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
"I don't mind spending money on Nolan at all." Samuel eagerly said. "If Nolan had grown up with us, we would definitely have given him more! These gifts are nothing!""That's right. It's only right for me to spoil my nephew," Spencer rightfully stated.Nicole looked at them, feeling embarrassed and at a loss for words. Then, she subtly glowered at Nolan.'I can't stand this little brat at all!' she fumed.However, Nolan did not seem to be bothered at all, even when he realized that his mother was glaring at him. Instead, he was delighted. It was only then that he realized how wonderful it felt to be loved by so many elders!Nicole kept her eyes on the gleeful expression on Nolan's face as if he had completely forgotten about his resistance toward Jared.Then, she grabbed his arm and said, "Do you realize how inappropriate this is, you little brat? How could you ask for gifts when you've just met them? This is a very impolite thing to do."Nolan chuckled, and mischievously, he be
With that in mind, Nicole did not resist.However, Nolan responded by puffing his cheeks up angrily."Nicole, where have you been staying for the past two days? Were you staying in your new house with Jared?" Gloria asked.'My new house?' Nicole asked herself.Taken aback and not knowing what to say, Nicole remained silent.But it was then that Jared smiled and said, "Yeah. She has been staying in our manor lately. I had decorated the master bedroom years ago, and nothing has changed."Though he had uttered those words affectionately, Nicole was still shocked. 'God! The place that I've been staying in was the bedroom for him and his wife! It's so strange that I haven't noticed that at all...'"That's good. After all, you guys are married... and it's only right for you two to stay together," Gloria agreed, although her eyes still betrayed hints of reluctance.Having noticed that, Jared smiled and said, "Don't worry. If Nicole wants to come back for the upcoming days, she's free
Samuel noticed something was not right and immediately held Nolan up. "Hey, let's not meddle with your parents' affairs. Come on, I'll show you my basketball that has Kobe Bryant's autograph on it!""No..." Nolan struggled.However, Spencer proceeded to follow them and block his view. And just like that, Nolan was taken away by two of Nicole's brothers.For some reason, Nicole was relieved after Nolan had left. She really did not want the father and son to argue in front of her family anymore...After that, they continued to chat. Daniel and Gloria went on to ask where Nicole had been living all these years and what she had gone through, during which Nicole would answer them while avoiding the heavier topics. Meanwhile, throughout it all, Jared listened quietly at the side as if he was looking for some clues.At night, the family had a reunion dinner together. Nolan got tired soon after, whereupon the nanny took him to the nursery upstairs to get some sleep.Nicole's brothers not
'What a jerk! I knew nothing good was going to happen if I shared a room with him! Still, I did not expect him to be so aggressive!'She did not believe that Jared would do anything to her in her own house. And despite the look of resistance on Nicole's face, Jared still looked at her affectionately.He then took a deep breath and said, "If I really wanted to do something to you, I wouldn't have waited until now."He did not like Nicole being afraid of him.Nicole calmed down a little, but she still angrily asked, "Why did you pin me down like this then?"Jared's eyes were like a whirlpool, rearing to suck her in.All of a sudden, he released her hands and hugged her tightly. He rested his chin on her shoulder and laid beside her. In a flash, their position switched to one where he embraced her.Nicole's breath seemed to stop at that moment, and all she could smell was the faint fragrance of cologne lingering on his person.'I'm going crazy. I've only met him a few times, but I