"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
Nicole nodded with a smile. "Yeah, we can leave now.""Then let's go." Lulu just wanted to leave. To her, it will only feel like it was over once they stepped out of there.Nicole found her reaction amusing. After completing the necessary procedures, she left with Lulu.Once they were in the car, Lulu finally felt like she could breathe normally again. She could not help but pat her chest and say, "Oh my, I couldn't even take a deep breath in there.""Then you didn't have to come with me." Nicole shook her head gently."Hey, I was worried about you." Lulu stuck out her tongue to Nicole. She was nervous, but she would still accompany Nicole even if it meant overcoming the psychological distress she felt.Nicole smiled warmly. "Everything's fine now, so you can relax.""But what exactly happened earlier? Why did Dillon end up getting arrested?" Lulu was confused. 'Weren't those pieces of evidence against Nicole?'"Dillon did get hold of some evidence, but he didn't know that the
"Sean, Steve, you just finished the meeting, and there must be a lot of work to do. So, go and take care of it. I'm not alone anyway, so don't worry about me. If something really happens, Lulu will ask for your help." Nicole pushed Lulu forward, hoping that Sean and Steve would not worry about her so much.In fact, she could handle many things on her own. Besides, they were all terribly busy, and they should not be distracted by her affairs."Our matters are not more important than yours," Sean reminded Nicole. "We won't be able to bear it if something happens to you again.""Rest assured, even if it's for the sake of all of you, I won't let anything happen to me," Nicole responded warmly. She knew that these people cared deeply about her, and ever since she returned, she had developed a true bond with her family despite losing her memories.Knowing that Nicole was fine, Sean and Steve finally settled down and went back to work.Nicole also returned to her office to handle the new
"Don't get me started." Dillon briefly explained the situation with a dejected tone, feeling increasingly unlucky, as things were not going well."Why did it end up like this?" Snow's face turned pale upon hearing the outcome, feeling utterly frustrated.She had been eagerly awaiting a favorable result for Nicole's arrest, but why did it turn out like this?"How could that wretched Nicole be so smart? How did she escape?" Karen gnashed her teeth in frustration.Dillon's eyes turned cold as he said, "Let's see how long she can last.""Dad, do you have a plan?" Snow's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope."Why ask when you won't be of any use to us? Just stay out of trouble for now." Dillon left with these words as he took big strides upstairs.He was already feeling annoyed, yet everyone still kept bombarding him with questions, making him even more agitated.Karen and Snow exchanged glances. Their expressions grew serious, but they did not dare ask any further.As the sun set, i
Nicole's cheeks were already burning with embarrassment after being surrounded by people watching them make out on the street. She pulled Jared into the car as she thought, 'This guy is really becoming more and more outrageous. Doesn't he take his surroundings into consideration?'She should be thankful that the employees had already left at this time. Otherwise, she would have been thoroughly embarrassed.Jared could not help but smile when he saw her trying to escape. "Don't be nervous. We're legally married," he reminded her."Even if we're legally married, we should still consider the occasion," Nicole complained through gritted teeth. 'He actually had the audacity to justify himself.'A trace of mischief flashed in Jared's eyes as he leaned closer to Nicole and asked in a low voice, "So, Mrs. Johnston, what kind of occasion do you think is appropriate? Shall we go home?"Nicole's lips twitched fiercely. 'Why am I hearing a different meaning from his 'shall we go home' remark?
"Why don't we let Godpa go?" Nolan said, raising his eyebrows. He really hoped Lawrence would go, since Lawrence had been the one to attend these activities when they were on the island."That's not right. We have Dad." Lana pouted, firmly rejecting the idea."Godpa has been doing it anyways. What does it matter?" Nolan reminded Lana meaningfully.Lana insisted, "It's different now that we have our real Dad. Mommy and Daddy should be the ones who join us for parent-child activities."Jared patted Lana's shoulder, saying, "Alright, Mommy and Daddy will both go.""Yay, I knew Daddy was the best!" Lana smiled brightly while nodding her head."Stupid." Nolan rolled his eyes at his sister in frustration."No, you're the stupid one. You're the dumbest!" Lana stuck out her tongue at Nolan.Nicole looked at the children and smiled wryly. "Alright now. We'll be attending your parent-child event.""Hooray!" Lana cheered with excitement, while her brother bit his lip sadly.Nolan said,