“That’s right! The internationally known miracle doctor, Dr. Tussaud!”
Tussaud?
Nicole?
That woman came to perform acupuncture on my mother?
Why?
What’s she trying to do?
All these questions swam around in Evan’s head, which caused him to not hear anything else that Sophia said.
He hurriedly interrupted her. “Where’s this Dr. Tussaud now?”
“She’s gone down. Didn’t you see her? Is she the type that you like? I found her to be quite nice, so I wanted you to come to meet her. Who knew you were more interested in keeping your father company instead, even though I hardly ever see you talk to him in the first place! Sigh…”
Gone down?
Evan didn’t even wait for Sophia to finish speaking before barging out the door and running downstairs.
“Hey, I wasn’t finished! Evan, E-,” shouted Sophia at the disappearing figure.
When Evan didn’t find either “Kyle” or Davin downstairs, he immediately gave Davin a call.
Davin had just reached the garage then. He took his phone out and stared at the caller ID for a little before finally answering it.
“Yes, Evan?”
“Where’s Dr. Tussaud?”
“H-how would I know?”
“Bring her to the living room in five minutes, or I’ll have you sent to I Nation to manage the branch office there!”
“But I… I just came back!” wailed Davin.
However, Davin heard nothing more but silence. He pulled his phone away from his ear only to realize that Evan had hung up on him.
Nicole was waiting a little further inside the garage. She ran out to him ecstatically when she heard his voice. She felt as if her savior had finally arrived.
She stared at Davin expectantly. “We can go now, right? Thank you so much!”
Davin rubbed his nose self-consciously. He didn’t know how to break the news to her.
Will it be too harsh if I say “Yes, we can go now. Straight to the living room. President Seet awaits your presence there.”?
I’m sure those bright shining eyes of hers will instantly dim when she hears that.
But if I don’t tell her…
After considering all his options, Davin decided he had no choice but to sacrifice her. He truly couldn’t go overseas and suffer through everything again.
I’m so sorry, Ms. Lane. But… I need to save my own ass first!
“Dr. Tussaud, can you… can you follow me to the living room?”
What?
“Living room? Aren’t you sending me home?”
Nicole stared at Davin with her eyes wide in confusion. Surely I misheard him!
“Yes, that’s what Kyle asked me to do, b-but there’s been a s-sudden change of plans.” Davin scratched his head and smiled at her sheepishly. “Please go to the living room with me.”
Nicole was suddenly at a loss for words. She just stood there, dazed.
What the hell?
Can anyone be this unlucky?
Oh screw it. It’s not like I can actually run away right now. Besides, I came here to treat his mother. What can he possibly to do me?
She took a deep breath to brace herself, then strode towards the living room.
Davin gave a small sigh when he saw her walk off. “Good luck, Ms. Lane…” he mumbled under his breath.
When Nicole stepped into the living room, she immediately saw Evan on the coffee-colored couch. He was observing her with his usual icy-cold gaze…
Her chest suddenly tightened.
She had to remind herself that she was there to help his mother before she could finally calm down a little. She then clenched her fists tightly, straightened her back, and walked towards him as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“Dr. Tussaud, what a coincidence meeting you here.”
Evan placed special emphasis on the words “coincidence” and “here.” He wanted her to know that he clearly believed that there was nothing coincidental about this meeting.
Nicole pretended to not understand his insinuation. “Is it? I’m just a doctor who goes where she’s needed, so there’s no coincidence to speak of.”
“Doctor? There’s plenty of doctors around, and yet you’re the one who’s here. Care to explain why?”
“…”
Why?
Because I was the one who came!
Because I wanted to do something to make up for Juan accepting the debit card with five hundred thousand in it!
Because Juan asked me to come take a look at your mother!
Whatever my reasons, it has nothing to do with you, Evan!
Yes, she had plenty of perfectly good reasons, yet she didn’t dare to say any of them to him. In the end, she only rolled her eyes and let him speculate to his heart’s content.
“Since you’re not saying anything, I’m right to assume that this is all premeditated?”
“When you’re asking a person if he murdered anyone, is he immediately guilty just because he’s not saying anything? How ridiculous!”
Nicole had just finished sniping back at Evan when Juan and Davin walked in.
Right as they did, Sophia – who had completed her thirty minutes of bed rest – also came down the stairs. She had even dropped by the study to get Jonathan to join her on her way down.
What on earth! Why’s everyone suddenly appearing at the same time? Did they call each other beforehand or something?
Nicole was getting a little nervous, and she unconsciously clenched and unclenched her fingers. She really was worried that Evan would do something to her, especially in front of everyone else.
Evan naturally noticed Nicole’s skittish behavior and was thus even more convinced that she was feeling guilty.
“Dr. Tussaud, you really are a miracle-worker! Thanks to your acupuncture, my back, and my neck are feeling so much better!” Sophia couldn’t stop herself from praising Nicole the moment she saw her.
Nicole gave her a gracious smile in response. “I’m glad to hear that.”
Suddenly, a snort echoed through the living room. Evan looked at his mother. “Mom, you don’t know the half of it. She’s not only great with needles, but she’s great at manipulating people too. Lying and deception are her forte!”
Nicole was rendered speechless.
Is he calling me a con-artist?
Evan, you stupid idiot! You’re really going to do this to me now?
Hearing Evan’s claims, Davin couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for Nicole. Huh? He’s opening fire right away? He should at least have some hard evidence if he’s going to call someone a fraud…
No. Dr. Tussaud has never been afraid of my brother. Go, Dr. Tussaud! Show him what you’re made of! Look at how arrogant he looks right now! Give him a piece of your mind, Dr. Tussaud! Go, go!
Sophia was feeling a little perplexed at the situation too. She couldn’t understand why her son was suddenly picking on a woman. It was a rare, no, a never-before-seen sight!
Juan, on the other hand, was about to speak up for his mother, when he suddenly heard a little laugh from Nicole.
“You’re over-exaggerating. My skills are nothing compared to the all-powerful and highly influential Mr. Seet. As for the ‘lying and deception’ you mentioned, doctors sometimes need to say some white lies in order to help their patients. So really, these white lies can be more valuable than the truth. Don’t you agree?”
Nicole’s answer thoroughly impressed Jonathan.
He had rarely seen anyone who was able to handle his son’s intentional belittling with such poise and unflappability.
He was now quite excited to see what his son would do next.
And so Jonathan stood there silently so he could enjoy the show.
Evan didn’t expect such a comeback from Nicole. His piercing eyes bored into Nicole for so long that she could feel goosebumps sprouting all over her body.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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