I have to lay low for the time being. I’ll wait until Evan gets tired of looking for me, then only come out of hiding!
She had initially wanted to visit her four children, but when she thought about the current situation, she had no choice but to postpone it.
Hence, she changed her destination to the Lane family. She was going to settle the scores with Zane.
She hailed a cab to the Lane family villa, then stormed into the living room.
“Ms. Nicole!” The maid quickly rushed over to greet her.
“I want to see Zane.”
The maid froze. Did Ms. Nicole just call her father by his name?
“Ms. Nicole, Mr. Lane is in his study. I’ll inform him of your arrival.”
The maid could tell that Nicole wasn’t here for friendly reasons. Hence, she ran upstairs as if her tail was on fire.
Nicole swept her gaze across the room. She lowered herself onto the sofa and fixed her flinty eyes on the stairs.
When Zane heard the maid’s description, worry lined his features.
With the hostile way Nicole has come looking for me, could it be that she has discovered something?
He discreetly made a few speculations before going downstairs. Before Nicole could speak, he announced, “Nicole, is there something you need? I have an appointment soon so I’m in a rush!”
An appointment?
Nicole didn’t believe him in the least.
She figured that he was making an excuse to avoid her.
“I just wanted to tell you that I’ll take my time making you pay for what you did to my mother! Also, I’ll make sure you pay double for all you’ve done!”
“Nicole, what are you talking about? I don’t understand!”
Zane stared at her, feigning surprise and ignorance.
He’s pretending.
He’s still pretending.
Nicole couldn’t be bothered beating around the bush with him as she stared straight into his eyes.
“You were the culprit behind the hit-and-run! My mom died because of you too! After she died, you even made her take the blame for you. Zane Lane, do you even have a conscience?”
How did she find out about this?
Genuine surprise appeared in Zane’s eyes and he quickly denied it.
“Nicole, where did you hear all this? It’s all rubbish!”
“Rubbish? Why don’t you ask yourself which part of what I just said isn’t the truth?”
After Nicole was done reprimanding him, her fierce eyes stared unblinkingly at his face.
She wanted to see if he had a guilty conscience, or if his heart was made of stone.
“Nicole, you have to believe me. I was also heartbroken over your mother’s death, but what you just said isn’t true at all!”
Hah!
It seems like he really does have a stone for a heart!
I’d only be wasting my breath talking to someone like him!
“It doesn’t matter whether you admit it or not. I’ll make sure you pay for every single thing!”
Nicole emphasized each word and shot Zane a resolute glare before swiveling on her heels to leave.
Once out of the villa, a humorless laugh suddenly escaped her lips.
If her mother saw how the man she gave all her love to turned out to be, how much pain would she be in?
Everything had a price. Perhaps love was destined to leave scars in people.
“Mom, don’t worry. I’ll avenge you!”
After taking a cab to Lane Corporation, she gave her assistant some orders regarding company matters before deciding to begin hiding from Evan.
Her assistant looked at her in shock. “Ms. Lane, is there something important you have to settle that’s keeping you from coming to the company?”
Nicole pondered for a while before answering, “Yes, I do have some matters I need to handle, but I’ll come to the company from time to time.”
Evan would no doubt hunt for her, and Lane Corporation was the easiest place to catch her. If he did, there was no way he would let go.
Thus, she could only find the right time to safely sneak into the company!
Oh God. Now I even have to sneak around my own company. Nicole Lane, how did you end up in this state?
She sighed inwardly. This is crazy!
Love can indeed make people stupid!
She really did not want Evan to be pressured or cast out by his own family because of her.
Or even worse, lose everything——his family, his career, his unsurpassable reputation, and his glorious achievements which were born from his blood, sweat, and tears.
If that happened, she would feel uneasy even if she could be together with Evan!
The first thing Evan did when he returned to the country was to search the places Nicole might have gone to.
