“Nothing good has ever come from him.”
Murmuring to herself, she hung up the call without any hesitation because she didn’t want Levant to get in the way of her blissful life anymore.
Initially, she thought that he would call her again, but to her surprise, she didn’t receive any calls from him anymore. Nicole was shocked because Levant had behaved rather differently from what she had expected.
As soon as she reached her office, her assistant placed a mug of coffee and a stack of documents on her table. “Ms. Lane, here’s an update of the progress of the company’s latest projects.”
“Alright.”
Nicole started focusing intently on her work. She perused the report, page by page, and spent the entire morning working in her office.
In the afternoon, she received a call out of the blue. It was a call from the maid that had been serving her when she stayed in the estate at K Nation.
The moment she picked it up, she heard the voice of the anxious maid.
“Miss, Sir Musgrave is nowhere to be seen, after he had been invited to head over to Murphy’s Wicked Palace last night. Lady Musgrave had sent someone to inquire about Sir Musgrave’s whereabouts, but those from the palace have told us that he has long departed. He’s nowhere to be found, and we can’t reach him! Can you please make a trip back to ensure that everything’s fine?”
He has gone missing since his visit to Murphy’s Wicked Palace?
Nicole’s heart skipped a beat as soon as she linked the missing puzzle pieces together. She turned the words of the maid in her mind and was certain that Murphy was the one behind everything. I’m pretty sure that he’s still inside Murphy’s Wicked Palace!
“Alright! Get in touch with me as soon as you receive any updates!”
“Yes!”
Leaning against her chair, Nicole’s mind was all over the place. Suddenly, she remembered the earlier call that she had received from Levant a few hours prior to this.
Perhaps he didn’t bother to call her again because he was certain that she would return his call and get in touch with him.
Is this all part of a bigger scheme?
Immediately, Nicole called Levant. Within a few seconds, her call was answered.
A man’s voice could be heard, asking in a contemptuous manner, “Nicole, what brings you to have called me today?”
Nicole was about to bring up the incident that had occurred revolving around her father, but she changed her mind and asked, “I had received a call from you in the morning. Do you need anything from me?”
“Actually, there is something that I’d like to ask of you. May I have the pleasure of buying you dinner?”
She was taken aback by his suggestion that came out of the blue. Losing herself in the process of thought for a few seconds, she thought that it would be a great opportunity for her to inquire about her father’s whereabouts over the meal. Thus, she decided to join him for a meal because she was concerned about her father’s wellbeing.
“Sure. When and where are we heading over?”
“I’ll see you at Amazon Hotel at seven o’clock in the evening.”
“Alright.”
After she hung up on him, she decided to call Evan. She wanted to inform him of the things that had occurred. However, she couldn’t reach him because he hadn’t picked up any of his calls. Therefore, she called John.
“Mrs. Seet, how may I help you?”
“John, where’s Evan? Why didn’t he pick up my call?”
“Mrs. Seet, Mr. Seet is currently in the middle of a board meeting because a few of the company’s projects have encountered several issues. Perhaps his phone is in silent mode. Why don’t you tell me about what you’ve called to ask him? I’ll deliver the message on your behalf.”
“What’s wrong with the projects?”
Nicole found it odd because Evan would usually pick up her call in a timely manner. If it weren’t due to emergencies that required his attention, he wouldn’t have put his phone on silent mode.
“Mrs. Seet, the projects in K Nation have been brought to a halt. In fact, a few domestic projects have headed south as well. You may have to tolerate Mr. Seet because he could potentially have a foul mood later today.”
Eventually, through John’s explanation in a serious tone, Nicole figured out that Evan must have been having it tough due to the issues that he encountered at work.
“Alright. It’s not a big deal. Please keep this conversation between us because I don’t want to get in his way.”
“Yes, Mrs. Seet.”
Nicole let out a long sigh after she wrapped up the conversation. Since Evan had a lot of things on his plate, she decided to keep him in the dark for the time being.
After she got off of work, Nicole headed over to Amazon Hotel for a dinner with Levant.
As soon as she arrived at the hotel, she was informed that Levant had reached. He greeted her with a faint smile as she made her way into the reserved suite, “Nicole, welcome!”
Nicole took a seat across from Levant. She took a breather before asking, “Levant, may I know of the reason that you’ve asked me out for dinner?”
“I just wanted to buy you a meal,” Levant replied in a casual manner.
“Is that it?” Nicole probed further; she thought that he had an ulterior motive.
