âMr. Seet, we have been keeping an eye on Ms. Lane, protecting her ever since weâd received the instructions from you.â
Evan asked, âWhere has she been in the evening?â
Damien replied, âShe had dropped by Levant Winery and had stayed there for half an hour. After that, she made her way home right away.â
Levant Winery? Why has Nicole dropped by Levant Winery? Why did she lie to me?
Levant? Does that mean that she was there to meet Levant?
All of a sudden, Evan had a hard time catching his breath. He had faith in Nicole and was sure that she wasnât in an affair with Levant, but he wanted to get to the bottom of the reason that she had paid Levant a visit, causing her to lie to him.
He hung up the call and thought to himself for some time. After a few minutes, he made another call and told John in a hoarse voice, âI want to you to tail Mrs. Seet from tomorrow onwards. If she gets in touch with Levant again, I want you to figure out the reason behind their meet-up.â
John thought that he had been hearing things because it sounded as though Evan wanted him to keep an eye on Nicole when they were in the midst of hardships due to external threats.
Oh, God! Weâre in the middle of a nasty situation, yet he wants me to keep an eye on his wife? Seriously? Are we going to have another internal conflict when weâre being threatened by external foes?
âMr. Seet, are you sure that youâre not overthinking things due to the stress that you have to endure lately? I swear that Mrs. Seet isnât serious about Levant! When sheâd lost her memoryââ
âJust shut up and follow my instructions!â Evan hung up right after he made himself clear.
John was taken aback by Evanâs wrathful tone. Staring at the screen of his phone, it took him some time before he could return to his senses.
Mr. Seet and Mrs. Seet are having a fight because of Levant? No! Iâm pretty sure that Mrs. Seet would never have gotten herself in an affair with Levant!
Although he had faith in Nicole, he couldnât possibly defy Evanâs words.
Thus, the next day, John didnât return to the company. Instead, he did as instructed and started tailing Nicole after she departed from Imperial Garden.
As usual, she spent the entire morning in Lane Corporation.
John couldnât help but think that it was a waste of time because there wasnât anything odd about Nicole.
Similarly, she spent the entire afternoon in her office. In the evening, John followed Nicole as she made her way back to Imperial Garden. After she reached home, he got in touch with Evan and summarized her entire dayâs agenda for him.
âMr. Seet, I believe that youâre overthinking things. Mrs. Seet will neverââ
âI want you to keep an eye on her for another day!â Evan replied determinedly and hung up on the call once more.
John heaved a long sigh.
He was pretty sure that Evan had been overthinking things once again because Nicole would never turn her back against him and get into an affair with Levant. Thus, tailing her would be a futile effort.
John had faith in Nicole, yet the incident that would occur in the upcoming few days would cause his faith to waver.
Meanwhile, Nicole caught a glimpse of Evanâs gloomy look as he made his way to the study room. It was evident that he had yet to resolve the hardship that had befallen Seet Group. Perhaps it was nastier than she had perceived it to be.
She couldnât help but start to feel uneasy because she couldnât locate her fatherâs whereabouts just yet. Perhaps she would have to get married to Levant if Evan werenât able to get Seet Group out of the nasty situation.
Nicole couldnât bear to let her loved ones suffer. As Evan was the one behind Seet Groupâs current success, he would definitely be dejected if the company couldnât make it through the crisis.
Meanwhile, Stephen was her biological father. She couldnât bear to forsake his wellbeing for her own sake.
Levant had, undeniably, gotten the better of her since he had the fate of her loved ones under his control. There wasnât anything that she could do to retaliate against him.
Nicole pondered over the matter and decided to go after her fatherâs whereabouts. She called her assistant and asked her to send more people over to locate her father.
Although it might have been a mission that was deemed impossible due to Levantâs detail-oriented characteristics, she wanted to give it a try.
She was being hopeful and thought that a miracle might occur at the end of the day. Perhaps it wasnât the end of their relationship yet.
Once she thought about it, she took a deep breath and decided to appreciate their time together since they would venture into a future full of uncertainties soon.