Chapter 1826 A Sound Plan
After some discussion, they decided to head over to the treasure site to investigate. Yet, they felt unsure about leaving Evan alone with his altered memories.
Hence, they stressed to Draven and Damien to keep Evan within sight at all times. “Don’t ever allow Shermaine Iorwerth any chances to take advantage of our president!”
Draven and Damien seemed ruminative and regarded them as though they had some apprehensions that were hard for them to articulate.
“Why? Is there a problem?” Davin asked.
The straight-talking Draven scratched the back of his head. “I don’t think there’s too much we can do to stop this sort of stuff from happening, Mr. Davin.”
“Yeah, Mr. Davin. In order to get Mr. Seet, Shermaine actually went as far as to alter his memories. What if she were to employ some outlandish methods to bewitch Mr. Seet, and Mr. Seet decided that he wants to, you know… Then, it’s going to be a tough ask for us to try and put a stop to it!”
“Yeah, yeah. If Mr. Seet shows us a stiff face and yells at us to get out, surely we won’t dare to spoil his fun!”
Levant and Davin exchanged perplexed looks and seemed to recognize the merit of the points that were raised.
While they were mulling over the matter, Nicole suddenly came over to them.
“I’ll help!”
“Mrs. Seet!”
“Nicole!”
The lot of them turned their focus on Nicole in uncoordinated unison.
Smiling subtly, Nicole looked at Damien and Draven. “I’ll stay with you two to watch over Evan together and step in should anything of the sort you described happen!”
The lot of them looked at each other, and Levant and Davin thought that a sound plan.
Mrs. Seet can surely do it!
However, Davin was aware that Evan could not recognize Nicole at all. What if she could not stop him either? What if she had to watch Evan become intimate with Shermaine… Would she then decide to leave him? Would my brother cum president become at risk of being served divorce papers?
“If you really can’t stop it, Nicole, have the lot of them tie Evan up or knock him out. In any case, do anything you have to do to prevent him from erring. We will stand by you regardless.”
The corner of Nicole’s lifted into a bitter smile. “Do you think Shermaine really has the sort of charm to make your brother lose himself to this extent?”
Davin fell silent briefly before he looked at Nicole with a straight face. “It’s not that she has that sort of charm. I’m more concerned about what else she could do, like… drugging him.”
That reminder did strike Nicole as relevant. The matter of Evan forgetting about her was quite bizarre in itself, so it made sense for them to exercise greater caution.
“I understand what you mean. Rest assured that I’ll keep a close eye on Evan.”
“Okay. Juan hasn’t been back these past two days, so we suspect that he might have discovered where the treasure is hidden. Hence, we are going to look for the treasure and also to find him!”
“I’m worried about him too. This boy’s impatient and impulsive. You have to bring him back!”
“Rest assured that we will,” said Levant.
Post-discussion, they split up and proceeded with their assigned tasks.
Draven, Damien, and Nicole were to tail Evan, while Levant and Davin would ascend the mountain in search of the treasure and Juan.
On the way up, the duo stayed vigilant of their surroundings. Firstly, to avoid the mountain’s sentries, and secondly, to look out for traces of Juan.
Little did they know that right now, Juan was trapped in the treasure cave, desperately trying to get free.
Out of options, he had even considered, at one point, tunneling his way out. But without tools and only his own hands to work with, it would seem an impractical endeavor.
At his wits’ end, he cast his gaze skywards and exhaled. “Heavens, aren’t you going to give me a chance to escape death? I’ve searched every nook and cranny, but there’s literally nothing here. Never mind the treasure, there’s not even an exit to be found. Surely you don’t mean for me to die here, do you?”
He gazed around and surveyed his surroundings. Apart from walls upon walls, there was only stone, stone, and more stone.
He sighed in exasperation and slumped back against the wall to his rear. Unexpectedly, the rock face retreated in tandem with his motion.
