We’ll spend the remaining time together and create as many memories as possible! Even if we have to be separated in the future, I’ll hold on to the precious memories we have!
Nicole felt a strong urge to figure out the thing that Evan was up to at the very moment that the particular thought had crossed her mind. Thus, she sneaked her way over to the study room.
Inside the study room, Evan was in the middle of something; he had his eyes glued to the computer in front of him.
I suppose that he’s still having a hard time because of Seet Group’s crisis.
She contemplated for a few seconds. In the end, she made her way in and asked, “Evan, are you busy? When are you getting off of work?”
“It’s going to take me some time to have everything sorted out! You should go to bed ahead of me.” Evan raised his head and stared at her, finishing his sentence in a callous tone.
Out of the blue, Nicole rushed over and wrapped her arms around him from behind. “I’ll keep you company!”
He recalled the scent of tobacco that he had detected again as soon as he saw her pair of skinny arms.
Furrowing his brows, he thought of something and asked, “Nicole, have you encountered Levant these past few days?”
Evan found his question somewhat abrupt. He couldn’t predict the sort of answer that Nicole had in store for him.
Holding his breath, he focused intently in anticipation of Nicole’s reply.
On the other hand, Nicole was dumbstruck for a few seconds. She hesitated for a short while but replied determinedly in the end, “Nope!”
Why is she trying to keep me in the dark? What is it about? Why can’t she tell me about it?
He got frustrated and shrugged her off, telling her callously, “You should go to bed.”
Nicole was at sixes and sevens because of Evan’s sudden change of attitude.
She gave it a thought and ruled out the possibility of him bringing Levant up in front of her.
Frowning, she felt a sense of despair because he sounded as though he had figured out something.
Nevertheless, she was determined to keep him in the dark because she couldn’t afford to let him know of the things that had been going on behind the scene these days.
If it weren’t for her father’s safety, she would have long told him everything that she had been going through because she needed someone to share the burden with her.
She could use another pair of eyes to get to the bottom of the entire incident and rescue her father, but she had put her father at stake and had caused him to have one of his fingers amputated. Therefore, she couldn’t possibly afford to offend and defy Levant’s words anymore. Otherwise, her father’s life could possibly be at stake next. If anything were to happen to her father, she would blame herself for the rest of her life.
I-I’m so sorry for lying to you, Evan. T-There’s nothing much I can do about it.
If Evan turned around, he would be able to detect the heartbreaking look that Nicole had; her eyes had brimmed with tears as she resisted the torrents of grief that was about to stream down her cheeks.
The occupied man who had been focusing on his work wasn’t aware that his loved one had been suppressing her emotions.
Eventually, she couldn’t hold it back anymore. As a few drops of tears streamed down her cheeks unwittingly, she lowered her head and dashed out of the study room.
By the time she returned to their bedroom, she started scolding herself in her mind.
Fortunately, he didn’t catch a glimpse of you crying! If he manages to figure it out, you will be the one who has indirectly brought upon Dad’s undoing! Nicole! How could you cry in front of him? Can’t you even pull yourself together?
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. After she regained her composure, she brought a set of pajamas with her as she walked into the bathroom.
Indulging herself in the bath, she felt as though she had been caught up in a dream due to the steam in the bathroom. In fact, she wished that it were indeed a dream that she could snap out of immediately. She hoped that her father wasn’t imprisoned by Levant and that Seet Group hadn’t been seriously affected by the crisis that they had been going through lately.
Closing her eyes to collect her thoughts, Nicole tried to think of an alternative that would allow her to stay away from Levant.
She had a great time in the bathtub; halfway through her bath in the dreamlike bathroom, she fell asleep.
By the time she woke up, the water that she had been submerging in had turned frigid. She rubbed her drowsy pair of eyes and frowned as she stared at herself.
Did Evan ignore me? Why didn’t he bring me back to the bed? How could he do this to me?
Feeling aggrieved, the frustrated woman brought herself out of the bathtub and put on her set of pajamas before walking out of the bathroom.
The moment she returned to their bedroom, she was shocked because Evan wasn’t in bed yet. Does that mean that he’s still in the study room? Is he still working in the middle of the night?
Suddenly, she shuddered and started to sneeze consecutively. It was at that moment that she figured out that she must have caught a cold after submerging in the cold bath for so long.
Immediately, she searched for a thick jacket and put it on before heading over to the study room. Indeed, she was right; Evan was still in the middle of his work.
