Nolan was holding the document tightly in his hands, feeling ever more conflicted; he had longed to have his very own account, but for it to be gifted by Jared was something he found difficult to accept. Nolan sat there, torn between wanting to accept his gift or reject it."You don't like it?" Jared looked at Nolan's look of indecisiveness as he raised his eyebrows."Of course he likes it.' Lana tilted her head smugly, blowing the whistle on her brother without hesitation. "He likes it very much.""Cut the crap." Nolan glared at Lana in embarrassment, not wanting to admit he liked Jared's gift.Lana, however, did not back down from Nolan's glare. "Well, if you don't like it, just give it back to daddy."This prompted Nolan to throw the document back to Jared. "I'll just return it. I don't like it anyway."However, it was evident that Nolan was lying, as his eyes were fixed on the document he had just thrown at Jared.Nicole shook her head in defeat, reaching out to grab the doc
Shocked by the sudden remark, Nicole tried to stop Lana at once. "Lana, that's enough with the nonsense."Though Nicole had recently begun to get along with Jared, things regarding the wedding were still too early for Nicole to consider for discussion. At this point, Jared and she had not officially confirmed the status of their relationship."Sure." Jared agreed without hesitation.Then, Lana eagerly asked, "When will Mommy and Daddy have the wedding?"Jared shot a glance at Nicole and noticed she was already panicking. "Well, it's up to your mommy."Nicole was taken aback for a moment, and when she locked eyes with Jared, she noticed that he was indeed serious. This prompted her to bite her lips, as she did not know what to do.'Is he really going to consider my opinion in its entirety?' Nicole's mind raced."Are you not happy with that?" Jared's eyes flashed with mischief. "Or would you like to have it earlier? I won't have any problems with it.""Quicker seems better," Lana
"Well, it can't be helped," said Daniel indifferently, for there would be inevitable losses even if the issue had been resolved."Yeah," said Nicole coolly, as if she genuinely did not care about the affairs of the other two companies.Daniel felt much more relieved as he noticed that his daughter was showing no signs of distress. And so, he did not press on with further questions."Dad, let's dig in." Samuel said, not wanting to hear all the yapper about Dillion and Damien.Instead he was quite content knowing that the two families could handle their affairs on their own. This meant that they would not be having the time to meddle with their family."Yeah, let's all dig in." Daniel said, urging everyone to start eating.Once dinner was over, everyone returned to their respective rooms. Nicole, meanwhile, went over to Nolan's room to see that he was still busy.She sat down next to him and said, "Whatever you did yesterday, don't do it again.""Who told them to bully my mommy?"
Karen was also worried about the company too, and the last thing she expected was to be yelled at by Dillon."Dad, do you have any ideas?" Snow suddenly spoke up, asking Dillon in a low voice."No. It's just very strange to me." Dillon said, feeling drained and dispirited. 'If I could think of something, I wouldn't be this frustrated.'Snow then frowned and said, "Since the problem only affected us and Damien, whilst sparing both Dexter and Daniel, it does seem suspicious.""Are you suggesting that they joined hands to mess with us?" Karen raised her voice.'This woman is so frustrating,' Dillon thought."If you have nothing to do, you can go back to your room," Dillion coldly said to Karen."Am I wrong?" Karen was fuming and was ready to yell at Dillon before Snow stepped up to stop her."Dad, I think what mom said makes sense. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain.""Preston works at their company, right? Did he notice anything that was off?" Raine frowned.'Something
"Are you sure everything's alright? Why's your face so red?" Lulu asked, stretching her hand out in an effort to feel Nicole's forehead for a fever.After ducking away from Lulu's hand, Nicole replied, "I'm fine, really. It's a little hot today.""Hot?" Lulu looked over at the thermostat, through which the temperature for the air conditioner had been set to the lowest.Nicole then followed Lulu's gaze. 'How could I find such a lame excuse!?'"Nicole, you're not feeling hot. Are you...shy?" Lulu discovered in surprise, seeming to understand why Nicole looked a little off.Overwhelmed by an instant surge of embarrassment, Nicole went ahead and protested, "No, why would I be shy?""Oh.' Lulu frowned, thinking for a while before nodding. "You're right."Finally, Nicole heaved a mental sigh of relief as she saw that Lulu did not press on with any further questions. "Okay. There's nothing wrong with me, you can go do your work.""Okay, then I'll be off now" Lulu turned around and lef
"Yeah," Nicole replied with a hint of amusement in her voice. "Where did they get the fake evidence from?""Well, since it's fake, they probably forged it themselves." Steve said in a nonchalant tone, knowing that Damien and Dillion just wanted to shift the blame to the main office."But since they have reported us, don't you think it's a little over the top?" Nicole asked, feeling a little puzzled with their actions. 'They even dare to report us to the police after fabricating evidence.'"Um..." Steve hesitated for a while before responding. "I fail to understand how they've gotten a secretary to give you that document. I'd like to know how they've pulled it off too."Indeed, Steve felt that something was wrong. 'Why would Dillon dig a grave for himself?'"Steve, do you think someone has leaked the news to them?" Nicole suddenly thought of a possibility."You mean that they have gotten someone to investigate and found some actual, solid evidence...?"'If this is the case, then
Martin wore a conflicted expression on his face.Then, he frowned and asked, "Mr. Johnston isn't going to accompany you?""I did not tell him about it," Nicole replied, feeling that there was no need to bother Jared over such a trivial matter.Moreover, Jared had his own things to take care of. There was no way Nicole could request for his care and protection 24/7."But the treatment process will be tough. Are you sure you do not need Mr. Johnston to accompany you?" Martin asked, wanting to reconfirm.He felt that it would be heart-breaking if Nicole had to go through everything alone.Nicole bit her lips. That was the exact reason as to why she did not want to tell Jared about this. She knew that it was going to be tough, so she did not want him by her side, where he had to bear witness of all of her pain. Jared would most probably be left heartbroken in the process.After taking a deep breath, Nicole said with a firm look, "It's fine. Let's begin."Seeing how determined she w
"Alright." Nicole held the glass in her hand and took two sips of water.She could already feel that the pain was slowly fading."Don't worry. Even if it works, it'll have to be done step by step," Martin said, trying to comfort Nicole.Nicole nodded. "I understand. It's just that I felt that there was a wall of fog in front of me just now, so I thought I wanted to open it up and look inside. However, I couldn't do it at all."Just as she wanted to continue trying, Martin had pulled the brakes on the treatment session."That might have been an illusion. If you persisted, you might have gotten yourself into trouble." Martin answered with a hint of fear in his voice."But I felt like if I persevered, I might be able to see it." Nicole bowed her head.And though that was what she felt, she was unsure of the actual results.After careful consideration, Martin reminded Nicole, "The Moon can provide you with some external stimulation and treatment. But I'd recommend giving needle tec