âI wanted to stop her, but she kept crying and telling me about how she missed himâ¦I couldnât stand to see her like that,â Levant said. âWho knows what kind of underhanded tactics she might use to rescue Evan? Nicole, I need you to keep an eye on her. Can you do that for me?â
Nicole was a little taken aback. Why is he asking me to keep an eye on Susan?
What more, what could she even do to rescue Evan from such a heavily fortified place?
Something smells fishy here. Levant has something in mind.
âJust humor me for once, will you?â Levant pleaded.
Nicole fell silent. Alright thenâ¦I guess itâll be a good opportunity to find out what exactly heâs planning to do.
âSure,â she said, nodding.
Levantâs eyes lit up. Let the show begin!
Nicole followed Levant to the courtyard where he locked Evan and the Hidden Masters up, and the first thing she heard upon entering was Susanâs pained cries.
âWhy are you so dense, Evan? Why did you have to go after the Wicked Palaceâs treasures? Whatâs the point of all this?â Susan asked, her voice trembling. âWhat should I do now? Should I ask Ms. Nicole to help me? I donât think she knows that you impersonated Levant to look for the treasures. Maybe sheâll agree to help me rescue you if you sweet-talked her?â
âWhy donât you try that?â
A long period of silence followed.
That was Evanâs voice.
Nicole stood rooted to the ground in shock.
Susanâs desperate cries revealed to her that Evan had impersonated Levant just to search for the Wicked Palaceâs treasures, and not for her sake.
Did he just tell her to ask me for help?
Huh! How can he be so shameless!
Nicoleâs face darkened while Levant stared at her with a smirk.
Sheâs falling for it! That wasnât Evan at all! Itâs just a random person that sounded like him.
Everythingâs going smoothly!
âI canât stay here for long but donât you worry. I promise Iâll try my best to rescue you,â Susan said. âYou have told me that you will throw a huge wedding for me and I know you will keep your words! You have my trust, Evanâ¦â
This is one great piece of information. Theyâre getting married?
Didnât they already have one in K Nation? It looks like that is not enough and therefore, they will be having another one back home. Heâs set on making her his legitimate wife.
It was as though someone had reached into her chest and crushed her heart into pieces. Her face turned paler than a sheet when Levant spoke up all of a sudden.
âThat man has the audacity to go after the treasures in the Wicked Palace!â he growled.
Nicole stayed silent and strained her ears to listen to more of the conversation.
âI havenât forgotten about my promise, Susan,â âEvanâ said. âIâll definitely keep my promise.â
Susan nodded vehemently and hugged him close. âEvanâ stroked her face and leaned down to kiss her on her fiery red lips.
They became entangled in each otherâs embrace just seconds later.
Nicoleâs jaw dropped. Why is he acting like a playboy to Susan as well?
Soâ¦thatâs what he really is?
She chuckled sadly and turned around to walk out of the courtyard with Levant hot on her heels, smirking uncontrollably.
He caught up to her after they exited the courtyard and pretended to check on her out of concern. âWhatâs wrong, Nicole?â
Nicole shook her head.
I bet that was all part of Levantâs plan to put up an act to make me lose all faith in Evanâ¦
She looked into Levantâs eyes. âThat wasnât necessary, you know. Iâve lost hope in him since ages ago.â
Levant stopped dead in his tracks and stared at her in confusion.