"Emm... Your symptoms are rather weird, to be honest. Grandpa, have you been taking any medications regularly before you got sick?" Nicole asked.Mr. Riddle Sr. set his gaze on his butler after Nicole's reminder. His butler thought for a moment before taking out a bottle of medication from the table's drawer. "Mr. Riddle Sr. has been taking medications for his cerebrovascular condition for the past two years. Even after falling ill, the doctor continued the prescription."Nicole frowned and took the bottle of medication. She poured out a pill and crushed it. When she sniffed it, she sensed something amiss. "I'll take this away. I believe a lab test will reveal something."The butler and Mr. Riddle Sr. were slightly taken aback. "There's something wrong with this medication?"Nicole nodded. "I'm sure of it, though I can't tell the exact composition. After identifying the composition, I'm confident I can cure Grandpa."The family members found solace in Nicole's words. Nicole was th
"But, Grandpa, I don't know anything about business management," Nicole voiced her insecurities.Sean and Steve looked at her. Steve said, "Nicole, where did your confidence go? You used to be decisive and capable during your high school days. Despite your lack of business management expertise, every choice you made prevented crises for the company. Now that you're back, it's time to take over. Sean and I can teach you if you need help.""That's right. Everyone has been hoping for your return," Stanley added with a smile. After all, when it came to dealing with their uncles, neither of them possessed Nicole's decisiveness. They had been stifled by restriction all these years.Nicole felt overwhelmed by everything that had happened these few days. It felt like a dream. 'I just met this family, and now they want me to inherit a company? I hadn't given my true identity a thought in the past five years of wandering the streets. I had no idea I was a multimillionaire heiress with an inhe
Nicole's gaze naturally landed on Jared. Her problems did not seem as daunting when he was around. For the first time, she figured having a man around was not that awful.Initially, Mr. Riddle Sr. prepared a welcome banquet for Nicole and the whole family to dine. However, Damien and Dillion's family left in anger, leaving only Dexter and his family behind. Nicole and the others, along with Dexter, Emma, Emery, and Ellar had a meal together.At the dinner table, Ellar and Nicole seemed to get along well. Jared whispered in Nicole's ear occasionally, reminding her how to handle things and not reveal traces of her memory loss. The two families enjoyed a pleasant time during the meal.After dinner, Dexter looked discomfited while facing Nicole and Daniel. "Daniel, our company's performance this month is still not promising. If we continue at this rate, we might really struggle to keep the company going."Dexter initially opposed the idea of breaking up the family and separating the co
If Nolan had not returned to Hustuaburg, Nicole might have never returned until her kids were grown up. Her parents would have grown older by then, and she would have had no idea how the business would be doing.Jared's expression instantly grew cold, but he looked at Nicole tenderly. "Someone attacked you?"Hearing Nicole mention she almost had a miscarriage, Jared's eyes turned red. "Did you figure out who it was?"Nicole shook her head. "I lost my memories. How could I possibly know?"Jared's gaze became downcast. The Raven had been dealt with, and the matters overseas had come to an end after retrieving Brave. Jared wondered who could have attacked Nicole. With that thought in mind, he asked about a more pressing matter. "Is the Fire Crest still with you?"Nicole replied with her eyebrows raised. "Fire Crest? What's that?"As Jared expected, it seemed like the Fire Chest was lost. Turning back and looking into Nicole's innocent eyes, he decided not to bring the matter up agai
'Is this the little princess Nicole gave birth to? She's so adorable,' Jared thought. He stepped forward and got closer to them.Sensing a stranger approaching, Lana looked over at Jared. Just one look and her big eyes lit up. "Who's this handsome uncle?"Hearing Lana call him handsome, Jared could not contain his joy and his mouth curved into a smile. "I'm your..."Just as Jared was about to say he was her father, Nicole suddenly interrupted him. "You should not call him a handsome uncle. You're talking nonsense again. Call him Uncle Jared."Everyone at the table exchanged looks upon hearing Nicole ask her daughter to call Jared 'uncle'. But no one said anything about it.Jared's expression turned ugly, thinking, 'I'm the father of the child. How could she call me uncle?'At the side, Nolan said pleasantly, "That's right. He's Uncle Jared."Jared had a disapproving look on his face.Lana, on the other hand, flashed a brilliant smile. "Hi! Handsome Uncle Jared!"Indeed, daught
At this time, Lawrence acted unfamiliar to Jared. He walked over and stretched out his hand. "Mr. Johnston, it's been a while."Jared's face hardened. He did not extend his hand.Nicole was surprised when she noticed the tension. "You guys know each other?"'For the past five years, Leo had been taking care of me, but did they know each other?'Jared's expression was stone cold. He smiled cruelly. "We're not just acquainted. He once helped me transport some things back to San Joto before... and now that my wife had gone missing, it was him who found her back for me."'Jared's wife?' Nicole looked at Lawrence suspiciously, thinking that he would be taken aback but Lawrence looked calm."I'm afraid that there's been some misunderstanding between us two. Why don't we have a talk about it?"Everyone in the room was stunned to see Lawrence and hearing what Jared had said, everyone left their food untouched. The butler cleared up the table and everyone moved to the living room and sat
Lawrence noticed Jared's pained expression, and continued speaking. "But don't you think that amnesia is a good thing? At least it is for Nicole. She can forget how incompetent you were in protecting her, and all the terrible things from before. Now, she can live her life peacefully with her kid leading a normal life. I don't think that there was a need to tell you all this as I worry that you would find someone who looks like her to be her substitute. I don't want to ruin this for her." Lawrence was sincere in his words.Nicole looked in his eyes and her heart felt inexplicably conflicted. 'Lawrence was a guy that helped me through thick and thin for the past five years. I have no right to not believe his words, but to have me separated from my family for five years... this is....'"Shut up. It's between Nicole and I. You have no right to interfere with this!" Jared's eyes instantly turned cold. Jared knew that although he failed to protect Nicole before, he knew that she was a stro
'Bullshit, respect!'"Don't use this nonsense to corner me. She's someone I love. How can I let her go so easily?"'Nicole, I won't ever let go, not ever.'Lawrence was overjoyed to see Jared's emotions coming to the surface. He could not help but smile wider. "It's your choice to make. I won't mind it anyway, but you should know that the prettiest looking fruits won't end up being the sweetest."Jared's face darkened. The entire Riddle family were looking at the two of them. Daniel looked at Lawrence with discontent. Everyone in the room was aware that Lawrence wanted to separate Jared and Nicole, not wanting them to have any chance of reconciliation.With a cold face, Daniel spoke up. "Everyone in this family agreed with this marriage. Coming as an outsider, you have no right to talk about this. I'd like to know from this gentleman here, what right did you have to keep my daughter hostage abroad for so many years, and five years at that? Letting her be unable to be reunited with