"In addition to that, Nicole is the school babe. She was also chosen as the lead actress for the production crew of Lukewarm and has acted alongside Lloyd, the movie star! Who gave you the confidence to compare yourself to her!?"Regina's expression turned pale white after those words had been uttered, and she looked at Nicole in shock.It was only after a while that she could muster enough courage to say, "How is that possible? I-I don't believe it..."However, Nicole had no intention of engaging with her. She stepped forward with a cool expression and in nonchalant fashion, she said, "It matters not whether you believe those claims or not. One thing is true, and that is, you better behave. Or else, I'll crush irritating people like you in no time."Regina began sweating profusely, as she had never seen Nicole with such a scary expression on her face.Nicole fell bored at the sight of a frightened Regina at once. 'With all that false bravado, why would she even bother to create a
'Things would not go well if they catch me!' Regina thought. "It's none of your business! Give me back my phone!"In response, Lulu snapped in anger. "Don't you know that you're violating the person's right to privacy by secretly taking pictures without their consent?""That's right! Delete it right now!" June added."No way! Give me back my phone!"Nicole and her brothers overheard the commotion as they were waiting for Lulu and June, and that was when they turned to look at the scene.Noticing that Regina was there, Nicole walked back around and asked, "What happened, Lulu?"Lulu immediately took Regina's phone out and replied, "She secretly took a picture of you!"Nicole narrowed her brows. Seeing the angle and gesture captured by Regina's camera, it seemed that there was an ambiguous, romantic atmosphere when Samuel was helping her out by carrying her backpack.Nicole instantly understood what Regina was trying to do. "Regina. It seems to me that you have not learned how t
Lulu and June were shocked and they stepped back to avoid the poured water, but Regina was completely drenched. Her phone was smashed prior, and now, she was splashed by water too. Regina was about to go crazy as she cried out, "Who did it?"On the floor above, Austin and his friends laughed and made fun of Regina, "Haha! Look at the drowned rat!""Serves you right! Who told you to have such a foul mouth and slandered our boss!"Regina was stunned into silence. She thought to herself, 'These people are the school bully for sure! I could never afford to offend them!'She immediately softened her tone when she saw Austin, "W-Why did you pour water on me? I don't even know you, and I have never offended you either!"Austin said coldly, "You didn't offend us, but no one is allowed to bully our boss!"Regina was even more surprised. She would never offend them, let alone their boss. "It seems to be a misunderstanding! I have no idea who your boss is, let alone offend him!"Upon seein
Nicole left Regina alone as she curled up into a ball before she led Lulu and June away, saying, "Let's go. We still have an event to attend."It was not worth wasting so much time on Regina."Alright!" Lulu happily followed suit and June stopped paying attention to Regina and left with Nicole.Austin, still on the floor above them, heard about the event and delightfully asked, "Boss, there's an event? Can we go?"Nicole gave him a disdainful glance, "Go home and study. There's a monthly test coming up."Austin felt inexplicably aggrieved when Nicole did not want to bring him along, but he nodded at her instructions, "Alright..."Austin took his underlings back home in frustration while the students in the institution gradually dispersed and ignored Regina. Regina sat on the ground for a long time, unable to calm down. 'The Nicole today is no longer an attainable or provokable existence for me.'Regina looked at her smashed phone that was stepped on but hesitated to ask Nicole f
June could not resist herself but felt envious of the scene. Samuel unexpectedly spoke up, "I remember that you liked milk tea. I've had the servants prepare it today too."In Samuel's heart, he was thinking, 'What a joke. How could I possibly lose to Spencer?'Samuel naturally overheard Spencer's conversation when he called the servants, so he asked them to prepare something as well. They had rejected thousands of love letters before and had no plans of having a girlfriend but if Spencer was planning to pursue Nicole's classmate, Samuel had no intentions of backing down.Spencer lowered his voice and asked Samuel after noticing his intentions while Lulu and June were chatting excitedly with Nicole, "What are you trying to do?"Samuel put on a fake smile, "What do you think? I won't let you beat me." "I wasn't competing with you," Spencer felt ridiculous. "Aren't you? If I hadn't noticed you secretly trying to impress the girl, I'd be the laughing stock for being single when you
"Tia, be careful. It's hot!" Stanley gently alerted Tia to move aside. The caring look on Stanley's face made Nicole burst into laughter."Stanley is being so oddly gentle." Stanley, who was made fun of by Nicole, was embarrassed."Of course. Who would have the heart to let a girl do all these?"Tia looked at Stanley and felt warm in her chest, but her mind kept wandering back to the person from the hospital, 'It was a pity that person no longer appeared since then.'Tia was really grateful for Stanley's kindness, "Then let me help you with the seasoning.""Sure," Stanley smiled at Tia's help, not believing his ears.Spencer had handed over the milk tea to June while Lulu passed over her pastries that were prepared for June. The two of them giggled sweetly. Nicole could not help but wonder what her three brothers were up to before noticing her mother was standing in a corner with a smile on her face. Mrs. Riddle was occasionally whispering a few words to Mrs. Wallace Sr.Nicole
Steve looked at Nicole in embarrassment."I'm not considerate enough to bring those people here. The only person I'll ever bring home is her..."Steve's eyes look far away with a little hint of resentment. Stanley stood at the side, noticed Nicole's doubts, and talked in a low voice, "In case you didn't know, Sally is Steve's ex-girlfriend. Three years ago, she suddenly had to go abroad to further her studies. Steve got mad and broke up with her... I didn't expect that he would invite her upon her return..."Stanley could not help but burst into fits of laughter as he finished talking. Steve gave Stanley a hard look, "Shut up. Don't gloat so much!"Nicole glanced at Steve's embarrassment and could not help but add fuel to the fire, "It seems that you're also lovesick. Three years have gone by and you still haven't forgotten about her. You even brought her here to meet our parents as soon as she returned home..."Steve was terribly embarrassed, but he had no heart to resent his on
As soon as the words came out, Sean's face turned red with embarrassment. Jane was also a little embarrassed by the question."Not really...Someone sent me flowers in the office, but...I already have someone I like," Jane could not help sneaking a look at Sean and the answer was already obvious.Everyone was crystal clear about this except for Sean who was confused. Sean's face turned gloomy after hearing it.Nicole sighed, 'It's so hard to make someone as dense and stubborn as Sean enter a relationship.' Nicole could not help but assist Jane on this matter, "Is the person you like around 185cm tall and likes to drink caramel coffee with milk?"As soon as these words came out, both Jane and Sean were stunned for a moment. Jane had not expected Nicole to be able to understand her hints at such a young age. Jane had a crush on her superior for the longest time ever and when someone gifted her flowers at the office, it got rid of her hopes of ever getting close to him.On the other h
"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