Chapter 1557 Stand By You
âJuan, I get what you mean. Okay, we will spend the night in this hotel. We will then set off for Imperial Garden after I send your Aunt Sheila off first thing in the morning tomorrow.â
âOkay, I will put the word out to make Steven think that his son, Skyler, is being held captive in Imperial Garden at the moment. That way, we can rest easy knowing he wonât be blowing up the place anytime soon.â
âGood thinking. Itâs always good to have a sense of danger wherever you are.â
âYeah. Good night, Uncle Davin, Aunt Sheila.â
After sending Juan off, Sheila suddenly felt a sense of unease as she stared at Davin.
âDavin, how about I stay behind tomorrow? Please? I want to stay by your side!â
âNo way! You promised just now. How can you go back on your word?â
âHow about I stay over at Muir residence? Itâs safe there so you can rest easy.â
âForget it. Youâll have to follow whoever youâre married to. Youâre one of the Seets now that youâre married to me. What if Steven finds out youâre seeking refuge in Muir residence and decides to make a move against the Muirs? Youâll be responsible if anyone in the family gets hurt. You canât do that to your own family!â
Sheila pouted. She knew Davin would never let her stay behind no matter what she said. She hesitated for a bit before replying reluctantly, âOkay, I will leave tomorrow then.â
âThatâs more like it! Sheila, youâre being a great help to me by going back to K Nation. Help me take care of my parents and the kids. Iâm a lucky man to have you as my wife.â
Sheila smiled bitterly.
It is too early to say. You might not think that way anymore tomorrow. Davin, please forgive meâ¦
The next morning.
Davin was woken up from his slumber by his phoneâs alarm.
He reached out for his phone, stopped the alarm, and proceeded to wake Sheila up.
âGet up and pack your bags, hurry. Iâll send you to the airport after breakfast.â
He reached out after a while since no one responded, only to find the space beside him cold and empty.
Where is she?
His eyes shot open as he bolted upright from the bed. He scanned the room and couldnât find Sheila anywhere in sight. He then immediately headed over to the bathroom to see if Sheila was there. Alas, to his dismay, the bathroom was empty as well.
Thatâs weird. Where did she go so early in the morning?
Just as Davin whipped out his phone to call Sheila, he suddenly realized all her luggage was gone.
Has she left for K Nation already?
He immediately dialed Sheilaâs number.
His call was answered almost immediately.
âSheep, where did you go off to this early in the morning?â
âDavin, I donât want to leave. I want to stay behind with you. I know you will never agree to it because youâre worried about me. Donât you worry, I will take good care of myself. Iâve found a safe dwelling place. Steven wonât be able to find me. Moreover, I wonât be any trouble nor add to your worries. Just focus on getting Seet Group out of danger.â
Davin was dumbstruck. Sheep snuck away and hid herself up all because she didnât want to go back to K Nation?
This is absurd!
âSheep, where are you now? Come back here this instant so I can send you back to K Nation!â
âDavin, you know me well enough that I will never change my mind once Iâve made a decision. Donât try to convince me to go back anymore. I wonât pick up your calls or hear you nag at me before Seet Groupâs crisis is resolved. I picked up this one merely because I wanted to tell you Iâm still here and make sure you are not worried. Okay, Iâm going to turn my phone off now. I will stand by your side in silence. All the best!â
âSheep, youâ¦â
Beepâ¦beepâ¦beep⦠Davin knew Sheila had hung up the call. Sure enough, her phone was switched off when he tried to reach her again.
He sighed in exasperation.