Gosh, she came prepared to sabotage the office. Donât tell me this is the âsurpriseâ she had in store? Oh myâ¦
âJohn, give her an estimate of the losses here and get her to pay up immediately!â
âUnderstood, Mr. Seet.â
Evan then stormed out of his office.
John helped Nicole up and asked, âMs. Lane, are you alright?â
Nicole cursed at John, âYou double-crosser! Traitor!â
John was stunned and declared, âMs. Lane, I really didnât know things were rough between you and Mr. Seet⦠I wanted to help you because I thought things were getting better between you guys.â
Getting better?
Nicole scowled, âIâll never see eye to eye with that cold-blooded psychopath! Not unless hell freezes over!â
John sighed. Looks like I was overly optimistic and read the room wrongly.
Nicole limped towards the lift using the wall as support. John offered her a hand, but was refused by Nicole time and again. When the lift arrived at the first story, John brought her to the finance department and calculated the losses she was required to compensate.
Nicole stared at the list and grumbled, âAre these made of diamonds? Why are they so expensive?â
âMs. Lane, these are the actual prices. You can double-check with all of the suppliers if you wish.â
Nicole felt her heart ache when she saw the amount she had to compensate. She had to pay hundreds of thousands in addition to the amount she earned from translation. She had intended to save this money for her children to allow them to live a better life.
I canât believe itâs all going down the drain like that⦠what a waste!
Worried that Evan would target Maya and Nina, Nicole paid the amount stated reluctantly.
When she thought of the balance in her account, she shuddered to imagine how she would pull through in the future.
When she left the office, John inquired apologetically, âMs. Lane, is there anything I can help you with?â
He felt responsible as he was the one who convinced Nicole to return to the company. The documents for the collaboration with A Nation were more or less complete, but he did not expect this sudden turn of events.
John felt terrible when he thought of how she would be hounded by the Lane family after paying such a large sum of money.
Nicole snapped angrily, âHelp? Sure you can!â
âWhat can I help with?â
âAre you really willing to help?â
John was taken aback and responded, âIâll do anything within my ability!â
Nicole scorned, âIn that case, help me blow up Evanâs office!â
Blow up⦠Mr. Seetâs office? I would never dare to do something like that! Nevermind, forget I said anything. Looks like Nicole wonât believe whatever I say from now on.
Nicole limped out of the office with aching kneecaps and saw Juan rushing towards her, out of breath.
She frowned, âWhat brings you here, Juan?â
I canât believe Mommy recognized me as Juan immediately! Iâve been living in Hillside Villa as Kyle for the past two days!
He had planned to head over to the office to look for his mother after Davin sent him to the kindergarten.
However, for some reason, Davin was extremely cautious and insisted on sending him all the way to the classroom. The teacher was especially concerned about âKyleâ and kept talking to him. He only managed to reach the office at this timing as a result.
I thought Kyle would reach ahead of time, but seems to me he didnât make it either! From the looks of it, Mommyâs been bullied by Daddy again!
âMommy, did you lose to daddy in a fight? Donât worry, Iâll avenge you!â
Nicoleâs heart leaped to her throat. I canât let Evan know of your existence! I wonât let you come into contact with him unnecessarily!
âItâs got nothing to do with him. I got careless and tripped on my own! Letâs go home.â