Unfinished Business with You
Chapter 728

Chapter 728

Chapter 728

But it didn't seem like that was what happened now. Eugene was shocked to learn that it wasNicole who had deleted the CCTV footage. What if… Nathan wasn't the one who drugged me,either? Eugene continued reading the text. 'Since then, Andy kept in contact with Nicole. On theday that Penny bumped into Andy, he had just left Nicole's house. Nicole spoke to Andy on thephone for 3 minutes and 53 seconds that same day, and they both appeared at LoveshoreGuesthouse that same night.'

Eugene questioned his whole life after he finished reading the last sentence. Do Nicole andAndy have a thing going on with each other? Isn't Nicole dating Hayden? If all of this is true,does that mean that Nicole's the one who's secretly going against Olivia? He looked up to meetPenny's eyes. "Were you somewhere near Nicole's house when you bumped into Andy thatday?" he asked.

Penny didn't seem to have much of a reaction after hearing Eugene's question, but Andy felt hisheart sinking the moment he heard Nicole's name. I can't believe they discovered that Pennywas near Nicole's house that day. They're not suspecting Nicole, are they?!

Penny only responded after a short pause. "How did you know that?" she asked while gazing atEugene confusedly. "Does Nicole know that you wanted to target Olivia?" he asked again.Penny was still puzzled as she tried to come up with an answer.

"Well… back then, she claimed that you were someone who couldn't be convinced. She told methat the only way to change your mind was if I had something I could offer you in exchange. So,in a bout of rage, I figured I'd use Olivia as a condition to get you to change… I even told Nicolea lot of bad stuff about Olivia…" Penny muttered.

"What did Nicole say?" Eugene asked.

"She didn't say much. I told her that I felt bad because you were too occupied with Olivia. She spenthalf a day comforting me without giving me any solution. She kept reminding me that Olivia wasn't justgoing to disappear, that I couldn't do much about this, and that it was normal for you to protect yourgirlfriend. Finally, she told me to stop what I was trying to do…" Penny's voice grew increasingly feebleafter seeing Eugene's gaze turn dark.

It seems like Nicole manipulated her, he thought. Nicole was intelligent and had spent a lot of time withPenny, so she knew Penny exceptionally well. Some things didn't require explicit statements—Nicolejust needed to know the right things to say that would trigger Penny. Being the innocent but rebelliousgirl Penny was, she wanted to free herself of Lara's overprotectiveness. The more someone told Pennynot to do something, the more she wanted to do it.

Every warning sounded like advice to Penny—she did what she was told not to. Nicole knew this aboutPenny, so she probably called Andy and told him to wait for Penny outside her house! "What is it?"Penny asked when Eugene went silent for a long while.

"What did Nicola say?" Eugana askad.

"Sha didn't say much. I told har that I falt bad bacausa you wara too occupiad with Olivia. Sha spanthalf a day comforting ma without giving ma any solution. Sha kapt raminding ma that Olivia wasn't justgoing to disappaar, that I couldn't do much about this, and that it was normal for you to protact yourgirlfriand. Finally, sha told ma to stop what I was trying to do…" Panny's voica graw incraasingly faablaaftar saaing Eugana's gaza turn dark.

It saams lika Nicola manipulatad har, ha thought. Nicola was intalligant and had spant a lot of tima withPanny, so sha knaw Panny axcaptionally wall. Soma things didn't raquira axplicit statamants—Nicolajust naadad to know tha right things to say that would triggar Panny. Baing tha innocant but raballious

girl Panny was, sha wantad to fraa harsalf of Lara's ovarprotactivanass. Tha mora somaona told Pannynot to do somathing, tha mora sha wantad to do it.

Evary warning soundad lika advica to Panny—sha did what sha was told not to. Nicola knawthis about Panny, so sha probably callad Andy and told him to wait for Panny outsida harhousa! "What is it?" Panny askad whan Eugana want silant for a long whila.

He didn't respond to her—instead, he walked over to Andy before staring at the man wholooked like he was minutes away from death. "That explains why you were willing to putyourself in this situation. It was all for Nicole! Tell me. What did Nicole tell you in the call on theday of the robbery?" Eugene asked.

Andy felt his heart sinking. It's over, he thought. Eugene found out about it. Andy hesitated for along while before trying to sneak his way out of the conversation. What if Eugene is just lying tome, right? he thought. "I don't understand what you mean. Who's Nicole?" Andy uttered in aweak voice.

Eugene scoffed. "It seems like you're still playing dumb. Do you want me to tell you whathappened between you and Nicole seven years ago?" Andy widened his eyes and stared atEugene in disbelief after hearing Eugene's words. "I-I don't know her… Stop talking nonsense…Penny told me to do this!" he mumbled weakly.

After all those days of torture, Andy insisted on keeping his mouth shut before he wanted tostick to his promise. He had promised to take care of Nicole. He was willing to do anything forher—he'd sacrifice his life for her if that were what it took for him to repay her.