Nicole had done nothing out of the ordinary for the past few days. She did not meet Levant in secret, which was contrary to what Evan had suspected. Yet, John was still ordered to continue, in monitoring her whereabouts. Mr. Seet has a trust issue! Still, I’m rather curious as to why he has raised his suspicion to Mrs. Seet.”
“Alright. Evan is currently in a meeting. I’ll be waiting for him inside. You don’t have to inform him of my arrival. I’d just dropped by casually.”
“Noted, Mrs. Seet.” John nodded politely.
As soon as she entered the office, Nicole sat in the president’s seat. Her eyes scanned the desk drawers as she began to speculate.
If there is to be a gift in one of the drawers, where would he keep it?
After a long silence, John questioned, “Mrs. Seet, would you like to have a cup of tea?”
“No, it’s alright. You can proceed with your job. You don’t have to keep me company.”
John nodded silently. “Yes, Mrs. Seet.”
After he left, Nicole got up and shut the door of the office hastily. Thereafter, she headed back to the working desk and stared at the drawers.
Which one should I open first? Hmm… I’ll start with the bottom one. It looks perfect for camouflage. If he’d kept a gift somewhere in here, this place is most likely to be his chosen spot.
Following Juan’s instructions, she unlocked the drawer with little to no effort at all. She prayed hard that nothing was inside the moment she pulled the drawer out.
When the drawer was fully opened, a beautiful glass bottle that was kept inside left Nicole in a dazed state.
Is this what he planned to give her?
She reached her hand out to hold the bottle as she took it out. It was full of origami paper stars. It didn’t take a genius to know that it would be a time-consuming project to have made such things. Evan had to have put his heart into it, seeing as he made a bottle that was full of them.
The bottle was still not enough to have caused Nicole to lose faith in their relationship. She believed that the countless ordeals that they overcame together could not be compared to a bottle of paper stars. There was no guarantee that it was for Susan either.
Could it be that he’s actually made this for me?
Upon taking a closer peek at the paper stars, Nicole noticed some words on them. Out of curiosity, she opened the bottle.
Wasting no time, she poured all the stars out onto the working desk, unfolding the ones with words. She furrowed her brows as she read the words written on them.
This handwriting looks rather familiar. It was written out with much force! It must be Evan’s. Her heart skipped a beat the moment she unfolded the part where Susan’s name was written.
This bottle truly is for her! What a goddamned surprise you’ve given me, Evan Seet! It’s no surprise to me now, seeing that you were willing to practice out a romantic scene with her, even going as far as to hug her! I see it now!
Her hands were trembling after she finished unfolding the paper stars. Then, she arranged the words together, and they formed a sentence— Watch the brightest star with Susan.
What the hell! This is too much for a surprise! Evan Seet, you are the worst b*stard in the entire world!
Nicole scrambled the papers up into a sphere, crumpling them as she put them back into the bottle. She gritted her teeth and mumbled, “I hope that Susan can still recognize the words when she receives this bottle, watching the brightest stars together with you! Then, I hope that a meteorite will hit you two and send you flying.”
Following this, she put all the remaining paper stars back into the bottle. Then, she threw the bottle into the drawer and locked it aside.
At one point, she had a strong urge to ask Evan about this bottle. Nevertheless, she figured that nothing would come out of asking him since he did something like this while keeping her in the dark. He would smooth talk his way out of the situation.
Nicole Lane! What other excuses do you want to make for him? What you have before you now is solid proof!
She clenched her fists and let out a long breath, hoping to relieve her pent-up frustration. She felt suffocated, the longer she remained in the office.
After a moment of silence, she stood up and stormed out of the office furiously.
Meanwhile, Evan was informed by John that Nicole had come over. Hence, he adjourned the meeting hurriedly as he rushed toward his office immediately. By the time he arrived, she was nowhere to be found.
