Chapter 1293 The Pretense
âWhoa? Do you think itâs Mr. Seet?â
âShe just went out with Mr. Seet. It must be Mr. Seet who slapped her. Who else dares to slap her other than Mr. Seet?â
A mischievous glint flickered in Nicoleâs gaze. She walked back to her seat, looking aggrieved. However, she sighed inwardly that Evan did not cooperate with her.
She was waiting for someone to come over to comfort her.
Soon, an employee named Naomi walked up to her and asked in a low voice, âAre you okay?â
âI-Iâm okay.â
âYour face⦠Is it Mr. Seet?â
âNo, no. I hit the wall accidentally.â
Of course, Naomi did not believe what she said. She was almost certain that Nicole was slapped by Evan. She doesnât even dare to voice out after being beaten by Mr. Seet. It seems that she has been putting up a lot with Mr. Seet in this relationship.
This incident quickly spread in the company. Juan and Kyle showed disbelief look after hearing that Nicole was slapped by Evan.
âDid you hear that? They said Daddy slapped Mommy.â
âDaddy slapped Mommy? Do you think that is possible?â
âNo. Unless itâs the other way round.â
Kyle agreed with Juan and said, âSo, I think this matterâ¦â
They looked at each other and made a tacit agreement that they were not going to bother about this matter anymore.
When they got home in the evening, Nicole looked at Evan and questioned him, âI sent you the message and asked you to slap me in front of everyone else in the Translation Department. Why did you call me out?â
Evan said, âI couldnât do it.â
âI asked you to slap me, and I was the one to be slapped. Why couldnât you do it? Were you afraid that your hand would get hurt?â
âNo, Nicole. I donât want to hurt you. If the price of continuing the investigation is getting you hurt, then Iâd rather not investigate.â
âIf you stop the investigation now, the losses that youâll suffer will be bigger.â
âNo matter how big the losses are, I donât want you to get hurt, not even in the slightest!â
Nicole was left speechless by Evanâs words. At the same time, she was touched that Evan cared so much about her. It was just a slap on the face. Evanâs response was totally out of her expectation.
Juan and Kyle looked at each other. Kyle then leaned into Juanâs ear and whispered, âOur Daddy really knows how to talk to girls. We must learn from our Daddy so that we know how to keep our girlfriends happy in the future.â
Kyle looked at him and said, âI think those words are from Daddyâs heart.â
Juan was speechless.
âEvan, I need everyone in the company to think that weâre in a bad relationship. I want them to believe that Iâm naive like an idiot so that the spies in the company will approach me and try to use me. Then, Iâll pretend to be used by themââ
âThen, youâll pretend to betray me and mingle with the spies in the company. When you get the evidence that they leaked the companyâs confidential information, youâll take them all down at once?â
âYes! Thatâs my plan! Now I need you to cooperate with me. You only need to pretend that weâre in a bad relationship and pretend that you like to bully me. Is it that hard?â
âYes. Itâs hard.â
âReally, Evan? Itâs just a pretense! Is it so hard for you?â
âYes, really hard!â
He did not think that the pretense was a good idea. He was afraid that the pretense would come true, and his relationship with Nicole would turn bad due to this.
âEvan, I only want to take a shortcut. Why canât you help me?â asked Nicole desperately.
âSome shortcuts canât be taken!â
âIâm doing this for the company! This is the fastest way to find out the truth!â
âI disagree.â
Sensing that a fight was about to start, Juan quickly stood up and said, âMommy, letâs leave the matter of finding the spy to us. You have two capable sons here. You donât need to do it yourself.â