For some unknown reason, Niki felt an intense feeling of familiarity washing over her as soon as she stepped out of the car, and in her mind, there were even more blurry memories drifting around.She involuntarily gazed off at the house located next to the mansion. 'Why do I feel as if I'm familiar with both of the houses? What is going on?'Jared's eyes lit up with suspicion as he observed the look of confusion on Niki's face, which made it seem as if this was her first time here. Soon, Nolan got out of the car behind them and threw himself into Niki's arms."Mommy! He didn't hurt you, right?" Nolan glared at Jared.Niki, fearing that Nolan would raise his ire, immediately lifted the former into her embrace. "He did not. You can keep your worries at bay."Nolan finally settled down after her words of reassurance. Jared, on the other hand, had felt an inexplicable sense of anguish when Nolan directed his hostile gaze at him.Nonetheless, he still spoke to them gently. "Let's get
At that moment, Jared felt at peace. This situation was far more preferable in contrast to his restless nights of dreaming and longing for Nicole over the past five years.As long as he had found her, it would not matter if he needed to reestablish their relationship.With that thought in mind, he chuckled. "Well, if that's the case, let's get to know each other again."Jared's smile was full of charm.However, to Niki, his smile contained within it a feeling that was unfathomable to her. 'This is interesting! An enemy wants to get to know me again! What's the meaning of this? Does this mean he is willing to let go of the past and start over again?'As she was thinking about this, Niki breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what happened, it was best to appease this man to protect her child and ensure her own safety."Emm... Could you perhaps release my companion?" Niki asked.She and Nolan were safe now, but Niki could not predict how Jared would treat Ian. However, Jared was nat
'It's nice to have such a clever son,' Niki thought as she leaned on the bed frame, knowing she had nothing to worry about.Then, she closed her eyes and replayed the scene where she had met Jared at the airport.Her eyes widened at an instant. 'Was this an illusion?'Niki's eyes were filled with shock and hurt. Furthermore, it did not take Nolan long to glean and uncover some information about Jared."No wonder Dillion had the guts to arrest him! He's a business giant in San Joto and a well-known figure in both the dark web and in the real world!"At that moment, Niki could not help but open her eyes while murmuring, "No wonder your godfather mentioned that he wouldn't let me return to Hustuaburg! I didn't think they'd be this powerful..."Niki could recall Leo saying, 'If they hunt her down, it will most likely be his doing.''For a person who wants me gone, he can't be this merciless to someone who has suffered amnesia and is carrying a child. But who knows when he might turn
Niki was praying that the 'devil' would not come after her, but at that moment, as if he had heard her prayers, her doorbell rang. This made her very nervous.She calmly walked over and opened the door, unable to stop herself from giving Jared a gentle smile the second they saw one another. "Mr. Johnston, what can I do for you?"Jared stared at Nicole, and all of his concerns immediately went out of the window the instant he caught sight of her face. 'How can I get mad at her after five years of not seeing her?'Jared peeked at the laptop on the table behind Nicole, and pretended to be calm. "There was an attack on my company's system earlier. Do you... happen to know about this?"Niki immediately shot her sleeping son a glance. 'That little b*stard has really caused a great deal of trouble. Look at him, sleeping so peacefully after stuffing himself full and leaving me, his mother, to deal with the mess he has made!'Niki felt a sense of despair knowing that Jared had come all the
'I've been raising a child on my own, so how could he have feelings for me? Is it possible...that he likes women with children? Gah, I must stop thinking too much in that context.'Appalled, Niki scrambled onto the seat in front of her laptop and said, "I'll figure out a way to fix your company's system. Then, I'll try to make up for your losses..."As Nicole typed away at the keyboard, Jared suppressed his pain, trying to relive his memories. 'I just want to hold her in my embrace and teach her a lesson, but...now I'm just a stranger to her.'Gritting his teeth, he took a seat and stared at Nicole who was on her laptop.Niki could sense his gaze. She bit her lips while pretending to repair the system. Meanwhile, Jared took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.At that moment, his phone rang. It was a call from Max, which Jared answered after he got up and left the room."Mr. Johnston, the company's systems are being repaired at a very quick pace. Did you find someon
"Um...can you calculate how much you've lost? I'll compensate you generously. It's just that you're a wealthy guy and it's not easy for an orphan and a widow like me to make up for all the offense I've caused. I hope you have it in you to forgive me for all the stuff I've done," Niki suggested to avoid sullying her image in front of him any further.Jared initially thought that she was referring to the affairs that happened today, but as it turned out, she had morphed into an entirely new person. She was more passive and coquettish in nature."That depends on how well you perform now," Jared deliberately teased.Niki mentally sighed. 'As expected, this guy is not easy to fool.'Wanting to cut to the chase, Jared said, "For the past five years, you've been living on the Crescent Island near Ramania, haven't you?"Niki was momentarily taken aback before she got her guard up again. 'This guy has been investigating me. Is this why I have been running and hiding from this guy? Leo has
Nicole could immediately sense a sort of palpable tension in the air, so she steered the direction of the conversation away. "He's too young to know anything...He recognized him as a fatherly figure."Niki said it lightly, knowing that it was true that her son had realized that he did not have a father once he was old enough to go to kindergarten at the age of three. Thus, Leo became his fatherly figure and, ever since then, Nolan had been calling him his godfather. Furthermore, everyone even thought that Leo was his real father."Oh?" Jared grimaced, still displeased at the thought before switching his focus on Nolan.'This brat bit me when we first met. I still have his teeth marks on my legs. I can't believe he easily trusted a random guy enough to call him his godfather!' he fumed.Nolan, who felt that he was being stared at, suddenly opened his eyes and screamed, "Godfather! Help me!"Hearing the screams of her son, she hurried over and hugged him. "Nolan! What's wrong with y
Witnessing Preston's expression of surprise, he became even more depressed.Preston, who could sense that something was wrong, warily asked, "Why do you have that look on your face? Is there something wrong?""I'm afraid we can't notify your parents yet," Jared said."Why?"'Nicole's home, shouldn't informing our parents be our first order of business?' Preston asked himself.Jared's eyes became downcast. "Nicole has lost all of her memories."Preston's face took on a crestfallen expression at once. "Amnesia?!"It took a while for him to come back to his senses, as he then came to the realization as to why Nicole had fled after seeing them. 'But why does she seem to be intimidated by us? I bet that if she sees her family, she'll be even more afraid...'"Then what should we do?" Preston asked, unable to wait to tell Daniel the good news."Did you tell the others?" Jared asked.Preston shook his head. "I wasn't completely sure if it was Nicole, and I was afraid to get Daniel's