âIâll drop you off at home first then head to Seet Group.
âYou still wanna ask your brother?â
âOf course. We canât just listen to that womanâs one-sided story.â
Sensing the determination in Davin, Sheila pursed her lips and didnât speak anymore.
Although she knew that Susan wasnât as simple as she looked, she found it hard to believe that she would make up such a huge lie.
Imperial Garden.
Nicole was surprised when Susan came to visit.
Susan smiled faintly and placed the gift she brought with her on the table.
âI shouldâve visited earlier seeing as Nina was injured. Unfortunately, Iâve been feeling sick and nauseous these few days, so I couldnât come earlier. I feel much better today, so I immediately came over. Evan has also been nagging me to come.â
As Nicole looked at Susanâs delicate and frail look, she couldnât help but fear that she would be exhausted from standing and talking too much.
She had never seen such a weak woman like her who could barely stand on her own two feet.
âNinaâs not home. Sheâs gone to school. Weâre not lacking anything here at Imperial Garden either. So please take your things and go back.â
No matter how many times Nicole reminded herself to stay calm, she couldnât do it while facing Evanâs woman.
Seeing the discomfort on Nicoleâs face, Susan walked closer to her and asked in a pitiful voice, âMs. Lane, can we talk?â
âJust say whatever it is you wanna say. Iâm in a hurry.â
âMs. Lane, I wonât take up a lot of your time. Can we go upstairs?â
Nicole couldnât figure out what Susan was up to. After looking at her for a moment, she couldnât help but feel that the woman had ulterior motives.
âIf you have something to say, just say it here.â
âMs. Lane, letâs go upstairs. I have something to show you.â
With that, she walked upstairs as if she owned the place.
Watching her back as Susan headed upstairs, Nicoleâs heart felt extremely uneasy. If the woman werenât pregnant, she would have immediately dragged her out!
She followed her upstairs and went into the bedroom. Susan automatically shut the door behind her.
She turned around and looked at Nicole with tearful eyes. Then, she extended her arms and rolled up her sleeves.
Nicole was taken aback when she saw her arms.
She had expected to see fair and smooth skin, but her skin was covered with hideous scars instead.
âYour arms?â Nicoleâs brows furrowed as she looked at Susan with confusion.
âThese are burn scars left from when I saved Evan back then.â
Susanâs eyes misted over when she explained the origin of her scars.
âDo you think Evanâs love for me is without reason? No! Iâm his savior. Not just my arms, but my body and face were also burnt by the fire.â
âDo you know how many times I had to go under the knife to look like this? Do you know how much pain I suffered?â
Susan looked at the silent Nicole and arched her lips into a smile. âOf course you donât. Because Iâm the only one who has gone through this kind of excruciating pain!â
âMy face has recovered now, but what about my heart?â
âDo you know how much pain my heart was in when I went through all of this? I felt like I was dying! The scars left on my heart will never heal!â
She raised her head to look at Nicole with tears in her eyes. âDonât you think I deserve to be spoiled by Evan after suffering so much for him?â
By then, Nicole was so shocked that she couldnât formulate a sentence.
She had no idea that Susan and Evan had this kind of history between them.
All of a sudden, she understood why Evan had chosen to abandon her and marry Susan when she had lost her memories. This was probably the biggest reason for his actions.
âWhy arenât you saying anything?â
Seeing Nicoleâs lack of reaction, Susan became slightly anxious.
âMs. Lane, I hope you understand that Evan and I are fated to be together. We will never separate from each other, soâ¦â
âArenât the two of you already together? Why are you still telling me all this?â
Nicole cut Susan off mid-sentence and asked in return, âOr is it because deep down, you know that youâre using this incident to be with Evan, and that there are no feelings between the two of you. Youâre afraid of losing him and you see me as a threat, so you came to Imperial Garden just to tell me all of this?â