Mistaking the CEO for a Gigolo Chapter 1256
“Well, you can’t leave him barefooted forever, right?”
Davin looked at Crystal Rose and let out a deep sigh. He could clearly see her heartfelt concern toward Levant.
“I’ll return his shoes then. Will you still be curing Nina after Levant leaves?”
Crystal Rose hesitated, reluctant to part with Levant. But what could she do if he insisted on leaving? She would accept any outcome as long as he was happy. “Give him his shoes. He can do whatever he wishes to do. Don’t worry. I’ll still cure Nina.”
Davin’s brows knitted together. Crystal Rose doesn’t seem like an unreasonable woman at all. I’m sure she wants Levant to stay more than anyone else. However, she’s not forcing him to do so. It seems she cares about Levant’s feelings, after all. If that’s the case, then why would she…
“I can tell that you care about Levant a lot. Why did you abandon him at the orphanage back then?”
“Back then…” Crystal Rose smiled bitterly. “Back then, I was poisoned, and I thought I wouldn’t stay alive much longer. To my surprise, I encountered a master to cure me of the deadly poison. She was the former Lady of the Valley, and she brought me back to Nepenthe Valley to cure me.”
The truth was revealed. Davin finally understood the reason Crystal Rose stayed at Nepenthe Valley and changed her name.
“How were you poisoned?” Davin continued asking.
In that instant, Crystal Rose’s eyes filled with burning contempt. “Someone poisoned my drink.”
“Who did that to you?”
“Who? Who else would dare to poison me at Wicked Palace? Of course it’s Murphy!”
Her answer disconcerted Davin. He couldn’t believe how cruel Murphy was to have poisoned his own wife!
“It’s lucky I survived this incident. He must pay for what he did, and I want him to pay for it with his life!”
Davin was too stunned to speak. He had assumed her drive to seek vengeance on Murphy was caused by his betrayal toward her. However, it appeared there was more to this story than he had expected.
Uncle Morris, how could you be so ruthless toward your wife? This is a life we’re talking about!
“That’s enough. Return his shoes to him. It’s inconvenient for him to stay barefooted.” Crystal Rose left as soon as she reminded Davin to return the shoes to Levant.
With a mind full of worries, Davin wandered to Levant’s house. Should I inform Levant about Crystal Rose’s backstory? If he knew, would he shift his hostility toward another target? Will he develop resentment toward Murphy instead? After all, Levant’s relationship with Murphy is way closer than with Crystal Rose.
After some deep contemplation, Davin was still unsure whether he should speak the truth as that would likely hurt Levant and Murphy’s relationship.
“What are you doing just standing there? Are you that obsessed with my shoes?”
Levant’s teasing pulled Davin back to reality from his inner conflict. He tossed the shoes in front of Levant and forced an unnatural smile onto his face.
After wearing his shoes, Levant looked up at Davin and was immediately confounded by the latter’s awkward expression.
“Why were you willing to return my shoes? Did you come up with a new idea to stop me from leaving?”
Davin shook his head in silence.
He had asked Draven to bring Levant to Nepenthe Valley solely because he needed Levant to get help from Crystal Rose to cure Nina. Now that she had promised to lend a hand even if Levant left, it was no longer important for him to stay.
“You’re free to go. I won’t make you stay any longer if you don’t want to.”
Startled by Davin’s response, Levant stared at him and asked, “Don’t you want Crystal Rose to cure Nina?”
“Don’t you worry about that,” Davin replied with a strange expression on his face, then glanced at Levant. “Compared to curing Nina, I think you should worry about your father. I’m certain Crystal Rose would never give up on her mission to seek revenge on Murphy.”
Levant stayed quiet. Hmph. Revenge?
