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
With so many creepy occurrences repeating themselves over and over, Niki decided that she could not take it anymore.She lifted her head and looked at Jared awkwardly. "Uh...You know that I've lost my memories. I'm sorry to ask but what kind of beef did we have before?"Jared raised his brows by a little. "Rivalry?"'What is this girl thinking about?'Jared had been waiting for her for five years. He could not wait to shower her with all his love, so it made no sense as to why she would regard him as an enemy."If that's not the case, why did you make such a huge scene and abduct us at the airport?"With the appearance of his entire crew earlier that day, anyone who had witnessed it would have thought that they were enemies too.In response, the corner of Jared's lips lifted in a funny way.Strangely, it was then that Niki actually thought that he looked...handsome. She must have been insane to have found herself being attracted to the man for his looks multiple times."To put
"Nicole, let me tell you this. Regardless of whether you've lost your memory or not, you'll be mine for the rest of your life. You belong to Jared Johnston! If you even dare to think about another man, your lips won't be the next thing to hurt."As soon as he had spoken, he studied Nicole from top to toe.Niki began sweating profusely at once. She could not help but feel that Jared had gained a complete understanding of her body."You rascal!"That feeling of being sized up made Nicole feel insulted. Having lost her appetite, she got up and was about to leave when Jared grabbed her hand, pulling her back and pinning her to her seat."If you do not want me to do it again, you better sit down and finish your meal!" he roared."You-" she stopped, thinking he was unbelievable.Niki looked at Jared sadly. Although she knew some self-defense techniques, the injury she had sustained from that plane crash was a major one. Her body was heavily wounded, and because of that, she could not
After thinking about it for a second, Niki could not help but stare at the folder.Meanwhile, Nolan had also noticed the document she had brought in. "Mommy, what is this?"Niki took a deep breath and patiently went on to explain what it was to her son."That devil knows that I've lost my memory. So, he passed me some information about the old me. I guess he's trying to make me recall my debt from the past," she said.Niki's sixth sense informed her that there must be some unpleasant news contained within the document.The instant Nolan heard Niki's reply, he snatched the document away at once, "If that's the case, let's not look at it! Godpa has said this before, that he does not want you to regain your memory. Living a carefree life like the one we have now is the best!"This stunned Niki, who was not expecting Nolan to mention what Leo had said before. For the past five years, Niki had thought of regaining her memories. She had even tried to look for any information about hers