After they were done with dinner, they left the Riddle residence accordingly.In the car, Nicole turned and looked at Jared. "Why didn't you say anything?"Jared was as quiet as a shadow that day. He was just sitting next to her without uttering a single word, but he still somehow gave her a sense of security.Jared looked down at her and said, "You did an amazing job."In fact, even if he was not present that day, Nicole would have also done a tremendous job by herself.Nicole shrugged. "These people only have one goal anyway."In short, they only had their eyes on the benefits, which was not unusual."Yeah, you're right." Jared nodded. 'Nicole has already seen through those people.'"But where do you think they got their so-called evidence?" Nicole frowned slightly. She recalled that Dillion looked confident in himself as well."Everett gave it to them," Jared answered steadily with a cold look in his eyes."Everett? How?!" She was shocked and wondered, 'On top that, how do
If it were someone else, that person would already be freaking out by now. But Nicole being so calm just did not sit right with Karen."It's obviously because she has Grandpa on her side. That's why she isn't worried at all. I'm just going to sit back and watch how Grandpa will favor her after the police are done with the investigation," Raine said through her teeth bitterly."Yeah, I'm not going to let her off the hook so easily this time." Dillon's gaze turned dark. 'I finally got this chance, and I'm not going to blow it.'"Dad, are you going to send someone to keep an eye on them?" Raine asked softly, slightly concerned.Dillon squinted as he nodded. "You're right, I'll send someone to do that.""Okay, we didn't get to eat anything even though we went to the Riddle residence. Let's eat now," Karen said gloomily."Let's eat," Dillon agreed.They then went to a restaurant without Snow. The determined look she had on her face was nowhere to be seen. Her smile turned to a schemi
"Okay," Jared responded lightly. His expression remained cold as if he was not excited about this outcome. Perhaps, this had always been the outcome he expected."As for Lawrence, I've already sent people over to Happiness Trading. It's probably a lose-lose situation over there." Max sounded pleased.'You've taken away our partnership, so we'll show you now that some things shouldn't be meddled with.'"Let's renew the contract with Radiance Commerce," Jared ordered. He leaned back in his seat with a cold gaze, pondering something.Max responded to him and continued driving without disturbing Jared anymore.On the other hand.Ian hurriedly returned to the company. "Boss, Happiness Trading is very upset with us. They're disappointed and expressed that they no longer want to work with us," Ian reported in a muffled voice, his face turning pale."Hmph, do they think Jared would want to work with them still?" Lawrence scoffed. 'How could Jared tolerate the betrayal? When Happiness Tr
Lawrence glanced at Ian with an annoyed expression which ultimately shut him up.After some time, they arrived at the Riddle Corporation. They greeted the receptionist and walked into the elevator to get to Nicole's office.The receptionist had already notified Nicole, so she knew that Lawrence was coming. When Nicole heard someone knocking on her door, she immediately said, "Come in."Lawrence opened the door, and Nicole smiled. "What brings you here? Work?"Since Lawrence had always brought collaboration projects whenever he visited her, Nicole assumed that Lawrence must be here for work this time.But unexpectedly, Lawrence calmly sat down on the couch and said, "I'm not busy today, so I thought I'd come and see you."Nicole was both amused and defeated. "You're not busy?"The Genesis Group had just entered San Joto and was currently in a vigorous development stage, so she thought Lawrence should be busy."Of course, I'm not made of iron." Lawrence pushed the blame onto his
Nicole squinted slightly and asked, "Why do you ask?""I'm planning to return to the island soon, and I figured that you probably don't have time to come with me. That's why I'm here to ask if you want anything from the island," Lawrence explained with a smile."You're going back to Crescent Island?!" Nicole was shocked. 'Why is he going back all of a sudden?'She had decided to settle in San Joto and had already taken care of everything on Crescent Island. Lawrence had also made all the necessary arrangements before coming to San Joto and even expanded his business here. For that reason, she did not expect Lawrence to suddenly want to go back."I have some urgent matters to attend to back there, but I'll be back soon," Lawrence said."Oh." Nicole didn't inquire further and just told Lawrence, "I don't have anything I want from there.""Alright, I'll be back as soon as possible." Lawrence got up and prepared to leave.Nicole raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you leaving now?""
"Benefactor?" Nicole was confused.Lulu nodded earnestly. "If he hadn't saved you, I wouldn't have been able to see you again."Slightly taken aback, Nicole smiled at Lulu as a sense of warmth filled in her heart.They were friends, and Lulu genuinely cared about her."Nicole, how did you get by in the last five years? Why did you only come back to us now?" Lulu rested her chin on her palm as she leaned on Nicole's desk with a puzzled expression."Well, I was injured and couldn't come back," Nicole explained lightly, avoiding the terrifying details. She did not want Lulu to know about those horrifying experiences."Oh, no wonder Mr. Johnston and the Riddle family kept you protected." Lulu's face turned pale as she found it hard to imagine what kind of danger Nicole had encountered.Knowing that Lulu genuinely cared about her, Nicole stared at Lulu. Suddenly, she remembered that Sean and Steve would bring their wives home in a few days. It would be nice to invite Lulu and June as
Nicole shook her head and chuckled. She kind of understood why Lulu had endured extensive mistreatment at her previous company without resigning and changing jobs. Given the power of her previous company, Lulu would indeed achieve a sense of accomplishment if she had achieved results."Since this is your decision, I won't insist anymore. But you should still come to the family banquet. After all, only our family members will be there. Just don't announce your relationship with Spencer." Nicole made the decision for Lulu, but she was slightly worried that Lulu was still not going to attend, so she added, "June will also be there.""She agreed ?!" Lulu's eyes widened in surprise.Nicole instantly understood that Samuel and June must also have their reasons for not making their relationship public."Okay." Lulu nodded in agreement.Nicole did not tell Lulu that she had not informed June yet, but she will make sure June showed up.Lulu did not think much of it and assumed that June h
Dillon looked at the investigators and nodded politely. "So, it's been several days since this case started. Can you give us the results now?"The investigator glanced at Dillon and said, "The investigation results are now available."A flash of satisfaction crossed Dillon's eyes, but it quickly turned into anguish as he looked at Nicole. It seemed as though once the investigators announced the results, he would take action against her.Seeing through Dillon's thoughts, Nicole expressed a trace of disdain in her eyes. She returned his gaze with a mocking smile on her lips."Regarding the case presented by Riddle Corporation's subsidiary against Riddle Corporation's main company for manipulating the stock market with malicious intent, the case has been dismissed due to insufficient evidence," the investigator said as he looked at Dillon."Nicole..." Dillon's words almost slipped out, but he suddenly realized that something was wrong. It felt as though he had been struck by lightnin