What the heck does he want?
As Evan was about to reach home, she would have to leave soon. Otherwise, she would have to make something up if she were to leave the house by the time that he reached home.
After she made up her mind, she grabbed her bag and blazer with her and departed right away.
By the time she reached Levant Winery, Levant had all sorts of delicacies prepared in anticipation of her arrival.
Glaring at him furiously, Nicole confronted him, saying, “Levant, what the heck are you up to?”
Levant had long imagined that she would show up furious. Raising his head and staring at her, he served her a glass of tea casually and offered, “You must have been rushing all the way here. Why don’t you have a glass of tea and calm yourself?”
Have a glass of tea and calm myself? Are you serious? Do you really think that I’m in the mood for any of this?
It would be impossible for her to calm herself down for a glass of tea with Levant when he had been plotting against the two men whom she loved wholeheartedly. She would have long returned the favor and amputated his fingers if she had shown up armed.
“Levant, are you still trying to get married to me? Is that the reason why you have taken my father into custody and have brought upon the Seet Group’s misfortune?”
Smiling, Levant replied, “Have you forgotten our conversation that had taken place a few days ago? You’ll definitely get married to me! It goes without a doubt!”
What the heck? I knew it!
A few days ago, Nicole couldn’t be bothered by Levant’s seemingly absurd statements. She would never have thought that he would walk the talk. In fact, he had resorted to such cruel methods to achieve his goals. He seemed to be pretty determined this time.
“Levant, does that mean that you’re going to set my father free and stay out of Seet Group’s way once I get married to you?”
“Of course! I’ll stop wasting my time once I’ve achieved my goal!”
She felt as though she was in the middle of a negotiation with a cold-hearted demon.
In order to get his hands on her, he had induced amnesia and had kept her by his side for an entire year. A man who had once gone to such great lengths to get her would never have given up on her so easily.
Nevertheless, getting married to another man was an issue of an entirely different level. She had gone through all sorts of ups and downs with Evan prior to their reunion. Thus, she didn’t want to be separated from him anymore.
What should I do? If I’m able to locate my father and resolve the issues that Seet Group has encountered, Levant won’t be able to threaten me anymore! I need time! I need some time to get everything sorted out!
Looking at Levant in the eyes, she replied, “Getting married to another man isn’t a trivial matter. I need a few days’ time to think this through.”
Levant had long expected Nicole to bring up such a request because it would be tough for her to have changed her mind to forsake Evan.
Therefore, he deemed her request reasonable because he wanted to win her over. He wanted to get his hands on a woman who would love him wholeheartedly.
Otherwise, he would feel uneasy if she returned to him with another man in her mind.
He would make use of the time that he had and sow discord between the lovey-dovey duo.
“Sure! I’ll give you a few days’ time!”
Nicole, I’m pretty sure that I won’t have to propose again because you’re the one who’ll return to me! I’m aware of the ones that you care about the most! As long as they’re under my control, I’m pretty sure that you’ll give in to my request!
“Come! Let’s celebrate my birthday!”
Levant instructed someone to bring them the delicate birthday cake that he had prepared himself. Nicole stared at the cake with a grim expression.
She would consider Levant a friend if he hadn’t resorted to such brutal acts. However, she currently deemed him to be her foe since he had crossed the lines that he shouldn’t have in the first place.
After all the things that he had done lately, she held a strong grudge against the cruel and cold-hearted Levant.
“Give it a try!” Levant served her a huge slice of cake.
As instructed, Nicole had a mouthful of cake. It was a fluffy cake that had been custom-made. Although it had tasted great, she could barely savor the delicious cake.
It felt as though she had been forced to gulp a bunch of stale flour down her throat because she had never intended on celebrating his birthday with him.
Instead of savoring the cake, she felt a strong urge to cast the cake in Levant’s direction. Unfortunately, she couldn’t because she didn’t possess the capability to defy him as of now.
“I have finished your cake! Can I leave yet? My children are still waiting for me!” Nicole raised her voice and asked him indifferently.
As always, he smirked viciously as though he was up to no good and exclaimed, “You have yet to wish me a happy birthday!”
