"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
"It's almost lunch break. Let's have lunch together." Nicole said after she had gotten a glimpse at the time.Lulu replied, "Sure."After working for a while, lunch break arrived, and the two women went out for a meal together. Nothing particularly eventful occurred while they were at it, and once they had eaten their last bite, the both of them continued focusing on their work.In the blink of an eye, it was evening. But when Nicole was about to leave the office, she noticed that Sean and Steve were still there."Are you guys waiting for me?" Nicole smiled. "Let's go."The three of them sauntered into the elevator, after which Nicole shrugged. "Sean, Steve? Have you guys thought of how you're going to comfort grandpa?"Steve turned towards Nicole and pouted his lips. "With you around, grandpa would not require any words of comfort."Sean nodded in agreement. As long as Mr. Riddle Sr. got to see Nicole, he would naturally lighten up. He would not think about things that would ma
"Grandpa," Nicole said softly. Then, she walked to the sofa with Jared."You're here." As expected, Mr. Riddle Sr.'s gloomy face instantly brightened up at the sight of Nicole.Nicole seemed to have heard Steve's low laugh. She could not help but roll her eyes at Steve.Then, Nicole sat down beside her grandfather and went straight to the point. "Grandpa, you don't have to worry about this matter. The police will give us the justice we deserve.""Yes, I believe in all of you." Mr. Riddle Sr. had faith that Nicole would never do such a thing. After all, that trick was done clumsily. If it were Nicole, she would never let anyone catch her.After Mr. Riddle Sr. had finished speaking, he glanced at Damien and Dillon unhappily.The two sons' faces immediately turned sour, especially Dillon's. He gritted his teeth and said woefully, "Dad, you can't side with her indiscriminately. We're the real victims here.""That's right, Dad. Both of our companies had suffered quite a huge loss as
Mr. Riddle Sr. trusted Nicole. Even if Dillon and Damien said they had evidence, they would not have anything against Nicole."Grandpa, we're the ones suffering a loss here. Why can't you put yourself in our shoes?" Raine was so angry that her face turned pale as she spoke.'I thought that by gathering everyone, Grandpa would be fair. And yet, he's still siding with Nicole. All the evidence is pointing towards Nicole. Why is he still siding with her?'"Raine, I remember that when the branch office was in trouble, you asked Preston to return and help out. Why isn't he here today? What did he say at that time? Could you repeat it for everyone here?" Sean glanced at Raine coldly. His calm tone gave a kind of pressure through them.Raine's face turned even paler. It was because Preston said that there was no other problem except that a loophole existed in the company's system. Therefore, they did not inform Preston about the gathering. They knew that his words would be a disadvantage t
"Alex." Dexter felt a little annoyed. He could only pretend to be strict and alert Alex. "Don't you see that grandpa isn't in a good mood? And yet, you're requesting to stay?""It was Uncle Dillon and Uncle Damien who angered grandpa, not us." Alex shrugged as if he had not done anything wrong. He seemed to be questioning why he should leave.Dexter's face darkened drastically, and he added with an even more stern voice, "Don't speak nonsense.""Enough. Let's eat," Mr. Riddle Sr. said.Alex immediately turned happy again. He looked at Nicole blankly. "Nicole, I need your help on a few things.""What are they?" Nicole was curious. What would Alex want her to teach him?Alex scratched his head awkwardly. "I've just joined the company, right? But I just graduated not long ago, and I don't have any experience in management. So—"He has always admired Nicole's abilities, and he respected her a lot. Therefore, he had set Nicole as his target. He wanted to work towards becoming at the