Honest to God, she did not wish to see him dead.
However, didn’t Evan wish me dead back then too?
She had her guard high up when she thought about the heart-wrenching moments back then.
She had her mind set on disregarding her feelings toward him.
Nicole vowed to not let her residual feelings toward Evan show.
“John, his life or death does not concern me! The old Nicole Lane had long been murdered by him. He killed me once. Do you think a victim like me would care about her murderer? He might as well be dead to me!”
Nicole hung up the phone right after.
Juan widened his mouth and looked at his mother in surprise.
Mommy wants to see Daddy dead?
I guess the saying’s true that a woman could be really vicious if she sets her mind to it.
But… Vicious is not a good word to describe Mommy though.
Mommy mentioned that she had been killed by Daddy once. What did she mean?
Adults are complicated.
Why couldn’t they just be lovey-dovey toward each other? Why are they trying to kill one another when they still have feelings for each other? Hmm, this is really not something that I could comprehend at my age.
Nevertheless, Evan was his father, after all. No matter what happened between his father and mother, Juan still hoped that his mother would save his father.
Nicole handed the phone to him. “Juan, hold this.”
Juan snapped out of his thoughts and took the phone. He stared at her with his obsidian-like eyes and pleaded, “Mommy, please save Daddy.”
Nicole tried her best to suppress the raging storm inside her heart and put on a placid expression.
“Juan, you’ve heard it wrong. I was just practicing lines with Uncle John. The lines… They’re not real. Your Daddy’s fine. He’s taking a nap at home!”
Puzzled by his mother’s explanation, the little boy asked, “But Mommy, why are you practicing lines with Uncle John though?”
“Because it’s fun.”
Juan pursed his lips. “Mommy, you’re not an actress. Don’t use the same excuse over and over. I’m not so naïve that I’ll believe excuses like this.”
Nicole was rendered speechless.
Just as she was trying to come up with another viable explanation, Juan turned and left her bedroom.
It seems like he’s really mad at me.
Nicole took in a deep breath. John’s words rang in her head again.
John is right. Evan would really be in danger if Levant has indeed caught hold of him.
Levant loathed Evan, not only because he saw Evan as a love rival, but also because they were fierce business competitors.
Evan had resorted to devious strategies to eradicate Levant’s influence at Y City back then, forcing the latter to give up the domestic market and defer back to K Nation.
In Levant’s mind, Evan’s action was an act of transgressions that he would never forget. As such, Evan would be in a predicament should he have truly fallen into his hands.
And then, there was Murphy. He had long wished to sever all ties and connections Evan had at K Nation, and to take over all of them. Such an ambitious person would definitely not let Evan off easy should the chance arise.
Hence, she was certain that Evan’s life would be hanging by a thread if he was indeed trapped at the Wicked Palace.
Should I find out if he’s really trapped there?
With that thought, Nicole rose and walked out of her room. However, she stopped in her tracks as soon as she was out the door.
Nicole Lane, what are you doing?
What do his life and death have anything to do with you? Why bother?
She hesitated for a moment before turning around to head inside her room again. She had taken but three steps before she turned around and headed outside again.
As she walked, she kept telling herself that she just wanted to witness the murderer facing his retribution. It’s not like I really care about his safety…
Yes, I only want to see how he would end up. Nothing more.
She repeated the statement over and over inside her head, fearing that even she herself could not be convinced by it.
Juan and Kyle exchanged glances with each other when they saw their mother leaving in a rush.
Nina sighed. “Seems like there’s no need for us to beg Mommy. She’s gone to save Daddy already.”
