Evan didn’t really care whether Rose Garden gets famous or not. But the fact that Nicole encouraged the kids to complain to Russell made him very unhappy.
Back at Rose Garden, he approached Nicole once again regarding having her move out of Rose Garden.
“It doesn’t matter if you need a lot of rooms. I can provide them, but not at Rose Garden.”
“I don’t get it, Mr. Seet. Why are you so eager to get me out of Rose Garden?” Nicole asked, staring straight into his eyes.
After a moment of silence, Evan said, “Because of…someone.”
“Who is it?” Nicole asked curiously.
“A woman,” Evan said huskily.
“What kind of woman?” Nicole asked again, feeling as if she was actually prying too much.
“What does it have to do with you?” Evan replied with a question of his own, looking blankly at her.
Nicole shook her head. “Nothing! I’m just asking.”
Evan clammed up, only asking if she agreed to move out, and if she did, the location and price wouldn’t be an issue.
She was silent for a moment. Then, raising her head and looking at Evan seriously, she said, “Mr. Seet, I’ve thought about it and… I don’t agree to move out. But since you care about this place so much, I can take a step back and it’s fine that you provide another place for me to use as an acupuncture treatment room.”
“Nicole Lane, why do you insist on staying in Rose Garden?”
Nicole looked at him, her face darkened. “Because of one person.”
The tone of her answer was exactly the same as Evan’s when he answered her just now.
“Who is it?” Evan frowned.
“A man.”
Evan gazed at her through squinted eyes.
Is she copying me or…
“A man? It can’t be me, right?”
Nicole’s eyes widened in surprise. Is he still suspecting that I have an agenda against him?
She shook her head fervently. “It’s not you. It’s someone who cared for me.”
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