Nicole had nothing to say to that.
A short while later, the maid who had gone upstairs to report her arrival returned. There was a troubled look on her face as she informed, “Ms. Nicole, Sir doesn’t want to see you. He wants you to leave.”
In fact, Zane’s words were more along the lines of telling Nicole to get lost. Not wanting to offend Nicole, the maid had changed them to sound a little more tactful.
Taken aback, Nicole got up and headed for the stairs.
None of the maids dared to stop her.
After all, Nicole was someone who dared to go up against Sylvia. With such a stubborn and strong personality, there was no way that they would be able to stop her anyway.
She was just about to climb up the stairs when her phone chimed.
Evan was calling her.
“Why aren’t you at home? Where did you go?”
“I-I went out to buy something. I’ll be back in a bit.”
“Drive slowly, okay?”
“Yeah.”
She was not in the mood to talk to Evan right now, at least not before she found out what happened back then from Zane.
Making her way upstairs, she stopped in front of Zane’s bedroom. A woman’s voice soon drifted out, “Oh you bad, bad man! That hurt…”
The woman’s voice was playful and teasing.
Fury rose within Nicole. The moment Sylvia leaves the country, Zane actually brings another woman back home? How did Mom even fall in love with a two-timing jerk like him? Poor Mom!
Despite putting on human skin and acting like a human, a beast was still a beast deep down inside. That fact would never change.
Zane Lane was one such animal.
As they say, a leopard can never change its spots. He would never change his cheating ways!
However, that was not the most pressing issue at hand. She had more important things to worry about. Raising her fist, she pounded on the door.
Having been interrupted a second time, Zane was furious beyond measure. He bellowed, “I’ve already said to tell her to get lost! Are you deaf?”
Nicole ignored his shouting and brought her fist down even harder.
Bang, Bang, Bang!
The woman beneath him stared up at him fearfully. “You don’t think that’s your wife?”
Zane paused for a moment before he decided that it could not be true.
If it really were Sylvia, she would be cursing and screaming her head off by now.
The maids would not have had the courage to continue banging so loudly without saying anything either. That left only one person.
That damn brat! Ever since she came back from out of the country, she has never once shown me an ounce of respect!
“Stay here; I’ll go out to see what she wants.”
He got off the bed and yanked the door open.
Upon realizing that his suspicions were right, a vicious scowl twisted his features.
“What do you want?”
Nicole glared at him. “I have something to ask you.”
Zane was rendered speechless. He knew that if he did not allow her to ask her questions, she would refuse to move away from his doorway tonight.
Wanting to get rid of her as soon as possible, he reluctantly led her to his study.
They had not even taken their seats when he stated impatiently, “Out with it!”
She knew that this was going to take a while as he would definitely not give her a direct answer. Hence, she made her way over to the black leather couch and sat down.
Once she was comfortable, she lifted her head to lock gazes with him. “Were you involved in the car accident that had killed Evan’s Grandma?”
Instantly, panic swept through Zane.
Why is she suddenly asking about this? Has the Seet family found out about it?
Being incredibly observant, Nicole immediately detected the change in his expression.
So, he does know about it!
“Why don’t you come clean? I already know about the accident.”
Snapping out of his daze, he tried to deny everything, “I wasn’t involved in anything! I don’t even know what you’re talking about!”
Unfortunately, despite his denial, his expression betrayed his current emotions.
Guilt. Panic. Even if it was Mom who had caused that accident, it’s evident that he’s related to it somehow.
Nicole pondered what she would say next. It would seem like she would have to resort to trickery to get her own answers.
“The Seets have already gathered the necessary evidence. I’ve seen the photos for myself. Did you seriously think that you could get away with it?”
Evidence. Photos.
Zane’s heart skipped a beat at her words. “What photos?”
“The crime scene photos, of course! The photos of Evan’s Grandma’s death!”
“The crime scene?”
The memory of the bloody scene from all those years ago played out in his mind.
He had been utterly dumbfounded and terrified when he realized that he had killed someone. His mind had gone blank as he stared at the bloodied form on the ground.
