Nicole's expression appeared to be a little uneasy as she looked at Jared's teasing gaze. Although he managed to guess her thoughts, she understood the hidden meaning behind his words too, implying that she could miss him.Her heart beat faster, and she subconsciously looked away, avoiding direct eye contact with Jared. 'It could get really difficult to deal with this guy sometimes,' she thought to herself.Seeing how nervous Nicole got, Jared subtly curved his lips. Although he was eating dinner alone, the food tasted unusually good.After finishing his meal, Jared followed Nicole back to the room.Nicole frowned with resentment. "Actually, you don't have to stay here with me."The estate was so near and so much bigger, yet Jared would still cramp into a room with her. Nicole just did not feel comfortable with it.However, Jared did not want to let any opportunity to be alone with her slip away. So he said confidently, "It's livelier here."Of course, Jared would be wherever Ni
Nicole was on the verge of losing herself in the face of Jared's captivating smile. Her final sliver of sanity was reminding her that she should be reacting with anger, but when she looked at Jared, she just could not shake the idea of letting her guard down.Feeling shameful and frustrated within, she gritted her teeth and yelled, "You're moving back to the estate from today onwards!"She could not allow him to linger here anymore because he was simply too dangerous for her. Before she could regain her memories, she had to keep a distance from him."Freshen up." Jared dragged her to the bathroom, having changed the subject smoothly.This left Nicole confused. 'What does this mean? Did he agree to it or not?'She got freshened up and changed her clothes in a daze before leaving the room with Jared."Daddy." Lana's adorable voice echoed across the hallway as her tiny legs carried on a sprint toward Jared."Hey, Lana." Jared held Lana up with a doting look on his face, loving this
"Mommy!" Lana's eyes turned red, indicating that she would cry at any second if Nicole said no.The entire family would be heartbroken as soon as Lana cried, and knowing this, Nolan suddenly felt a headache.Then, he immediately convinced Lana that, "Sis, Mommy is very busy with work. She doesn't have time for a date.""That's why she needs a date to relax," Lana confidently said as if there was nothing wrong with what was stated. "Right, Mommy?"A subtle smile appeared on Jared's face as his affection for Lana grew even deeper. He was not expecting that to happen at all.'Lana must be an angel gifted to me,' he thought to himself.Nicole did not know what to do. As far as her current relationship status with Jared was concerned, they were miles from reaching the stage in which they would consider dating each other. They were merely closer than strangers; they were not even friends with each other. However, her heart ached when she saw the disappointed and sullen look on Lana's f
Max had already acted very promptly, and yet, the people he had sent ended up coming back empty-handed anyway. The doctor was nowhere to be found, and he had probably fled during midnight. In addition, he had not left any clues at his home, and no one knew how he had left or where he had gone.After knowing what had happened, Nicole's pupils contracted slightly. "If that's the case, could he already be murdered?""It's possible," he replied, as they were all thinking that too.Nicole bit her lip lightly, as though she was lost in thought. Upon noticing Nicole's silence, Jared left her be, as he knew that she needed time to calm down.After some time, the car slowly came to a halt as they had already arrived at the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation.Nicole got out of the car, and was about to say something when Jared beat her to it. "I'll come to pick you up after work."She paused for a moment before agreeing, "Sure."A satisfied look flashed across Jared's face. He watched
"Let's just do as Nicole said," Sean quickly decided.There were more important things waiting for them to do, so they did not wish to waste any more effort on this matter, especially after considering the things that had happened to Nicole. Even as of now, they were yet to unravel the mystery and neutralize the threats around Nicole. As such, they had to be very cautious."Sure," Steve said before proceeding to remind his sister. "Nicole, the reunion banquet will be held soon. After that, you'll officially be back in the company. Don't shoulder everything on your own. You can always come to me and Sean when you have any problems.""Okay." Nicole nodded lightly as her heart was filled with warmth. 'It feels so good to be back with my family.""Alright, carry on with your work. We'll leave now.""Let's have lunch together.""Sure."Upon hearing that Nicole would be joining them for lunch, Sean and Steve turned around and left.Now alone in the office, Nicole sighed quietly. 'San
Nicole's heart was beating uncontrollably; she could even feel it thumping. Her cheeks were faintly flushed too."Come here," Jared said with a subtle smile when he saw her standing in place.It was only then that Nicole came to realize that she had been staring at him the entire time without even noticing that she had stopped walking. She could not help but feel a little uneasy."Let's go." Jared grabbed her delicate hands and led her into the car after she had finally come to him.The car started moving, and when Nicole noticed that they were not heading toward their home, she asked curiously, "Where are we going?""To a date," Jared said.Hearing that, Nicole was shocked. "I didn't agree to go on a date with you!"'I haven't remembered anything about us yet. It'd be so weird for us to go out on a date!' she thought to herself."But you promised Lana yesterday," Jared smugly said."Don't get me wrong. I was just trying to comfort Lana at that time. There's no need for us to
Everything around them fell into silence for a moment, with Jared frowning and telling himself, 'Don't push her too hard. Jared Johnston is better than Mr. Johnston.'So, he nodded and agreed, "I'm listening.""Uh." Nicole paused, suddenly forgetting about what she wanted to say.She had already felt as if the atmosphere of their dinner together was a little awkward, but she felt even more uncomfortable now that she was about to say something.This marked the first time Nicole was actually bothered by the fact that she had lost her memories. She initially thought that she would just accept the fact that things would never be the same again, and focus on raising her two children. However, she wanted to remember what things were like before the present time, so that she could free herself from this struggle."Why are you not saying anything?" Jared asked, noticing a hint of hesitation in Nicole's eyes as if there was something bothering her."Forget it." Nicole shook her head, figu
Nicole shifted her gaze to Nolan as if she was asking, 'Is that true?'Nolan nodded. "Yeah. I've never been around San Joto, so I got curious and asked Godpa to bring me around."Nicole felt relieved after hearing that. "That's good. I thought that Nolan fell sick or got into some kind of trouble again."In the past, Nolan had a penchant for asking Lawrence to clean his mess up."Don't worry. If there's anything wrong, I would've notified you as soon as possible," Lawrence said with a smile."It's getting late. We'll go inside now." Nicole said without inviting Lawrence, knowing that did not plan to go in since he had parked his car outside."Sure," Lawrence nodded. "I'll go back now then."After Lawrence had gotten into his car and moved it aside, he watched as Nicole brought Nolan into Jared's car before it slowly wheeled into the driveway of the Riddle residence. Then, he saw the trio of Jared, Nicole, and Nolan entering the house together.Lawrence's dark gaze remained fixe