"But I always feel like I'm missing something." Nicole always believed that she should regain her memories."It's just a trial. It might not have the desired outcome you want. If something goes wrong during the treatment..." Jared trailed off. This was not something Jared would want to experience. He believed no member of the Riddle family would be able to bear this pain."There's always a chance, but it's impossible if I don't try." Nicole tried to convince Jared, hoping to gain his full support.She knew Jared would let her if she insisted on it. However, Nicole wanted him to have no doubts and be firmly supportive of her, or in other words, help her. She felt that getting Jared's support would help her have the courage to face everything.Nicole did not notice that, unknowingly, she had already developed a sense of reliance on Jared.Jared looked at her deeply and said, "All we want is for you to be safe and sound. That's enough."Nicole understood that Jared was referring to
Soon, the maids had prepared dinner, and Nicole and Jared started to eat."What were they doing? Why did they skip their meal?" Gloria whispered to Daniel, her eyes filling with concern as she wondered if something had happened to the couple."Don't worry. The kids know what they're doing." Daniel, on the other hand, felt that since Jared and Nicole had not mentioned anything, they should not pry. He trusted that they could handle it themselves.Gloria glanced at them and still felt uneasy. At the same time, looking at them eating in harmony, she could not bear to disturb them. So she gave up on asking them."Don't worry, Grandma. Mommy is super awesome! She'll be fine," Lana reassured Gloria. In Lana's heart, she felt Jared looked impressive and powerful too."Even if she really has something going on, Godpa would help Mommy too," Nolan chimed in, taking the opportunity to earn brownie points for Lawrence. Otherwise, Lawrence would not stand a chance against Jared.Daniel and Gl
Nicole always knew Nolan was born a clever cookie, and much more mature and wiser than the other children of his age. Therefore, she had allowed him to pursue hacking, with her rarely denying his requests. However, she could not allow him free rein this time; Nicole knew very well that if she did not control Nolan, things might get out of hand. This situation was already something she did not want to see."Alright, I get it," Nolan said, as he was forced to agree."Remember, no sneaky moves," Nicole warned.Looking at the stern expression on Nicole's face, Nolan could only nod sullenly. However, deep down, he knew there was a loophole. Nicole had only warned him against sneaky moves, not his penchant for providing information to his godfather."And remember, Lana. No speaking out of turn either," Nicole reminded, able to tell that Lana was singing a different tune on purpose."Alright, Mommy. I got it," Lana softly answered.As long as Nolan did not spout any sort of hogwash, she
"Nolan has demonstrated much skill and talent in this field since childhood, and he's also shown great interest in it. When I noticed his interest, I allowed him to use my account to take on some minor tasks. We came to San Joto because he secretly wants to compete in a hacking competition. If not, I'd never know when we could come back," Nicole explained.Perhaps she would after she regained her memories, or else she would have never voluntarily set foot in San Joto."Very well. I suppose I can help arrange a fake identity for him so that he can have his own account," Jared offered.This way, Nolan would not need to use Nicole's account anymore. With a new identity, Nolan could practice with his own account."You're okay with him being a hacker?" Nicole asked in surprise, never expecting Jared to agree."As long as he likes it," Jared replied, knowing that this would give Nolan better things to do, thus drawing his attention away from them.Nicole nodded in agreement. "Alright.
Noticing the look of guilt in Nicole's eyes, Jared's eyes glinted with shrewdness. 'So, she was indeed complaining just now. Is there someone else who wants her to treat them to a meal?'Before Jared had time to dwell on it, the car halted."I've arrived!" Nicole exclaimed, hurriedly getting out of the car as if Jared would interrogate her if she lingered for another second."Nicole!" A voice tinged with excitement cut through the air before she saw a figure fluttering toward her like a butterfly."Lulu?" Nicole asked, surprised to see her here.Once he had noticed Lulu, Jared's eyes regained their usual coldness. "I'll be back to pick you up from work."Then, he drove off."Woah, that's so sweet. You have someone to send and pick you up every day," Lulu teased, looking all gossipy.Nicole issued a sigh of relief after Jared had left. Although Jared had not said a word, she could feel the overwhelming pressure when he was around. She felt better now that he was gone."Stop sta
Ever since Nicole had reunited with Lulu, things had gotten much easier for her, as she could now face things with much ease.Lulu too knew that her role had been set in stone, and that was when her face assumed a solemn look, "Okay, but what exactly am I doing?"Lulu had just started her job here, so she was unsure of what exactly her role was."You can go to the assistant's office and ask him to hand you some stuff," Nicole replied.Nicole had decided that Lulu was to join her at the Riddle Corporation from the get-go, she had briefed Wayne on Lulu's addition to the team. As such, he would know what to do."Okay!" Lulu agreed before turning around to leave.Nicole was smiling with satisfaction, as Lulu was able to adapt very quickly. 'I think us joining forces will be something for others to look out for in the future.'After a while, Lulu came into the office with an uneasy look on her face and a document in her hand. "Are we heading over there now?"Lulu had just joined the
Nicole paused for a moment before turning to look at Mr. Harmon and nodding politely, "Everyone's time is precious, so why don't we start?"Just like that, Nicole had made it clear that she was the target of all that harassment and nonsense instead of the one who had caused it."Alright, let's begin.' Mr. Harmon nodded in satisfaction. "It's an honor to have you coming here in person."James' face suddenly turned dark, and he could not help but grit his teeth. 'This girl is not easy to deal with.'Raine was also anxious when she heard Mr. Harmon speaking up. It was only recently that Raine had joined the Riddle Corporation. She had wanted to torpedo Mr. Harmon and Nicole's plan, not thinking it would fail. Her face turned extremely pale as her plan to kill two birds with one stone backfired there and then."Mr. Harmon, I think we should carefully assess what we've discussed earlier. After all..." Raine said, feeling terribly anxious, and was on the verge of exposing herself for lu
"But I can't just let this go."Raine's anger had subsided a little, but she was still fuming mad.'If it was a failure on my part, I would not have such a hard time accepting this. But losing to Nicole? Right in front of her face too? It's a direct slap to my face,' Raine thought."Alright, alright. We ought to bear this burden of humiliation but remember, it's all for our future," James continued through gritted teeth."Sooner or later, I'll bring her down.'"Let's go home." James dragged Raine into the car after he noticed she had finally calmed down, whereupon they left the place.On the other hand, it did not take long for Nicole and Lulu to conclude their business meeting and get into the car."Nicole, I didn't expect it would go so smoothly," Lulu remarked, feeling very impressed by herself when she landed the project with Mr. Harmon.It was also her very first project after joining Riddle Corporation. Therefore, it filled her with excitement just thinking about it."I