Thus, Jared was led to believe that those people were not from San Joto, but rather they were folks based in other countries, who would also like to see Nicole dead. Other than the organization that they had dismantled, he could not think of anybody else.He had not managed to discover anything about them yet, so the only thing he could do was to keep her safe while quietly searching for clues.Nicole shot Jared a glance, as she felt as though he was not taking it seriously, making her feel conflicted. 'Is he not concerned at all?'The car came to a halt when they were still in the midst of the conversation, snapping Nicole out of her thoughts.She looked outside the window and there, she saw an elegant courtyard located just outside.This confused her. "What is this place?""You'll know once we're inside." Jared grabbed Nicole's hand and led her out of the car.They ambled through a stone path into the courtyard while enjoying the fragrant scent along the way. Nicole observed t
After a while, Martin looked at Nicole and said, "You tried to treat yourself.""I've seen some doctors and I've tried to do it myself too."Even though she had no idea how she knew about medicine, she was very well aware that she had some capabilities in that field."Even Ghost Hand could not cure this. It is indeed difficult to deal with. I've recorded your condition and I'll start studying it later," Martin replied, not sounding very surprised by his inability to cure Nicole.He had already expected this when Jared informed him about Nicole's condition, but he agreed to help her out anyway. Perhaps he believed that he would eventually find a solution by working together with Nicole.After all, he had high hopes in Nicole's capabilities as Ghost Hand, along with the knowledge he had gathered from working in the field for so many years."Sure," Nicole said without hesitating.Even though she could not remember who Martin was, she still trusted Jared. The Riddle family had hidde
'What Jared said makes sense,' Nicole thought to herself as she accepted the reality of the situation and followed Jared into the restaurant.The restaurant's ambience instantly relaxed Nicole as she allowed herself to sink into the atmosphere.As soon as Jared sat down, he heard someone calling out to him in a tone of surprise."Mr. Johnston!"Soon, an attractive looking woman stood before them. Jared shot her a glance before taking a look at the menu and handing it to Nicole."Order whatever you feel like eating. The dishes here should fit your palate," Jared said.Nicole flipped through the menu, though she could not keep her mind from wandering off to the thought of the woman she had just met. 'Who is the girl? It seems that they are pretty close to each other, but she isn't in his list of contacts. There's no reason as to why that is, unless she's not important.'"Mr. Johnston, who is this?" the woman asked, noticing that Jared seemed to be really concerned about the woman
"That's just your opinion."Nicole's cheeks flushed a deep shade of red, unable to muster an appropriate response to Jared's words. She was afraid that he would continue to tease her.Nicole had noticed the stare of the woman when her eyes were on Jared, inferring that they did not share an ordinary superior and subordinate relationship. Nicole was uncomfortable about it, and that was why she had brought it up to question. However, Nicole did not anticipate that Jared would laugh at her and accuse her of being jealous, a charge which had left her feeling embarrassed.'Perhaps I'll be able to validate the truth of our relationship the day I recover my memories, but then again, I don't really care about these things. Until then, I can help him lessen his number of admirers,' Nicole thought.Jared, on the other hand, was in a good mood even after dinner was over.'Though Nicole did not directly admit that she was jealous, I can see that she still has feelings for me. So far so good.
Nicole watched as Jared brought Lana upstairs in his arms. She bit her lip before following them up from behind.After everyone had left, Gloria sighed and worriedly asked, "Will Nolan be alright?""No," Daniel comforted. "But he'll eventually realize that it is best to have both of his parents together."Gloria nodded a little, not expecting Nolan to have such strong feelings of rejection toward Jared."Let's not think about it anymore. Let's go to bed," Daniel suggested."Okay, let's go."Daniel and Gloria then went upstairs to get their rest. The once lively atmosphere had suddenly become gloomy. Daniel had noticed that Gloria was upset, and that was why he had changed the subject in an attempt to calm her down.The next day, the sun shone bright and high in the sky. The members of the Riddle family were awake and had gathered in the dining room for breakfast. Nolan seemed to be feeling much better too, which was a relief for Gloria.After breakfast was over, both Nicole and
Jared had not paid any attention to the incident outside of the building and had walked in the meeting room fully prepared.At the Riddle Corporation however, Nicole was leaning against her office chair, staring at the door where the secretary once stood. She bit her lip as she recalled the incident involving the secretary from the night before.Nicole was certain that her instincts were on point, as all it had taken her was one look to discover that the secretary's intentions toward Jared were devious. 'Or…perhaps Jared already knew about it…'Nicole was feeling disturbed as she attempted to piece all that was running through her head.But it was then that her phone rang, interrupting her train of thought. It was Lawrence.Seeing this, Nicole answered the call. "Leo.""Mom, it's me," Nolan greeted over the phone."Nolan!" Nicole was bewildered. 'How can Nolan call me on Lawrence's phone?'"Mom, my tummy hurts so I've asked godfather to get me. You can come pick me up at the re
Lawrence was also unwilling to see Nolan go, but when he remembered that they had made a promise with one another. Lawrence spoke up. "Why not let him play for a while to his heart's content, I mean, since we're already here, we can go for lunch too; I've already made reservations. If he can't go, it'll just be the two of us."Lawrence's sudden statement caused Nicole to hesitate. 'In situations like these, especially if he and I were to go out for a meal, it would be best for Nolan to be there.'"Alright then." Nicole agreed in defeat."Yay!" Nolan cheered, instantly looking happier.Nicole shook her head and issued a soft sigh before walking alongside Lawrence to bring Nolan back to the amusement park again."He hasn't looked this happy in such a long time." Lawrence sighed as he saw the look of joy on Nolan's face."Before this, all I ever wanted to do was to protect them. I didn't want to put them in danger. However, what I didn't consider was that Nolan would go behind my ba
"Mommy, godfather. Let's dig in." Nolan said before he began scarfing down his food.Nicole watched as Nolan devoured his food. She couldn't help but to tell him to slow down.Nolan, who was too busy indulging his food, nodded in agreement, mumbling a few unintelligible words before continuing to eat his food.Nicole placed vegetables into his bowl and a glass of fruit juice in front of him, to which he took a sip with his eyes closed, as he had a tough time swallowing the food he was scarfing down."Nicole, you can have a bite." Lawrence went on to place Nicole's favorite dishes in front of her for her convenience."Yeah, let's dig in." Nicole nodded before signaling Lawrence to eat too."Mommy, godfather? Can we bring Lana together with us next time? The four of us haven't been out together in a long time," Nolan asked after swallowing the food in his mouth as he looked at Lawrence eagerly.Nolan did not look at his mother as he knew she would chew him out, which made him anxi