Levant swiftly caught up with Evan and yelled at him, âEvan Seet! How can the president of Seet Group conduct such a shameless act?â
Evan turned and looked at Levant. âNow, now, hold your tongue. You must present solid evidence to back your claim. You went to Imperial Garden and collected your belongings personally. The process was recorded clearly in the CCTV footage.â
âBut what I retrieved was not mine. The originals had been replaced!â
âReally? Why didnât you say so back then?â
âI⦠I didnât check on the spot.â
âWell, thatâs your problem then, seeing that you are one who didnât check.â
âIâ¦â
Levant suddenly recalled that the maids were pressuring him to leave right away after handing the box over to him. There wasnât any time for me to check the contents then. Come to think of it, that was probably part of Evanâs plan too.
âIâm not letting this matter off so easily, Evan. Iâm going to complain to Aunt Sophia. You ought to return everything to me.â
In response, Evan simply chuckled and led Nicole forward by holding her hands.
Levant followed suit when an idea came across his mind all of a sudden. âNicole, did Evan give you my precious white jade and ruby jade? He replaced the ones returned to me. But if he gave it to you, thatâs okay then. Just know that they are gifts specially prepared for you, from yours truly.â
âHe didnât give them to me. I didnât even get to see it,â Nicole replied truthfully and glanced at Evan.
âNicole couldnât be bothered about those things,â Evan responded with a sneer.
Levant retorted disdainfully, âEvan, since you took those stones but didnât present them to Nicole, are you planning on giving them to someone? Your mistress, perhaps?â
He then turned to Nicole and said, âNicole, Iâm pretty sure heâs keeping them for another woman. Those are very precious stones. Heâs probably using them to please other women, hence, he kept it from you. Itâs best if you interrogate him. I wonder which mistress of his has them now.â
Evan stared daggers at Levant. âWell, your things will indeed fall into the hands of a woman. Brace yourself, as Iâm going to show you which woman is the new owner to those stones.â
Both Nicole and Levant were dumbfounded by Evanâs statement. Did he mean it? Or was it just a passing remark?
âAre you really going to gift them to a woman?â Nicole asked.
âYes.â Evan answered firmly.
She pursed her lips at his reply. What nonsense is this? He didnât let me accept any presents from another man, yet he offers them to another woman?
Evan Seet, youâre doomed if I ever find out that you did something you shouldnât have.
Levant scoffed disapprovingly. Is Evan keeping them for Aunt Sophia? If thatâs the case, perhaps I can sweet talk her into giving me back the jade.
After all, those belong to me in the first place. Even if I canât have them back, I can still ask for some interests or other benefits. Thereâs no way Iâll let Evan have it for free.
The trio entered the living room and was welcomed by Murphy and Sophia with big smiles. âEvan, Ms. Lane, I canât thank you enough for this.â
Thank us? Nicole was perplexed.
âDonât mention it, Uncle Morris. Thatâs what weâre supposed to do.â
âHahaha, all the credit goes to you, Evan! Iâll be sure to repay you a favor in the near future.â Murphy looked at him with an ecstatic expression on his face.
Levant was bemused by the situation at hand. What did Evan do for my father?
âDad, why bother asking him for help? You can just task it to me.â
As soon as Levant opened his mouth to speak, Murphy turned in his direction to give him a cold stare with a stern face. Levant was taken aback by his fatherâs terrifying look and his heart started pounding.
âDad, your expressions changed too quickly! You were beaming at them just seconds ago! So why is it when youâre facing me, youâre acting so hostile? I havenât seen you for ages, so I donât think Iâve upset you in any way, have I?â