He watched as the trio walked further away, eventually disappearing at the entrance, well away from sight. The air was cold around Lawrence, and he kept quiet, with nobody able to tell what was on his mind.Concurrently, Jared got into the car with Nicole and Nolan outside of the restaurant.Nolan quickly scooted over to the furthest end of the seat after Jared had released him, looking slightly awkward. 'It's such a weird feeling. I kind of hate this guy, but I felt something that I cannot explain when he was carrying me just now.'Nicole bit her lips when she saw Jared igniting the engine. "Do you have someone or something to tend to? I can take Nolan home myself, actually."He had probably left Max behind because he needed Max to take his place in a meeting. At the same time, Nicole became cognizant of why Jared had showed up at the restaurant. Mixed feelings arose within her when she realized that Jared had pushed his work aside just to take her and Nolan back home."Nolan had
"Jared, is there really no way to help Nicole regain her memories?" Gloria asked as tears began to well up in her eyes.Daniel chimed in as well. "I remember a famous doctor called James Dade. Can we contact him?""No one knows where he is." Jared shook his head.Indeed, the only person who knew James had lost her memory, so it was impossible for them to reach that man."Doesn't he have an apprentice? Someone by the name of Ghost Hand, I think," Daniel responded.'If we can't get a hold of that doctor, contacting his apprentice should be good enough. It's not impossible to reach that apprentice of his, right?' Daniel wondered."How do you know so much?" Jared replied to Daniel with a question of his own instead.In truth, Nicole was Ghost Hand, but even she could not treat herself."I heard my brothers talking about this before," Daniel answered candidly.If he had not overheard their conversation, he would not have known this much either.Jared realized that Damien had tried
"Run along then. I'll pick you up after work." Jared smiled, as he knew that Nicole already had a plan in mind.Even though she had lost her memories, she still had some aces up her sleeves. It was safe to say that anyone foolish enough to mess with her would not live a good life.Nicole's cheeks flushed as she got down from the car.She only turned around to enter the office building after Jared had driven away."Hey, Sean." Nicole greeted Sean right after she had gotten out of the elevator."I was just looking for you. Come to my office with me," Sean said as he made a beeline for his office.Nicole could tell that Sean was serious, so she followed him.Steve entered Sean's office a few minutes later and joined them after they had gotten in."What happened? Why do you want me to cancel the project?" Steve asked, clearly upset.'This is money! It's our loss if we don't go through with it.'"Take a look at this." Sean threw a file on the table.Steve flipped it open as Nicol
"Mr. Johnston's investigating him|? Did something happen?" Sean's eyes widened.In an instant, he had figured that things were not as simple as Nicole had described."Can you not be so astute?" Nicole flashed him a helpless smile.All she had given him was a vague reminder, and yet, he had managed to intuit the complexity of this case. However, she really did not want to burden her brother by getting him tangled in her own issues. Jared being on the case was good enough."I'm right, then. But since you don't want to talk about it, I'm going to stop asking. Still, I must ask that you do not hide it from us if you ever find yourself in danger," Sean offered, understanding Nicole's intentions."Sure." Nicole replied as she felt the warmth in her heart."Well then, let's start according to the plan," Sean said affirmatively.Having reached an agreement, Nicole and Steve left Sean's office.Once they were outside, Steve gave Nicole a reassuring look and stated, "Don't worry. Things
"It's okay. Nolan can hang out with his godfather if he wants. But he has to come home after visiting him." Jared smiled.'This girl looks innocent and cute on the outside, but she's actually really clever. Looks like she won't be easily fooled by nasty boys when she grows up,' he thought."Nolan misses godfather very much nowadays." Lana shrugged with a disdainful look on her face.'I mean, is there anyone who couldn't tell what Nolan is thinking? It's painfully obvious. Nolan is a smart boy. He could even do what Mommy does as a hacker. I just don't get why he can't understand this.''If Mommy and Godpa were meant to be, they would have been together a long time ago. Why would they wait until now? Why can't he just try to get Daddy and Mommy back together instead? Daddy is handsome and rich! Most importantly, he is very loyal to Mommy. How nice!' Lana wondered.Lana issued a sigh as she dwelled in her thoughts. 'Did Nolan put all his intelligence into hacking? Is that why he doe
"Yeah, take them outside. It's the weekend after all," Gloria chimed in.Nicole gave in when she saw Stanley and Spencer looking at her. "Okay. I'll take the two of you out to play."As expected, Lana was satisfied.She then looked at Jared and said, "You have to start preparing, Daddy!"Jared arched his brow when he heard Lana's remark. Then, he turned to Nicole, who rolled her eyes at him in response.After dinner, everyone chatted away in the living room for a while before they retired to their rooms.Nicole and Jared left the kids' room after the twins had fallen asleep.Taken aback, they simultaneously uttered, "He's asleep.""She's asleep.""Yeah, Lana fell asleep pretty quickly," Jared responded.Nicole looked at Nolan's room and lamented, "Nolan seems to have something on his mind, but he has fallen asleep too.""It probably has something to do with Lawrence." Jared's gaze darkened.He knew what Nolan was thinking, but he could not understand why Nolan was so persis
Nicole smiled and agreed. "You're right.""Okay, I'm just here to bring you this piece of good news. I'm leaving now." Steve waved and left.Nicole was in a good mood as the plan was going smoothly. She felt a lot more relaxed when she looked at the documents too.On the other hand, the air in Damien's office was extremely oppressive."What happened?! Somebody tell me what happened!" Damien roared as black thoughts raced through his mind. 'How did they f*ck this up?!'"Uh…" Someone stuttered.It was too late for them to say anything at this point."You can all leave now," Everett told them in a cold voice.They then glanced at Damien, waiting for his permission."Piss off." Damien waved his hand in annoyance.They immediately scrambled out of the place as if their lives had just been spared.After everyone had left, Damien's voice deepened, and he asked Everett, "What do you want to say?"He knew that Everett would not get them to leave without a good reason, so he probably
"Forget it, then. She has already made a move against us, so we can't just sit back and do nothing. From now on, let's just focus on managing the company," Damien said.Damien believed that if there was no evidence, it meant that there was nothing wrong. In the end of the day, the conclusion was still the same – they could not allow Nicole and her family to be the ones with the upper hand. All of them had the right to inherit the Riddle family's wealth and power.Damien squinted as he thought about the inheritance, revealing a sinister glint in his eyes. They were so close to succeeding when Mr. Riddle Sr. was at his limits, but Nicole just had to return and treat him.'How infuriating!'"Got it," Everett responded.However, he did not wish to give up. He had a feeling that Nicole was shrouded in a veil of mystery, and whatever it was that lied behind that veil was crucial for them and their success.Leaving the office, Everett ordered his assistant, "Continue the investigation.