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
'There were many people before her who wanted the inheritance too. It would be almost impossible for her to wait until it was her turn. Who was next in life after me?'"She can't but there could be someone who is willing to let her have it.' An icy glint flashed in Nicole's eyes. "James is not an easy person to deal with."Nicole was unfamiliar with James, but after the fiasco that had occurred earlier today, Nicole was certain that James was brilliant in scheming.'People from the less influential families are not favored by our family as they have no status nor power, but it's a certainty that James harbors lofty ambitions. It's just that he is much better at hiding it,' Nicole thought."I really underestimated that fella." Steve scoffed, having been swayed by Nicole's words.'Now, with Raine's brilliant mind and abilities, how could she possibly join the working team in the company and expect to inherit the Riddle Corporation? She's known to be reluctant and powerless. However,
"Yeah, he also called to chat with me for a bit." Lawrence looked at Nicole with eyes beaming with hope as Nolan had given him some pep talk to work harder during the night prior.Otherwise, someone else might just whisk her away.Lawrence came to approach Nicole for that exact reason, as his masculine senses had informed him that it was a crisis. Before this, Nolan had contacted Lawrence to help him find occasions and circumstances in which he could set them both up. Nolan had been urging Lawrence to work hard to woo his mother, adding that he would not stand a chance if he did not.Though Lawrence had attempted to gather some information from Nolan regarding his desperate desire to get him to pursue his mother, there was no success, as he could not discover anything. All he could tell was that something must have happened.Nicole's pupils shrank slightly; she understood that Nolan must have said something to Lawrence, prompting him to come over for a visit today."Leo, the kids
Lawrence shot a cold look at Ian. "How are things going with Holder Entertainment?""Everything's good. The Johnston Group has not given a response afterwards. It seems like they're admitting defeat and are letting us have the project," Ian said gleefully."It was that easy?" Lawrence's eyes squinted, not believing that it would be this easy.'Something is wrong here.'"Yeah. We've been keeping an eye on Holder Entertainment for a while now. It wouldn't be much of a problem," Ian promised.Lawrence nodded his head. "Okay. Keep a close eye on them."'Jared is not an easy person to deal with. I know for sure I cannot afford to be unprepared when it comes to him. I can't relax until we've secured our deal.'Ian nodded his head in response. "Yes, Mr. Royce. You can leave it to me."Then, Lawrence leaned back against his seat and pondered, 'Today's persuasion had made one thing clear. Though Nicole has not fully recovered her memories and there is little to no progress between Jared
Nicole was at a loss on how to respond and so, she said, "Don't sweat it. I feel much better now."She was too focused on cracking the system during the evening and had forgotten to catch a break. However, she was all good now."You must rest, or I will make you," Jared threatened, noticing that Nicole had no intentions of resting.Nicole froze, smoothed her hair awkwardly, and averted her gaze. In all her shrewdness, Nicole did not ask Jared about the methods he would employ to make her rest. She could already feel that his answer would put her in an awkward position.Helpless, Nicole did as she was told; she laid down and began to get some shuteye. This was the safest option for her. Seeing that Nicole had settled down, Jared nodded in satisfaction and pulled the blanket over her."Just stay here. I'll be back soon."After Jared had left, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief. 'Why do I feel so nervous when Jared comes near me?'Staring at the ceiling, Nicole got lost in her though
"Well, the current situation is still a little too much for Nicole to handle. It would have been better if she had recovered her memories," Spencer sighed.He felt that if Nicole had regained her memories first, these things would not be much of a challenge to her."Well, this... Ugh." Everyone breathed a collective sigh.Although they did hope that Nicole could regain her memories sooner than later, all of them understood that it was not easy. Otherwise, Nicole would not have gone for five years without recovering any of her memories."Dinner is ready," the butler came over and said."Come on, Mom. Let's eat first,"Regardless of what happened, they still had to pull themselves together."Alright, let's eat," Gloria agreed.She then looked at the two kids and said, "Nolan, Lana? Do you want to eat some more?"Both of them shook their heads together and replied, "No thanks, Grandma. We've eaten enough in kindergarten.""Alright then, you guys be good and watch TV. We are goin