"We are not burdens!" Nolan yelled, unhappy that he was labeled as a burden. "Godpa loves me and Lana a lot! The two of us are your best allies! If we didn't work together, Godpa would have been seduced by that red shirt lady already!"Niki felt dizzy as Nolan bombarded her with all of that information."Alright, stop talking nonsense now. What do you mean allies or seduce? Nolan, you better stop watching the eight o'clock shows!"As it turned out, the boy had already learned all of those negative influences."I am not talking nonsense! Godpa likes you so much! Why did you have to reject him!" Nolan got angrier as he spoke, wanting to understand what Niki's thoughts were.It was then that they heard a loud bang, and the room door swung open. Standing at the doorway was a slender and tall figure with a cold presence.Then, the man tucked one of his hands in his pocket and walked in sternly. "Let me tell you why."Once the guy had spoken, he immediately went up to Niki, hugged her
Then, Jared sardonically remarked, "This is the paternity test we've done with the traces of your saliva left over from the meal.""Paternity test?" Nolan blinked as he searched his mind for answers to what it was. "Ah... It's the test that can prove if a child is related to a parent!"Jared snorted at Nolan's clever yet mischievous character. "You know your stuff."Nolan glared at him. "Why did you take this test with me? There's no way I could be your child!"Indeed, Nolan would be anyone's son but Jared's."You have no say in that matter." Jared scoffed as he anticipated Nolan's breakdown upon seeing the results.As expected, the moment Nolan noticed how quiet Niki was, he climbed onto the bed to see the results for himself. Though he was just five years old, he could already understand Hustuaburgian. And when he saw that they were a perfect match, his jaw dropped."H-How is this possible?!" he asked, wondering how he could be the son of that big ol' meanie.Jared smirked in
Niki yanked Jared through the doorway, only to realize she had no clue where to go. To her surprise, Jared took charge and wrapped his arm around her waist, guiding her straight into the study. Then, he pressed her against the door panel."Y-You don't have to get so close to me!" Niki cursed in her mind. 'Seriously, I came here to discuss business with him! Why does he keep flirting with me all the time?'Jared lowered his head, locking his gaze with hers, his eyes penetrating. "What's the matter? Are you feeling nervous?"As Niki once again sensed his overwhelming presence, her body involuntarily tensed up, particularly when she thought about their previous kiss and the memories it invoked. She couldn't help but wonder if they had truly shared an intimate moment. The thought caused her face to flush with heat!"Take it easy," Niki couldn't take it anymore. She pressed her hand against his chest, mustering her courage and meeting his gaze. "Even if... even if there was something be
For the past five years, Jared had instructed Zeke, Preston, and others to erase all traces of Nicole. In Hustuaburg, nobody could find any information about Nicole. Even if investigations were conducted overseas, those involved would only discover scattered remnants. So, even if Nicole attempted to investigate on her own, she wouldn't uncover much.Niki let out a sigh and said, "I didn't lose the information from that day. My son accidentally dropped it out of the window." She didn't want to provide further explanation, so she could only attribute it to an accident.However, Jared still sensed her unease. 'Accidentally?' he thought, 'That brat must have done it on purpose!' Just the mere thought of Nolan, who had been trying to set Nicole up with his so-called "godpa," made Jared feel the urge to give him a good beating!"Well... if you don't mind, could you give me another copy?" Niki pondered that this time, she would thoroughly examine the information.Jared looked at Nicole in
A few minutes later, Jared brought Nicole to the front door of the Riddle residence, Then, he rang the doorbell without giving Nicole any time to react.Niki was shocked as she widened her eyes. "What are you doing? I didn't say I wanted to go inside!"She figured that it would be inappropriate for her to show up uninvited at the home of the people she did not know anymore."But they've been thinking about you every day." Jared argued.He had tried to delay this meeting for three days now, thinking that Nicole would have more time to prepare herself mentally. However, he and the Riddles had been dying to see her for the longest time.Niki widened her eyes, not knowing what he was talking about.All of a sudden, a butler with a headful of white hair came outside, and as soon as he saw Nicole, he stood there, rooted in disbelief.The butler was shocked to see Nicole as he quickly opened the door and rubbed his eyes, afraid that he was just hallucinating. "M-Miss Nicole? Is that yo
It was then that they suddenly saw two figures coming inside, the sight of which left the five men dumbfounded."Stanley, a-am I seeing this correctly? I think I saw Nicole!" Samuel widened his eyes, thinking that it was all just an illusion.Spencer stuttered. "I-I saw her too!"Shocked, Stanley sputtered, "It's real! It's really her!"Sean and Steve, who were stunned too, were both at a loss for words.Nicole had been missing for five years, and the last thing they had ever expected was to see her again.However, Jared had never given up on searching for her, and at long last, he found her!"It's really Nicole!"Gloria was overwhelmed with excitement as tears began streaming down her face. She could not help but cry out loud upon finally seeing the person she had been yearning for after so long."My daughter! You're finally back!"She had been away from home for so many years, and just a year after she had returned, she was caught in a plane crash, causing the separation to
It was then that Niki realized that she had said something wrong."Uh... I gave birth to a pair of twins five years ago.""A pair of twins?" Samuel and Spencer exclaimed, becoming even more surprised as Nicole's children were twins, just like them!In addition, Jared was just as surprised as the rest of them, for he did not have one child, but two!Nike scratched her head. "Yeah... a boy and a girl."It was her first time reuniting with her family and she felt weird sharing this kind of information with them. However, she figured that it would not be right for her to withhold it after seeing the happy faces of her family."How wonderful!" Daniel, who had been silent all this while, said after taking a deep breath.He was feeling so emotional moments ago that he could not find the right words to utter. Then, after knowing that Nicole was already a mother of two, he heaved a sigh of relief.However it was then that Samuel noticed something peculiar.Feeling uneasy, he instinctiv
Noticing how incorrigible the little guy was, Jared grabbed him by his collar and lifted him off the ground. "That's just a temporary name your mother has been using for the past five years. This is her home, and now that she's back, she'll be called by her real name, Nicole!"'How dare you try to change my wife's name, you little brat? That's not your decision to make!' he fumed."My other daddy gave Mommy that name. You can't change it!" Nolan swung his little arms at Jared, though he could not hit him.Jared's gaze darkened as soon as Nolan had uttered those words. "Little brat! Your mother and I are legally married! I'll decide what her name is!"Noticing the tension building up between them, Nicole stepped up and took the kid away from Jared."That's enough. Why are you arguing with a child? It's just a name anyway. I'll change it when I return home," she said."Mommy!" Nolan looked at Nicole with a pout. "How could you change your name?"Nicole smiled at Nolan. "Silly Nola