tuck into it though, a fervent rapping came upon the door.
“Hello? Is anyone in there?”
“Who is it?”
When the door opened, the ones doing the knocking turned out to be that barren couple from yesterday.
“May we know if the miracle doctor Nicole is around?”
“It’s you guys?”
“Yes. We weren’t able to find our way here yesterday after you gave us those directions, as we took a wrong turn. After a long day with no luck at all, we slept it over. Took us quite a bit of effort to get here, it did.”
Davin sighed quietly to himself. These two are really thick in the head. Not too surprised that they couldn’t bear children, seeing how crippling their stupidity is.
“It’s such a relief to see you. Right. Where’s your sister-in-law, the miracle doctor? Hurry up and have her look my wife over!”
Nicole made her way over after being drawn in by the commotion. She observed the couple, and after learning of the purpose of their visit, she went on to check the woman’s pulse.
“I see. At the moment, I don’t have the necessary diagnostic equipment here and medical supplies with me either. You should travel to Bernian Hospital in Y City and ask for Dr. Ava Sorensen. Tell her that I was the one who referred you to her!”
When the duo heard that, they turned to Davin, who nodded encouragingly. “You can go forth with confidence if this is what my sister-in-law recommends. I’m sure your condition is treatable!”
Then, the pair offered their thanks and departed.
Evan cast Nicole a curious eye. So, she’s from Y City too. No wonder I found her a little familiar.
“Why are you looking at Nicole that way, Evan? Did you recall something?”
Evan rescinded his ambiguous gaze and replied curtly, “Eat up!”
When Nicole looked at him, memories of what transpired between them came trickling sporadically back to her. She wondered if bringing up some unforgettable experiences they shared could jog his memories.
After breakfast, Levant told Davin about the deal Shermaine had made with him.
“Are you still intent on seeking the treasure?”
“I have two motivations for wanting to know the location of the treasure. First, I haven’t seen Juan these past two days, so I suspect that he might have discovered where the treasure was hidden. Second, it was said that the cave that housed the treasure was also home to many ancient techniques. It makes me wonder if the strange ailment which caused your brother to forget about your sister-in-law might have anything to do with them. Once we find the treasure, perhaps we could unravel this mystery and finally restore his consciousness.”
When Levant was done speaking, Davin lauded him for his foresight and guile.
Pitting a wily fox like him against a vixen like Shermaine. Like for like. Just perfect!
