Weâll spend the remaining time together and create as many memories as possible! Even if we have to be separated in the future, Iâll hold on to the precious memories we have!
Nicole felt a strong urge to figure out the thing that Evan was up to at the very moment that the particular thought had crossed her mind. Thus, she sneaked her way over to the study room.
Inside the study room, Evan was in the middle of something; he had his eyes glued to the computer in front of him.
I suppose that heâs still having a hard time because of Seet Groupâs crisis.
She contemplated for a few seconds. In the end, she made her way in and asked, âEvan, are you busy? When are you getting off of work?â
âItâs going to take me some time to have everything sorted out! You should go to bed ahead of me.â Evan raised his head and stared at her, finishing his sentence in a callous tone.
Out of the blue, Nicole rushed over and wrapped her arms around him from behind. âIâll keep you company!â
He recalled the scent of tobacco that he had detected again as soon as he saw her pair of skinny arms.
Furrowing his brows, he thought of something and asked, âNicole, have you encountered Levant these past few days?â
Evan found his question somewhat abrupt. He couldnât predict the sort of answer that Nicole had in store for him.
Holding his breath, he focused intently in anticipation of Nicoleâs reply.
On the other hand, Nicole was dumbstruck for a few seconds. She hesitated for a short while but replied determinedly in the end, âNope!â
Why is she trying to keep me in the dark? What is it about? Why canât she tell me about it?
He got frustrated and shrugged her off, telling her callously, âYou should go to bed.â
Nicole was at sixes and sevens because of Evanâs sudden change of attitude.
She gave it a thought and ruled out the possibility of him bringing Levant up in front of her.
Frowning, she felt a sense of despair because he sounded as though he had figured out something.
Nevertheless, she was determined to keep him in the dark because she couldnât afford to let him know of the things that had been going on behind the scene these days.
If it werenât for her fatherâs safety, she would have long told him everything that she had been going through because she needed someone to share the burden with her.
She could use another pair of eyes to get to the bottom of the entire incident and rescue her father, but she had put her father at stake and had caused him to have one of his fingers amputated. Therefore, she couldnât possibly afford to offend and defy Levantâs words anymore. Otherwise, her fatherâs life could possibly be at stake next. If anything were to happen to her father, she would blame herself for the rest of her life.
I-Iâm so sorry for lying to you, Evan. T-Thereâs nothing much I can do about it.
If Evan turned around, he would be able to detect the heartbreaking look that Nicole had; her eyes had brimmed with tears as she resisted the torrents of grief that was about to stream down her cheeks.
The occupied man who had been focusing on his work wasnât aware that his loved one had been suppressing her emotions.
Eventually, she couldnât hold it back anymore. As a few drops of tears streamed down her cheeks unwittingly, she lowered her head and dashed out of the study room.
By the time she returned to their bedroom, she started scolding herself in her mind.
Fortunately, he didnât catch a glimpse of you crying! If he manages to figure it out, you will be the one who has indirectly brought upon Dadâs undoing! Nicole! How could you cry in front of him? Canât you even pull yourself together?
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. After she regained her composure, she brought a set of pajamas with her as she walked into the bathroom.
Indulging herself in the bath, she felt as though she had been caught up in a dream due to the steam in the bathroom. In fact, she wished that it were indeed a dream that she could snap out of immediately. She hoped that her father wasnât imprisoned by Levant and that Seet Group hadnât been seriously affected by the crisis that they had been going through lately.
Closing her eyes to collect her thoughts, Nicole tried to think of an alternative that would allow her to stay away from Levant.
She had a great time in the bathtub; halfway through her bath in the dreamlike bathroom, she fell asleep.
By the time she woke up, the water that she had been submerging in had turned frigid. She rubbed her drowsy pair of eyes and frowned as she stared at herself.
Did Evan ignore me? Why didnât he bring me back to the bed? How could he do this to me?
Feeling aggrieved, the frustrated woman brought herself out of the bathtub and put on her set of pajamas before walking out of the bathroom.
The moment she returned to their bedroom, she was shocked because Evan wasnât in bed yet. Does that mean that heâs still in the study room? Is he still working in the middle of the night?
Suddenly, she shuddered and started to sneeze consecutively. It was at that moment that she figured out that she must have caught a cold after submerging in the cold bath for so long.
Immediately, she searched for a thick jacket and put it on before heading over to the study room. Indeed, she was right; Evan was still in the middle of his work.