Just as she was deep in thought, Evan turned around and walked towards her. He stared down at her coldly.
“…Levant has been keeping tabs on you since a year ago!” His words seemed to have a deeper meaning.
Nicole felt a little confused and panicked.
Levant had been keeping tabs on her since a year ago?
How was that possible? Why would he do that?
“Were you and Levant involved in a romantic relationship with each other a year ago?”
Nicole looked absolutely flabbergasted. The memories of the past year jumped out at her, but try as she might, she couldn’t remember where she had seen Levant at all.
Evan’s eyes were cold as ice. When he spoke, his voice was hoarse. “After the breakup, Levant couldn’t forget you, could he? Was that why he wanted to marry you so much?”
“…”
Nicole shook her head.
What relationship? What breakup? Those were the most preposterous rumors about herself she had ever heard.
Evan mistook her silence as a confession of guilt.
So this was why Nicole had been acting so distant towards him lately. She had something to hide and it probably had something to do with Levant.
Perhaps they had a past relationship with each other that Evan didn’t know about.
And now, Nicole had fallen back in love with her ex!
If that was so—
What was Evan supposed to do?
Should he give up on her?
As soon as he thought of this, Evan felt as though his heart had fallen straight into an abyss. His breathing felt a little more erratic.
It would be very virtuous of him to give them his blessings, but it was just too difficult for Evan. He didn’t think he would be able to do it.
Evan was a very possessive man. No matter what happened, she would be his!
Evan looked up at Nicole and clenched his fists. Without another word, he turned and walked away.
He needed to think—how could he handle this properly?
Evan had left so quietly that by the time Nicole snapped out of her daze and looked at him, he was already far in the distance. He cut a very lonesome figure indeed as he walked away.
Nicole thought back on his words. Had he developed some sort of misunderstanding regarding her relationship with Levant?
That was ridiculous. They had never been romantically involved at all.
What an absurd thing to say!
Hence, she needed to understand quickly why Levant had been stalking her for the past year.
It would be very easy to get this answer. All she needed to do was to find Levant himself and interrogate him.
Without hesitating, she turned and made her way to the man’s place.
Levant was sitting in his study room, staring into thin air. Despairingly, he wondered when Nicole would be able to accept him into her life.
After all, she was now living in Sir Musgrave’s estate and socializing with him on a daily basis. Surrounded by all that wealth, would she suddenly undergo a change of character and decide to…
At that moment, Nicole entered his room, shocking Levant out of his reverie. Immediately, he stood up and wiped the woeful look off his face.
Plastering a blinding smile onto his face, he said, “Nicole, I’ve been very busy with work lately, so I haven’t been able to come and visit you. Have the children and yourself gotten used to that place?”
Gotten used to that place?
Sure, Daphne had managed to get the better of Nicole and the kids a few times.
However, Nicole believed that the kids would be able to pay the devil back for her ‘kindness’ two or more times over.
Hence, she couldn’t be bothered to bring this up to Levant.
A more important question was at hand.
She smiled back at him. “Yes, it’s very nice there. I’m enjoying myself very much.”
“That’s great! Treat this place like your home. After all, it’s going to be your home in a few years anyway.”
“…”
Nicole understood the deeper meaning behind his words.
But she would never get together with him! This house would never truly be hers.
She coughed uneasily and went straight to the point immediately. “Levant, do you remember if we met each other somewhere a year ago?”
Levant gazed at her and shook his head in deep thought.
“What a strange question! I don’t remember meeting you a year ago.”
Nicole frowned, feeling very confused. Since they hadn’t even met each other a year ago, how would Evan have arrived at his conclusion that Levant had started keeping tabs on her a year ago?
Was Evan simply wrong, or was Levant hiding a huge secret from her?
Nicole shot a glance at Levant, who was sipping anxiously from a teacup, deliberately avoiding her eyes. Evidently, there was something he was hiding from her.
However, since he was so reluctant to say it, there was no point in her pursuing the matter.
After making some small talk with each other, Nicole made up a lame excuse of having to return to her kids and left hurriedly.
As he watched her leave, Levant eyes darkened a little.
A year ago, he had in fact met her. When he found her, Levant had wanted to bring her back with him to the Musgrave Estate.
It would have been a pleasant surprise for Sir Musgrave!
