How did Lawrence manage to tamper with the data of the Johnston Group? After all, only the people who had sifted through it would know, and only a minority of people in the company were a part of the process.The only plausible explanation was that someone had leaked the company's confidential information. Max, however, was of the opinion that none of the company's employees had a motive to betray them. Other than that, nobody was seen behaving in an unusual manner."Arrange for a thorough investigation," Jared instructed, his eyes glinting with frost.They had to find out if it was an insider's doing, as the company could not afford to keep a rat in their midst."Yes," Max agreed with a somber expression. Indeed, the company could never keep and tolerate such moles who would stab them in the back."What's going on over at Riddle Cooperation," Jared asked."There is indeed a slight issue over at Mrs. Johnston's place. But she has already made the necessary adjustments. There's no
"Who's that girl? She's so pretty!"Having overheard the discussions around them, Nicole and Lulu shifted their attention to the big plasma screen. It was displaying a musical concert, and Spencer, as a special guest, was performing in it. Lulu knew the fact that he was participating in the concert, but she was unaware of the fact that he would be sharing the stage with another person. Lulu had never seen or heard from Spencer about the girl who was performing with him."It's just a performance," Nicole comforted Lulu softly after noticing how crestfallen she was."I know. He did inform me about his performance today," Lulu flashed a beaming smile in response.Lulu did not mind the notion of Spencer performing with someone else. But as she looked at the dazzling Spencer, she felt a pang of insecurity deep down. What made it worse was that he was standing beside such a beautiful girl, leading Lulu to believe that this was originally how Spencer's future should have been. Feeling a s
"She's the fresh face in our company. We had to add her performance into the list today at the last minute for the rehearsal at the company. That's why I didn't have time to pick Lulu up to see the show," Spencer explained frankly."So that's why," Nicole responded, her eyes fixed on Lulu.And as if Nicole had read her mind, Lulu felt an inexplicable sense of embarrassment."Alright then, you two can go ahead. I won't disturb your date," Nicole waved her hand, signaling both to leave."Okay," Spencer said.He was also aware that Jared's car was just parked ahead and did not want to hold the couple up longer than he needed to."Spencer, just bring Lulu home if you have nothing to do. Don't always go out on dates," Nicole teased and turned around to search for Jared."Spencer?" A sweet female voice blared out, causing Nicole to abruptly pause and whirl around.The few people in the scene turned their attention to the girl coming toward them in unison. It was the same girl who had
Icyln's expression froze, and her face blanched in frustration. However, Nicole was Spencer's sister, so Icyln could only grit her teeth and put on a fake smile. "Exactly, I'm not satisfied with the way I am, so I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and train myself.""Oh, I see," Nicole nodded in understanding.She proceeded to encourage Icyln, "In that case, I think you should adapt to being alone as soon as possible. Otherwise, your trip here wouldn't be meaningful, or even enjoyable."Nicole then looked at Spencer, saying, "Isn't that right, Spencer?""Exactly," Spencer replied, backing his sister up.He too felt that if Icyln was not prepared, she should not have left home and come to San Joto on her own.Icyln's smile froze, unable to hold it together at this point, and in a troubled tone, she could only agree, "Alright then. So you will come to the company tomorrow, right?""Of course," Spencer blandly responded, for it was a certainty that he would go to the company if
Lulu really needed some time to figure things out herself, having been overwhelmed by the incidents she had experienced today. She needed her own space to calm down.Spencer pushed the car door open and got out. "Come on. There's a supermarket in front. Let's go grocery shopping first."Worried that Lulu would not eat properly when she headed home, Spencer decided to buy some ingredients so that they could whip up a meal at her house later."G-Grocery shopping?" Lulu asked in surprise. "What for?"At that moment, Lulu had no appetite to eat as she just wanted to go home."We're eating at your house tonight, so we need to buy some ingredients. Otherwise, we'll have to settle with eating pot noodles later," Spencer teased Lulu.He then came over to open the car door on the passenger side, pulling Lulu out.Lulu reacted accordingly, knowing that Spencer wanted to go home and share a meal with her. He had probably known that she was not going to eat, and that it would lead up to the
"There's no need for that," Samuel shook his head, as having others around to assist him in solving problems of this sort was embarrassing to say the least."Mom, forget it. Just wait for the good news," Nicole smiled and advised.After all, no one could help another with relationship matters."That's right. Let the kids handle their own affairs," Daniel said while serving his wife some food."I'm finished. You guys take your time," Samuel said while putting his empty bowl down. He then got up and went upstairs, each step heavy and loud."Why would he..." Gloria shook her head helplessly.Nicole looked at Samuel's figure, and a hint of amusement crossed her eyes. She was certain June and Samuel did not have a fight. If anything, June would never have the heart to fight with him, while Samuel would definitely not pick on June either. It was probably because June had been too anxious about Samuel's pursuit and might have spewed some harsh words as a result.Still, it did not reall
"That person took the mission and backed out later on. There are only two possibilities. First, he found out that he could not complete the mission. Either that, or he was testing us to get an idea of what our identities are," Nicole explained to Nolan.Nolan blinked his big eyes twice, seemingly having understood what she was saying. "So, that means he might not have a clue about any of the crests, but he wanted to find out who was interested in searching for them?"Nicole stroked Nolan's hair in relief. "Let's not rule out this possibility,"If anything, Nicole felt this was the most likely reason as to why that individual had backed out."That was close," Nolan sighed as he almost got Nicole in trouble,"In the future, don't do anything risky at random. All you need to care about now is your ranking. As you hone your abilities, your ranking will naturally get higher," Nicole said with a hint of gentleness in her eyes.At the end of the day, Nicole wanted to protect Nolan, and
The new day seemed to be full of hope. After breakfast, everyone was ready to start their busy day."Hi, Nicole. I'm here to pick Nolan and Lana up," Tia arrived, ready to take Nolan and Lana to kindergarten."Hi, Aunt Tia," Nolan and Lana grabbed their school bags, greeted Tia, and left the house with her."Go on. Be good, alright?" Nicole reminded them.Then, Nolan and Lana waved their hands at Nicole. "Bye-bye, Mommy.""Nicole, we'll leave first," Tia walked away with the twins in tow. Just as she turned around, she almost bumped into someone's arm, and in shock, she abruptly stopped in her tracks.Recognizing the person, Tia whispered, "Mr. Stanley. Is there something up?""I was just about to leave. Let's go together," Stanley said, turned around, and walked away.Tia stared at his figure skeptically. She was puzzled as Stanley seemed to be busy nowadays. He was always the one who left earliest and came back the latest, which was unlike his usual routine."Let's go, Aunt