Evan shot him a look. John continued to tussle with Davin for the card.
When Nicole saw John had succeeded in snatching the card and was walking toward Evan, her panic rose.
What do I do now?
If he takes the money away, then what will happen to Juan?
Davin looked at the situation and grew anxious inwardly. Say something before it’s too late!
“Tell him the truth, dear sister-in-law! You need the money to save a life, and this is your only option!”
The word ‘sister-in-law’ sounded ear-piercing to Evan.
“Who are you calling your sister-in-law?”
“There’s only one woman in this room, and that is Ms. Lane. Who do you think I’m calling sister-in-law?”
“Don’t address her anyhow you like! She’s not worthy of being your sister-in-law!”
Not worthy?
Hmph! This makes me want to address her as such even more!
“Saving Juan is more important than anything, sister-in-law. Just tell him the truth!”
Evan furrowed his brows in irritation after hearing the word ‘sister-in-law’ again. He hadn’t even managed to get a word out before Nicole stepped forward and said, “Mr. Seet, I need the money to save someone’s life. Please lend me the money to save my son’s life.”
Son.
Evan was surprised. After this woman abandoned Kyle, not only did she give birth to two strange daughters, but also another son?
How many men did she sleep with?
“Ask your man to save your son’s life. You have the capability to find someone to father your son, but no capability to save the boy? What kind of a mother are you?”
Let her man save her son!
This is well said.
Ms. Lane, say something to refute him! This is a good chance at giving him a massive slap in the face!
Davin was rooting for Nicole inwardly.
However, Nicole was in a dilemma between telling the truth or keeping it a secret.
Will I lose Juan if I tell him the truth?
Juan’s life and safety are far more important.
But now it seems like telling the truth is the only option.
“Mr. Seet, actually, back then…”
“Back then? You shouldn’t have come back here after you abandoned Kyle back then! Remember what I said? Go overseas and don’t come and find Kyle ever again!”
When Evan thought of what happened in the past, he couldn’t hold back his anger and immediately cut her off.
“But I’m talking about Juan, not Kyle.” Nicole was stunned at his outburst of anger.
“I don’t want to listen to any of it!”
Evan was uncompromising and did not give Nicole a chance to utter a word.
Davin witnessed the whole scene while feeling anxious and helpless.
His brother’s attitude was infuriating.
Can’t he listen to what she has to say before interrupting so rudely?
“I’ve met Juan before, Evan. His relationship with you goes beyond measure!”
Davin purposely emphasized the words ‘beyond measure’ to give him an obvious hint.
Unfortunately, Evan did not understand the underlying meaning of his words. He glared at him and said, “Go to the psychiatric ward for treatment. When you’re always around a crazy person, you tend to get affected as well!”
Huh?
Evan thinks I’m a psycho?
Davin was upset after hearing that. He was about to retaliate when Evan gestured to John to leave the place together.
Nicole immediately ran after Evan and blocked his way.
“Mr. Seet, the least you can do is listen to what I have to say, or you will regret it.”
“Regret? If you continue to block my way, then I will make you regret it!” Evan snapped in disgust.
When a filthy woman like her stood so near to him, he wanted nothing more than to stay as far away as possible from her.
Sigh.
My brother is a typical guy who refuses to believe in something unless he sees it with his own eyes. He doesn’t know the truth but acts like a know-it-all.
Davin felt an idea pop into his head. This will make things interesting, and it’ll be beneficial to the situation as well.
He ran to Evan and stopped right in front of him.
“Evan, shall we make a bet?”
Evan turned his head and sized him up with an odd expression. I’m looking at a psycho!
“Don’t look at me that way, Evan. Give Ms. Lane three minutes to speak her mind. I guarantee that your perspective will totally change! You’ll insist on giving her the money even if she doesn’t borrow it from you. You will even beg her to take the money! Do you believe me?”
Evan snorted like he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Three minutes to change my mind?
And I’ll beg her to take my money?
Dream on!
“So? What do you say, Evan? You’re not too chicken to make a bet, are you?”
Evan glared at Davin for a few seconds before turning his eyes toward Nicole.
He was curious to see how this woman had the ability to bewitch people around him and gain Davin’s trust!
“What if you lose the bet?”
He directed his question to Davin, but his scornful gaze remained on Nicole.
Davin patted himself on the chest and said with confidence, “If I lose the bet, then I’ll go to I Nation to manage our branch office there! But what if you lose?”
Davin managed to pique Evan’s curiosity with the stake of his bet.
“If I lose the bet, then I’ll give you a chance to manage the company.”
Davin frowned and thought for a moment before saying, “I’m not interested in managing the company. I want something else!”
“Go on!”
“If you lose, you need to fulfil one of my conditions. There’s no going back on your word!”
Evan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Alright! I’m a man of my word.”
Since Evan had agreed, Davin joyfully turned to look at Nicole. “Ms. Lane, you can tell him now!”
“The three-minute countdown starts now,” Evan said while looking at the limited edition Vacheron Constantin watch on his wrist.
Nicole let out a sigh and said, “I only have three sentences to say, so three minutes will be too much time anyway.”
Evan’s eyes gleamed in anger.
She’ll be able to change my perspective with only three sentences?Does she think I’m a three-year-old?
Don’t overestimate yourself!
“During my pregnancy, I gave birth to twin sons. They’re Kyle and Juan.”
Evan’s gaze darkened.
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