âMom was the one who instructed me to do so! If you donât believe me, you can ask her yourself. Donât take your anger out on me!â Davin defended himself.
Mom asked him to hold the meeting?
But why would she do this?
Evan immediately hung up on his brother and gave Sophia a call.
As soon as Sophia heard her sonâs questions, she turned and noticed the somber look on Jonathanâs face. Immediately, she understood that she wasnât supposed to tell Evan the reasons yet.
As such, she stalled by saying, âThereâs no particular reason, Iâm just worried, thatâs all. Now that Nicole is pregnant, you have to stay home to take care of her. Iâm worried that the company might face issues while you are away. Thatâs why I asked Davin to hold that meeting.â
âMom, donât you know that what you did is actually causing more problems? Davinâs meeting is making the top management speculate that the company is facing a crisis. On top of that, they might have more suspicions about why Iâm staying home to take care of Nicole. Iâll get John to handle this. So please, donât get involved in the companyâs affairs any further,â Evan said before hanging up.
However, there were still doubts hanging over his head. Mom has always been a wise woman. Why would she suddenly ask Davin to do such a thing?
This move is really uncalled for.
Following his call with Sophia, he asked John to explain Davinâs meeting to the top management by saying that there was a major upcoming project.
Since John had been Evanâs aide for so many years, he naturally understood what Evan meant. âWill do, Mr. Seet! Iâll carry out your instructions immediately. Donât worry!â he said.
John grumbled inwardly after he hung up the call with Evan. Davin is really creating a mess for the company!
Nicole, who had just woken up, went downstairs. When she saw Evan looking out the window with a gloomy expression, she wondered if there was something bothering him.
She walked up to Evan and asked, âDid something happen to the company? If you need to be there, just go. You donât have to stay home with me. Itâs alright.â
Evan looked at her as his thin lips curved into a smile. âEverything is fine with the company. I was just wondering if you feel bored staying indoors every day. Why donât I take you out for a drive? Where would you like to go?â
Nicole gave it a thought and replied, âI canât think of where I want to go at the moment.â
âDidnât you said that you had a friend whose husband took her traveling while she was pregnant? I recall you saying they visited many countries and had a wonderful time,â said Evan.
âYes, I mentioned that before. But I never said I wanted to travel,â Nicole brushed him off.
Evan grinned as he tried to coax her. âYou didnât say it explicitly, but I can see the envy in your eyes. I know you want to go traveling too, Nicole. You simply didnât say it because you are considering the welfare of the company, but my career is not everything to me. Your happiness is more important than anything else in this world. After you give birth, weâll go traveling, alright? Iâm afraid we wonât have the opportunity to do so if we keep procrastinating. So come with me, will you?â
Seeing the sincerity in Evanâs eyes, Nicole felt touched. She knew he was doing this because he loved her.
âWill the company really be fine without you?â she asked worriedly.
Evan chuckled and said, âWhy wonât it be? The earth will keep spinning even if there were no humans left. When I had that accident back then, and the time when I went to K nation to search for you, I was away from the company for quite some time. But even then, the company still functioned well. So donât worry about this, Nicole. Just put yourself first and think about your own happiness for once.â
With a sweet smile on her face, Nicole replied, âEvan, thank you for being so good to me.â
âYouâre my wife, and youâre carrying my child. Of course I have to treat you well,â he said.
As Nicole leaned against his muscular chest and stroked her belly gently, her face radiated with joy.
âWell, letâs get packing then. Weâll decide on an itinerary and leave tomorrow,â said Evan.