“Ms. Lane had no problem leaving Mr. Seet to die, but Mr. Seet would never do that to Ms. Lane. I believe it’ll be hard for the man to part himself from her,” sighed John.
“I get it, but saving Evan is more important now. There’s only so much we can do about the other things.”
Davin turned to look at Sheila. “Will you go to the estate with me?”
“Sure. Let’s head there now,” the latter replied without hesitation.
Having stayed on the estate for quite a while, John offered to go with the two since he was more familiar with it. He believed that he could be of help to them.
The three were shocked to see Portia and Stephen at war when they arrived on the estate.
They seemed to be fighting over a woman.
“No wonder you stayed at Wicked Palace for so long! You enjoy the company of the pretty women, don’t you? For all the years I’ve been with you, never have you even smiled at me, and I thought that’s because you only have eyes for Rosalie. Never did I expect you to treat Murphy’s daughter differently! You two aren’t really together, are you? That little shit even told me that you’re eloping with her. Is that true? If so, I’ll make sure that you’re ruined, and I mean it!”
The three exchanged looks when they realized Stephen was in trouble and stopped dead in their tracks.
Though, they had never expected Stephen to be in a fight because of an affair.
“This is nonsense! We’re done talking here. Go home!” The three could hear Stephen ordering angrily. “It better be, or you’ll never hear the end it! From now on, you’re not allowed to see Avril. That girl is just like Murphy. She’ll do anything to get you, and if she ever does anything disgraceful, the Musgrave name will be tainted!”
Portia babbled on for a while until Stephen grew impatient with her. Only then did she finally decide to leave.
When Portia passed by the three, she was as embarrassed as she was furious, so she continued to stomp out without a word.
John breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Portia was going to vent on them, but the woman just walked away.
He had learned that Portia was not an easy person to get along with when he lived on the estate with the amnesiac Nicole and her four children for a year.
Nicole and the children had quarreled with the duchess on more than one occasion.
After the three entered the living room, John introduced Davin and Sheila to Stephen.
Having lived on the estate before, Sheila was no stranger to Stephen, so she went straight to the point.
“We’re here today to ask for a favor.”
The duke responded in kind, “This is about Evan, isn’t it?”
“Yes! So you know about it?”
“Avril was here, and she told me everything. I’ll do what I can for him.”
Davin was relieved to hear him say that, and he asked the man cautiously, “Are you sure you can do it?”
Stephen smiled faintly. “I’ll do my best.”
John and Davin then looked at each other. Although Stephen only gave them a simple reply, he seemed sincere. That alone made them willing to believe in his words.
After the three left, Stephen immediately called Nicole to talk about Evan.
When the woman heard how Stephen was ready to risk it all to save her husband, her spirit instantly lifted. The duke planned to threaten Levant with the hospitalized Murphy so that the couple could find a chance to run away.
“That’s too dangerous, Dad. You don’t know that they’ll take the bait for sure. What if it fails?”
“It’s better than doing nothing at all. If this works out, you’ll be able to return with Evan. Don’t worry about what Levant will do after that.”
