"Yeah. That means grandpa will know the truth and then it's over. God what should I... No wait. No no wait a minute. Kizy, grandpa will scold you as well! Shit shit what to do. Jesus!! I will take all the blame and say that you didn't know the truth. I lied to you as well. So don't worry. I will protect you. You chill-" Nicole was still blabbering when Kizy stopped her midway.

"Nicole!! At least breathe once. And now listen to me carefully." Kizy said and paused, succeeding in shutting Nicole up.

"Ok good girl. So the thing is Victor is not the one to mind others' business. Which means if it was about our grandpa finding the truth, then Victor will definitely not be the one to go and tell it to him personally. He will wait on the sidelines and let grandpa figure everything out on his own.

He does not interfere in others lives unnecessarily, even when he doesn't approve of the things that are happening in front of him. So I am sure that he won't tell grandpa anything about our lie." Kizy explained.

"You mean Victor won't say anything about our fake story? But what if grandpa asks him? I mean though he doesn't like to interfere in my matters, but if grandpa is asking him, won't he tell everything. Like not interfering and not telling are two different things. Of course he won't lie to grandpa if grandpa is asking him about the love story." Nicole said, her mind not settling at all.

"Then he would have refused to go with grandpa. He usually doesn't likes to tangle himself in such matters." Kizy answered Nicole.

"But he himself said that he had something to discuss with grandpa." Nicole pointed out the only statement that was scaring her the most.

"What if it is business related?" Kizy asked back.

"No no. I don't feel that way. It was definitely related to me. Ugghhh. Let it be. I have mentally prepared myself for all the scoldings. And don't you worry, I will take all the blame. Dare you tell them the truth about your involvement." Nicole said while taking a deep breath, as if she was about to face a major turn of her life.

"Nicole, calm down. I don't think it will be this serious. You relax." Kizy said, patting her head.

"Yes yes. I am totally relaxed. Nothing can bother me now." Nicole said, her body language speaking the other way though. Nicole seemed more like she was about to go for a battle instead of relaxing herself down.

*GARDEN, MARKUS's HOUSE*

Grandpa led Victor towards the corner sofa which was sheltered with a huge umbrella, shielding the sofa from the sun.historical

"Have a seat." Grandpa said while he settled down himself.

Victor paused in his tracks and let grandpa sit first, before he joined him too.

"So what is it that you wanted to talk about?" Grandpa started the conversation in a business-like tone.

"Mr. Evans, you can ask the questions first. Maybe half of the things that I want to talk about will be explained while answering you." Victor said, not being intimidated by grandpa's aura and putting up a strong front.

"Okay as you wish." Grandpa said, while Victor simply nodded.

"Are you playing with my granddaughter?" Grandpa directly asked the question.

"No." Victor replied, curtly and confidently.

"Then what do you want?" Grandpa asked again.

"Nothing." Victor replied again.

"What are you doing in this house?" Grandpa asked.

"I am a member of BLACK COMMAND. We were selected by Mr. Markus to protect Diamond when he was not around." Victor answered, speaking more than one word for the first time after coming out in the garden.

"But Nicole told me that she knew you before this." Grandpa said, waiting for Victor to explain it.

"Yes." Victor replied, once again giving the one word answer.

"How? When did you meet before this?" Grandpa asked, getting a little impatient by Victor's lack of interest in explaining things.

"I was an undercover teacher. And you know about Nicole's love for teaching students. For a mission, I was sent to another school, the school where she had been teaching. That's how we met." Victor explained briefly.

He wasn't aware of all these things earlier, but after his office incident with Nicole, he had asked her details to Rose.

Luckily, he was able to use those details to answer grandpa right now.

"Then why are you two not together?" Grandpa asked, feeling angry as Victor had still not accepted Nicole, his precious granddaughter.

"I didn't love her." Victor answered.

"Then why are you living in the same house with her? Shouldn't you go away if you are not interested in someone? Why keep them hanging on loose hopes?" Grandpa asked, getting all riled up.

"Mr. Evans, first of all I had explained to Nicole that I have no feelings for her. It was she who kept following me. Secondly, I am here for my second sister, not Nicole. Lastly, due to Nicole's continuous persistence, I decided to give her a chance. I am not giving her any false hopes." Victor answered, still all calm and collected.

"That better be the case. Nicole is the granddaughter of Evans, and she has a long line of men lined up behind her. Don't think that you could ever play with her just because she loves you." Grandpa warned.

"I won't." Victor answered.

"So what do you feel about her right now? I guess you have been living under the same roof for almost a month now. If you are giving her a chance, that means you do consider her as something, right?" Grandpa asked.

"I like her." Victor said confidently.

"Like, not love? Tell me one thing. Is love seriously that important? Many a times people get married and then fall in love. If you already like her, why not accept her already then? I feel a little sad to see my granddaughter worrying over a man endlessly. I had seen her eyes shine while looking at you every single time during your advertisement. And today, I know that the gift you gave to Kizy had some special meaning behind it, cause I saw her crying. She seriously loves you from the bottom of her heart. Till how long will you be waiting? And most importantly, will you truly accept her at the end? Do you promise to not leave her heartbroken and go away?" Grandpa asked, his tone gentler than previous times.

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What do you think will happen to Victor and Nicole due to grandpa's involvement? Don't forget to comment and vote.

- Kizy