âI wouldnât be surprised,â Adam chimed in. âDadâs really old now. What if he collapsesâ¦â
Sophia pursed her lips. Look at how eager they look. They probably canât wait for sparks to fly.
Jonathan was worried sick too. He gritted his teeth and stared at Evan.
âLook what youâve done. You just had to keep getting involved with this woman! If something happens to your grandfather because of this, you and that woman wonât get away with it.â
âIâll take care of this, Dad.â
Evan shot Sofie a cold glare before pushing the door open and striding into the presidentâs office.
âDid Dad call him in?â Lisa asked, frowning.
Adam shook his head.
âOh, God! Nicoleâs already giving Dad such a hard time. Heâs probably going to lose it if Evan goes in to help her!â
Lisa put on a terrified expression before continuing, âLetâs go in too, Adam. Weâll be the witnesses in case Dad collapses!â
Sophia eyeballed her viciously.
Youâre not worried about Dad or concerned about trying to calm him down at all. Youâre afraid thereâd be no witnesses around if he collapses from anger.
You just canât wait to act as witnesses!
Even Adam could tell his wife sounded insincere, so he shot her a glare.
âDadâs just fine! What makes you think heâll collapse? But the way heâs yelling is indeed worrying, so letâs go calm him down.â
Lisa stilled for a moment and nodded.
If one had to describe someone as too âcarried awayâ, it would be her.
She smiled sheepishly. Whoops! That was a slip of the tongue.
âYouâre right! Letâs go take a look.â
The two walked toward the presidentâs office, but just as they opened the door, a teacup came flying in their direction.
With lightning reflexes, Adam hastily shut the door.
Bang! The teacup crashed into the door and shattered into pieces.
Lisa panted in fright. That was a close one! It nearly hit me in the face. My face wouldâve been completely ruined!
She patted her chest and turned to Adam. âIf he could still toss a teacup this far, I suppose heâll be just fine. Maybe we should just wait for him out here.â
Gotta look out for ourselves.
Frightened, Adam nodded in agreement.
Inside the room, Evan stared at Russell without a hint of fear.
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense as though a fight would break out anytime.
âDo you really intend to marry her, Evan?â
âYes, Grandpa.â Evan looked absolutely certain.
Russell hammered his cane on the ground. âBut her motherââ
âNo! It wasnât her mother who killed Grandma.â
âW-What did you say?â
Russell stared at Evan in disbelief.
âZane Lane is the one responsible for the hit-and-run.â
Russell fell silent for a moment before growing even more furious. âAnd who is Zane Lane? Is he not this womanâs father? Whether it was her father or mother who did it, sheâs still involved!â
âItâs complicated, Grandpa, so please let me explain.â
Seeing how persistent Evan looked, Russell figured there was something important his grandson had to say, so he let him.
Evan explained everything he had heard Sylvia say while overseas.
He also told his grandfather about all the suffering the Lane family had caused Nicole.
Finally, he stared at the elderly man. âWe shouldnât involve third parties when exacting revenge, Grandpa. Nicole has nothing to do with the accident. Iâll make sure Zane pays for what he did to Grandma.â
Evanâs eyes flashed with ruthlessness as he spoke.
Nicoleâs heart tripped over itself.
She, too, despised Zane. She hated him for treating her like dirt and being cruel to her mother. He had watched Sylvia torment Nicole but never did anything to help.