Jared's sudden closeness had Nicole's heart fluttering faster than usual. She took a while to process what he had said. When she did, her pupils dilated. "What are the results?"Nicole did not expect him to tell her this information. His speedy resolution of the situation was commendable. She could tell there was something odd with Mr. Riddle Sr.'s medicine. However, she needed to identify the exact issue using professional laboratory tests to curate a remedy to the case.Jared's eyes darkened, and his voice revealed a hint of coldness. "Mr. Riddle Sr.'s medicine is specially formulated. There were toxic ingredients added to the original nutrient neurovascular formulation. It was hard to detect the toxic ingredient and with prolonged use...""Chronic poisoning. Something that couldn't be detected medically." Nicole instantly understood. Her eyes turned cold. If Mr. Riddle Sr. continued the prescription, he would die of organ failure, and no one would have discovered the poison."Th
"Go find your grandmother. Mommy is going to Great Grandpa's house," Nicole said as she got up to go upstairs and change."I'll go with you," Jared said, watching Nicole preparing to go out. He stood up and followed.Nicole frowned with a hesitant look, but Jared seemed to see through her.Before he could reject him, he said meaningfully, "Could you manage if others were present?"Understanding what he was implying, Nicole sighed and grudgingly agreed. "Let's go then."Jared had a point. If she encountered other members of the Riddle family, she might accidentally expose the fact of her memory loss. That would be an issue for her future plans.Lana was extremely joyous when Nicole went out with Jared.Nolan, however, narrowed his eyebrows with displeasure. But then a light bulb lit up in his head. He ran back to his room and called Leo. He figured he had to inform Leo, or else Leo would not get another chance to prove himself.Jared and Nicole got in the car and headed to the R
"Yes," Nicole confirmed and took out a silver needle. "First, I'll acupuncture you to detoxify your body. I'll have the prepared medicine sent over. You just need to take it on time.""How long would it take to recover?" Mr. Riddle Sr. was confident in Nicole, so he asked directly.Nicole replied with confidence, "One week is sufficient."After a moment of silence, Mr. Riddle Sr.'s eyes filled with determination. "Alright, one week would do. We'll host your welcoming banquet one week later. I'll show up and announce that you're taking over as the chairman of Riddle Corporation."Nicole's hand paused for a moment while holding the needle. But she quickly regained her composure and nodded. "Alright."She understood Mr. Riddle Sr.'s eagerness. It was hard for her to take over the company now, but settling everything as soon as possible might be the best solution. That way, people would stop targeting Mr. Riddle Sr., since everything would be in her hands.Nicole finished the acupunc
"Don't worry, Dad," Nicole reassured Daniel, knowing he was concerned about her."Come on. I'll take you to your office," Sean said while guiding Nicole to her office. "We kept this place for you ever since the setup."They never expected this room to be retained for five years as they did not even know if Nicole would ever return.Nicole felt a lump rise in her throat, understanding Sean's meaning. This place was empty for five years, yet immaculate in appearance. There was probably someone who cleaned it every day."Sean, I-I..." Nicole was at a loss for words, feeling sorrowful. If she had known the whole situation, she would have come back earlier, not letting her family suffer five years of torment.Sean smiled gently. "You're back, and that's all that matters."Three knocks sounded on the door.The secretary's voice came through. "Mr. Riddle, the documents are here.""Bring them in," Sean ordered.The secretary came in, put the documents on the table, and left.Sean bri
Nicole and Leo soon arrived at a Western restaurant. Leo chose an inconspicuous but well-positioned table according to Nicole's preferences, and sat down with her.Nicole was not surprised that Leo knew what she preferred. She sat down and ordered their meal. While waiting for their meal, Nicole asked again, "So, what is it?""If I said I'm here to seek a collaboration with Riddle Corporation's chairman, would you be interested?" Leo said with a hint of a smile."Collaboration?!" Nicole was stunned. She never expected Leo to find her for this matter. Although she had not officially taken over the company, she knew the chairman Leo meant was her. Leo was hoping to collaborate with Riddle Corporation.Seeing that Nicole was too stunned to speak, Leo smirked. He handed her a document, saying, "This is the letter of intent of collaboration. Take it back and have a look. I'll wait for your reply.""Alright." Nicole took the document. When it came to business, she knew Riddle Corporatio
Looking at Jared's resentful expression, Nicole felt as though she had truly done something to wrong him. She wanted to explain things clearly and hoped he would not be angry about this misunderstanding.However, Lawrence said indifferently, "Mr. Johnston, even though she's your wife, she should have the freedom to make friends. Besides that, she doesn't even remember you."This was a reminder to Jared not to unilaterally call Nicole his wife. Nobody knew how things would turn out as Nicole had not acknowledged their relationship.It was a blatant provocation. A darkness flashed in Jared's eyes as he coldly replied, "But she's Nicole."Jared did not mind that Nicole had no memories of their relationship because he would make her remember. Even if she failed to regain her memories, he believed they were fated to be together. He would pursue her again and make her fall in love with him.Lawrence's pupils were pitch black. He could tell Jared was staking his claim on Nicole. However,
"Some external development information about Riddle Corporation's headquarters." Jared knew she went to the office and probably learned about the company's situation. Since he promised to help her, it was only natural for him to consider everything for her.The Riddle Corporation had not been doing well while she was gone. Jared had given a lot of support to Riddle Corporation, which was why he had some understanding of their situation. He believed Sean would provide him with internal information, so he gathered and recorded a compilation of information that was beneficial for the future development of the Riddle Corporation in a file.Nicole knew what the file was, and she fell into a daze as she stared at it. She had already seen some information about Riddle Corporation today, and while she was about to find further information, Jared had already provided her with that. This shocked her, but it also warmed her heart."Mommy!" a voice rang out, and two small figures excitedly rush
Nicole figured that Gloria asked that because she knew that Jared had not eaten his dinner. And they went home after Jared went to see her, so he obviously had not eaten anything.Gloria realized that Jared had not eaten dinner as well, so she reminded her daughter, "Nicole, we've all had dinner already. You should have dinner with Jared.""But I've had dinner too." Nicole hesitated, but she did not stand her ground.Though she did not intend to do it, the reason Jared had not eaten anything for dinner was because of her."Hurry up, then. It's Nolan and Lana's bedtime too. Just leave them to me." Gloria arched her eyebrows at Nicole. It was obvious. She was creating some alone time for Jared and Nicole.After being separated for five years, they were reunited but with different identities. Gloria was really worried about them and hoped that they could make up with each other as soon as possible, so they could finally live happily ever after."I'm not tired. I want to stay with Mo