"Your friend is my friend, not to mention the fact that it was you who provided The Beacon's production materials.""Oh, yeah. If you didn't remind me, I would have forgotten about it. You will need a large quantity of the raw materials for mass production, right?" Nicole asked."Yes. I'm going to visit a few raw material suppliers today to have a look, and if they meet our standards, we will talk further about cooperation.""I will leave you to it. If you need my help, you are definitely welcome." Nicole left."Okay." Martin watched Nicole leave.In the car, Nicole received a call from Harvey."Hello, Nicole. What are you busy with?" Harvey's voice came over the phone."I'm driving. What's up?" Nicole was still in the happy state of receiving The Beacon."Nothing major. I haven't seen you since I got back from abroad and thought I'd call to say hello." Harvey obviously had missed her."Oh, since you have called, let me ask you something: did Ike contact you?" Nicole remember
"Over on the phone earlier you mentioned that you wanted to be involved in the manned flying car project. Does your grandfather know about this?" Nicole knew Harvey was one of the more brilliant next-generation successors in the family. But at present, Mr. Ellison still held a large part of the power in the Ellison family."He knew. After returning home, it was the first thing I told him. He has not agreed to it, but there are nine out of ten chances that he will agree." Harvey was still confident. He knew his grandfather's keen business sense, and his grandfather could tell how good the future prospects of this project would be."That means your grandfather hasn't made his position clear yet." Nicole saw it thoroughly, but she also knew that Mr. Ellison would not want to miss such a fantastic project."I have a feeling we will have some news soon, and when the time comes, I hope you can put in a good word for us in front of Mr. Harmon so that Ellison Group can have a chance to get
Nicole doubted what Norah said. Recalling what happened the other day and studying Norah's current behavior. Norah was clearly deceiving Gloria and is trying to leech off the Riddle family.On the day the incident occurred, Nicole had walked past the inpatient unit when she remembered that Norah's parents had been injured. Afterall, Norah's parents were okay, so she went to the service counter and asked about them. The nurse on duty told Nicole that Norah's parents could be discharged, but their family did not agree, saying they were afraid of the after-effects and insisted on letting the two stay in the hospital for observation."Nicole, I think I saw you at the hospital the other day. Did you go to the hospital the other day?" Norah's voice jolted Nicole out of her thoughts."Yeah. What is wrong?""I saw you and Dr. Wyance. You two seem to be very close." There was nothing wrong with this statement, but Norah's tone could be easily misunderstood.Daniel and Gloria looked at Nico
Nicole had hinted Norah who was causing problems for the family, but soon she would move out.Gloria knew what Nicole meant, and she did not continue to persuade her to move back in.Nicole sat in the living room, uncomfortable facing them. No one could guess what stupid things Norah would say next, so she glanced upstairs. "I will go check on them both." She got up and headed upstairs.Norah looked on with vicious eyes as Nicole went. She did not expect that Nicole would discover it and always make her life difficult.On the second floor, there was a ruckus in Samuel and Spencer's room. Nicole pushed open the door and walked in."What are you doing?" Nicole's voice rang out.Samuel and Spencer turned back to look toward the door and were surprised to see Nicole. "When did you get here? Come over and play together."Samuel beckoned to Nicole."What is this game that you guys are playing?" Nicole looked at the game on the monitor. She never played games, so she was unfamiliar wi
"It is a little tough." Nicole could not help but sigh when she could not level up."I have tried this level countless times and haven't gotten past it yet. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you try," Samuel said sarcastically.Their laughter could be heard downstairs. Norah was upset that they were so happy when Nicole arrived, so she said to Gloria, "I'm going upstairs to see what they're doing.""Go ahead." Gloria was happy to see them all in one place and get along harmoniously. Norah ran upstairs and saw three of them staring at a computer with bated breath. "What are you guys playing?" Norah's sudden voice startled them, and Nicole failed the level again."I'm not playing again. What is this game?" Nicole sighed and got up to leave."Don't leave. You could level up in just a couple of tries." Samuel called out to Nicole to stay."You guys have fun. I'm leaving." Nicole walked downstairs.Samuel gave Norah a reproachful look. Had Norah not made a sudden noise, maybe Nicole w
"Henry, why can you still not keep your cool when encountering problems at your age? You need to learn to control your emotions," Mr. Johnston Sr. said."Understood." Henry did not dare to say more, since he had said what he wanted to say."Are you going to stay for lunch?" Mr. Johnston Sr. in effect, told him he should leave when it was all said and done."No, the company still has a lot of things waiting for me to deal with.""Oh, then you get busy."Henry respectfully left.At the office, Castor was still anxiously waiting for Henry's return.As Henry pushed open the office door from outside, Castor immediately got up. "Dad, is Jared willing to inject capital?""No." Henry sat down furiously in his chair."So, what do we do? We can't get that money back now that we embezzled it, and we will be done for if Jared finds out about it." Castor was completely discomposed."Be quiet. Don't I know how serious things are?" Henry chided. He was more worried than anyone else.After
"Now this product has been successfully made. It is called The Beacon, and it is in Nicole's hands. I have seen it. Now the factory is ready for mass production, just waiting for the formality to be done.""This is a picture of The Beacon. Take a look first. I will bring Nicole over to show you later." Jared showed the picture of The Beacon on his phone to Mr. Johnston Sr."Is this the product you invested in?" Mr. Johnston Sr. asked as he looked at the picture of The Beacon."Yes, there may be no way to explain it in one or two sentences, but you will understand when you see the product in person." Jared was confident about The Beacon, believing that the launch of The Beacon would generate buzz and orders would follow."If it is such a great product, ask Nicole to bring it over some day." Mr. Johnston Sr. spoke in a calm tone, revealing nothing of his thought."Okay.""The Johnston family is an extended family, and I'm sure you understand that the phrase 'united we stand, divide
Jared took a sip from the spoon as if he had made a big decision. The spicy white pepper mixed with fishy acidity almost made him throw up. He swallowed it with determination and then took a big bite of other food to stop the feeling of vomiting.Nicole looked at him with delight as she saw him eating with gusto and thought he liked it. "I knew you would like it. It was just as I expected. But you don't have to eat like people are going to grab it from you. It is all yours."Jared was petrified upon hearing that. 'What? It is all mine? Isn't she really screwing me?' He hurriedly explained. "Actually, you don't have to give me everything. You should drink it too, as I can't finish it myself." He was almost crying, as he simply could not finish it all."It's okay. I don't like soup much. This soup is specially made for you. You work so hard every day, have some soup to replenish your body." Nicole looked at him with a concerned face, not feeling Jared's helplessness at all."Speciall
"Let's go, it's time to head down. The ceremony will start soon."The group laughed and talked as they left the bridal suite. Jared and his friends, Spencer and Preston, were also guided out by everyone.Now, only the family of four remained in the bridal suite, getting ready for their big entrance."Mommy, it's almost time. Let's get ready," Nolan said, pulling on Nicole's hand.Nicole gently patted Nolan and Lana's cheeks, whispering, "Okay."As she made to stand, Jared extended his hand toward her. Lifting her gaze, she caught Jared in a moment of elegance, his charm unmistakable. A smile bloomed on her face as she placed her hand in his.With a gentle tug, Jared drew her up, his touch tender against her palm.In a swift move, he pulled Nicole into his arms, his other hand circling her waist to pull her close.As Jared looked at Nicole, admiration shimmered in his eyes. "You look truly beautiful today," he remarked."Daddy, Mommy is beautiful every day," Lana chimed in, til
Nicole laughed off the debate between Lulu and June, saying, "Both are lovely. I'm happy with either."Both sets of jewelry were beautiful, and she felt that either would do."Exactly. Nicole will shine in anything," Cindy said, picking a set. "Let's go with this one."Lulu gave June a victorious look. "Told you this was the one."Cindy then suggested, "Why not wear this for the ceremony and switch for the reception? That way, we use both.""Great idea," June agreed, smiling at Cindy's suggestion.Nicole smiled. "Sounds perfect."With everyone agreeing, the stylist went ahead with preparing Nicole.Lulu watched Nicole, amazed by how calm she seemed. "Aren't you a bit nervous?" she asked. Lulu remembered her own wedding jitters.Nicole bit her lip, a hint of nerves showing. "I'm more excited than anything," she admitted.She had been looking forward to this day, ready to face the future with Jared with hope and joy."Just finished," the stylist announced, stepping back to adm
"Do you think I don't want to meet someone? I just haven't found the right person," Gary said somewhat resignedly. He had long regarded Nicole as just a friend."Why don't we just try the dates our families set up?" Ryder suggested, calm and collected. He figured since finding someone on his own wasn't working, maybe arranged dates could help. In their circles, it seemed like good matches were meant to be."Arranged dates don't sound great. You hardly know the person. Are we really okay with deciding to spend our lives together like that?" Preston wasn't too keen on the idea."Emery's doing pretty well with it, you know," Ryder said confidently. "I trust our families. They wouldn't set us up with someone terrible. They've probably made sure we'd be a good match."Gary thought it over. "You might be right. Our families aren't just trying to make deals; they want us to be happy."As Gary and Ryder seemed more into the idea, Preston was still unsure. "You guys are serious?""Why not
Jared held Nicole close and looked at her. "After we get married, we'll move to the estate," he said.Their future home would be just theirs.He thought it was good for Nicole to spend more time with her family since she hadn't been with them for five years. But they knew they would move to the estate later."Okay," Nicole said, nodding. She was happy Jared made the estate close to her family, so she was okay with moving.Jared gently touched her hair and kissed her...****Time flew, and soon it was Nicole and Jared's wedding day.From the morning, San Joto was alive with excitement. Everyone was talking about Jared and Nicole's wedding.Politicians, business leaders, close friends, and business partners all came to wish the couple well.The Riddles were busy welcoming the guests, making everything look amazing."Patricia, hurry up, Charlie's here," Ellar called out as he spotted Charlie. He quickly got Patricia to come and greet him. Max, hearing the fuss, came over too.C
"You really need to rest. You shouldn't work for the next few days. Stay home and rest. A bride has to look her best," Gloria said, looking at Nicole and making the decision for her."Bride!" Nicole was surprised because she hadn't talked about any wedding yet."Yes, now that everything is settled, it's time for your wedding with Jared," Gloria said, deciding firmly. She used to think it was best for the kids to decide for themselves, but after several delays, she felt waiting longer made no sense. The wedding should happen soon."I was thinking that too," Jared said. They had planned the wedding after solving the Everett problem, but then they found out Lawrence had hurt Nicole in the past, causing more delays. Now, with everything sorted out, they saw no reason to wait. The wedding was the next big step.Nicole looked at Jared and, with a smile, agreed, "Okay." Their wedding had been waiting for five years; it was time, with no need to wait any longer."That's so cool, I'm the f
Patricia felt a mix of reluctance and happiness as she prepared to part ways with Charlie.Jared glanced at Charlie and said, "It's about time for us to board." He tenderly held Nicole's hand and led her toward the boarding gate."I need to go through the boarding procedures too," Patricia said, biting her lip. "You must find happiness as well.""I will," Charlie assured her with a gentle smile, giving her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "You've grown up, too. You don't need to cling to me anymore. I believe Ellar will take great care of you."Patricia nodded, then, leaning closer to Charlie, she whispered, 'When Mr. Johnston and Ms. Riddle get married, make sure you bring my future sister-in-law back with you.' Caught off guard, Charlie playfully scolded her, "You little rascal."Doretta, standing not too far away, overheard Patricia's whispered words. Her cheeks turned even redder."Let's go," Patricia announced, then turned to Doretta, adding, "We'll meet again.""Goodbye,
Lying in bed with Nicole cradled in his arms, Jared whispered gently, "Sleep for a bit.""Mhm." Finally feeling at peace, Nicole smiled slightly, and she quickly fell asleep.As Jared listened to her soft breathing, his eyes softened with affection, and he too closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.The next morning, as the group got ready to head back to San Joto, Zane and Doretta came to say goodbye."I still have things to finish here, but I promise to be at your wedding," Zane said with a big smile."And I'll be there to wish you well, Nicole," Doretta added.Saying goodbye is always hard, but everyone knew they had their own journeys to continue."Great, we'll see you in San Joto," Nicole said with a bright smile."It's time to go," Zane said, knowing they couldn't wait any longer without risking missing their plane."I've got the paperwork," Patricia said, ready to help with the travel documents for Jared and Nicole. Then, looking at Charlie, she asked, "Need help with
Nicole was quiet, thinking about everything. 'If I hadn't remembered everything, maybe Lawrence and I could have stayed friends. But after finding out about the airport, it's impossible...'Not only had she regained her memory, but she had also learned about the airport incident. Lawrence had gone to great lengths to prevent her from returning to San Joto."Thanks for saving me before, but you also hurt me. We're even now," Nicole said calmly, looking at Lawrence like he was someone she didn't know anymore.Jared squeezed Nicole's hand gently. "Let's go."They decided to leave the rest to Zane and head back."Wait." Lawrence's voice stopped Nicole. He sounded almost like he was begging. "Please, don't tell Nolan about this."Nicole paused, then said, "I won't tell him. Not for you, but because I don't want Nolan to see how bad people can be."With that, Nicole walked away with Jared.Lawrence sat down, watching her leave, with mixed feelings."Let's go too," Patricia said to C
"Your robots don't work anymore," a voice said, sounding very pleased. Then, a person came out from behind the crowd, looking pretty proud of himself."Carl!" Nicole was shocked to see him. 'It's Carl!'"It's been a while." Carl smiled and waved at Nicole.Carl had come as soon as Zane told him about the problem. He couldn't just do nothing when Nicole needed help.He didn't expect them to act so soon, which is why he was a little late. But he was still in time to help. Carl was surprised by Lawrence's robots at first, but luckily, the weapons he brought, which he had been working on for years, stopped the robots. This was a big help to everyone."We really need to thank Carl; we would have been in big trouble without him," Zane said, feeling relieved.Zane had asked Carl for help, hoping it would make them more likely to win, but Carl ended up being very important."Thank you," Nicole said with a warm smile. It was nice to see an old friend again."No need to thank me. I'm jus