She had family, friends, and... him.Nicole felt like that was how normal life should be, unlike in the past five years where she had to hide on the island with her children while not even knowing her true identity.A gentle look appeared on Jared's face as he said softly, "It'll get better.""I think so too." Nicole lifted her eyebrow, looking a little playful.After all, she was happy with everything she had, and she would do anything to protect it all.Jared embraced her in his arms dotingly. He sniffed the fragrance from her hair, and his eyes looked at ease.He had been waiting for a life like this for five years. Finally, his wife had come back.Time flew by and three days had passed.Everything seemed to have returned to normal, yet it felt like there was a storm hiding somewhere in the calm.However, there was some good news on Nicole's side. The AI project that she sent to Mr. Bennett's team to develop had already been completed, and the initial program had already ma
The afternoon sun was shining brightly.After having lunch together, Nicole, Sean, and Steve returned to the office."Sean, Everette has been unusually quiet recently. We should keep our guards up," said Nicole, gaze darkening.She knew why Raine and James suddenly showed up at the Riddle family manor back then. However, she figured that Raine would never just sit back and do nothing after not acquiring any information she wanted. That was why she found a way to leak the information to her father.Raine had been quite active recently, yet Everette remained still. That was why Nicole felt a little uneasy."Sure, I got it," Sean responded seriously."Steve, is everything going well with the recent projects?" Nicole asked."Yeah, everything's going smoothly." Steve nodded."Okay." Nicole felt relieved knowing that at least everything in the company was running smoothly."By the way, I heard that there's a spy in the Johnston Group. How's that going?" Sean asked casually.Nicole'
"But..." This case was not over yet, and a threat remained.Jared frowned, deep in thought. "I'll let Preston troubleshoot the issue, and check whether there was a hacker breach.""Why not have Mrs. Johnston..." Max paused before he could finish his sentence. He remembered Nicole was still in the dark, thinking the company's matter has been resolved. Jared worried about Nicole as she had too many things going on recently, so it was right for Preston to look into the case."Yes, sir," Max complied and left.Soon, Preston arrived at Jared's office after Jared contacted him."What's up? You sounded so serious on the phone," Preston asked solemnly after walking into Jared's office. Preston was aware that Jared would only contact him for something important."Help me check if someone hacked the company's software defense system," Jared said, and a glint of coldness crossed his eyes."Someone hacked into this place! I wonder who had the guts to do it?!" Preston was shocked. His moveme
Spencer's arrival should have been a joyful occasion for Lulu. The thing was, Icyln was right beside Spencer, making Lulu still depressed."What's going on between you two?" Nicole was quite upset with Spencer's decision to bring Icyln along. 'Had she not caused enough trouble before?'Sensing Nicole's emotions, Spencer explained helplessly, "We bumped into each other just now."Spencer was here to pick up Lulu, and there was no way he would bring Icyln along with him. However, he had no choice but to take Icyln with him since she asked him for help."Well, isn't that a coincidence," Lulu snorted. "If I'm not mistaken, Ms. Icyln's hotel is not in the same direction as Riddle Corporation."Who would believe in encountering each other twice like this? As if the photo incident was not enough, Lulu might have let this case slide as Preston promised his teacher to take care of Icyln. However, she could not overlook it now.Not expecting Lulu to snap, Icyln's face turned pale, and she
"Come on, Spencer. Let's go." Lulu took Spencer's arm and smiled."Alright." Spencer nodded to Icyln and walked away with Lulu.Looking at the couple walking side by side, holding each other's hands tightly, Icyln clenched her teeth, trying to restrain her last shred of sanity. 'Lulu's not good enough for Spencer. How dare she stand beside Spencer! I disapprove.""Ms. Icyln, if there's nothing else, you should head home and rest," Nicole swept a glance at Icyln and walked toward Jared's car.Once in the car, Nicole rubbed her temples. Then another pair of hands took over, gently pressing and rubbing for her. Jared observed her tired face before saying with concern, "It must've been tough.""It's fine." Nicole leaned against the seat. "I'm just a little speechless by Icyln's little act just now."Even Lulu, the slow-witted one, noticed something was off with Icyln, let alone the others. Lulu's actions shocked Nicole. She felt Lulu should have asserted Spencer was taken earlier. Th
As they were talking, Nicole's phone rang. Seeing that it was Tia's number, Nicole's eyes narrowed."Tia." Nicole answered the call, her voice slightly subdued. Tia was supposed to pick up Nolan and Lana now, so Nicole wondered why Tia called her at this time."Nicole, Mr. Lawrence came to pick up Nolan and Lana, wanting to go out with them. Nolan wants to go. I have no idea what to do. That's why I called you," Tia said in distress."Leo?" Nicole frowned. 'Leo went to pick up Nolan at this time?'"Mummy, Godpa is bringing us ice cream. We're going with him. You can pick us up later at Godpa's!" Nolan shouted into the phone, seemingly worried that Nicole would disagree with their plan."Nolan!" Nicole screamed, but Nolan did not respond. Tia's voice sounded, "Nicole, Nolan has already gone with Mr. Lawrence!"'This little bastard!' Nicole was at a loss with Nolan's behavior. She continued to ask, "What about Lana?""Lana wants to go home," Tia responded."Alright then. You take
'Oh no. Why do I get the feeling that Jared could see through me?'Watching the interaction between father and son, Nicole felt frustrated. She noticed that Nolan inherited his cunning behavior from his father, and it was not because of his early intelligence. She was afraid his deviousness might rival Jared's when he grew up.With a sigh, Nicole rolled her eyes at Jared. 'Who would get so calculating with his son.'Jared remained calm because he felt Nolan deserved the lesson. 'Let's see if Nolan would dare to play these little tricks again next time. He actually wanted to steal my wife away and matchmake her with someone else. This kid needs a good beating.'Meanwhile, Nicole could not really argue with Jared, knowing his intentions. She could only sigh and turn her gaze toward Nolan. "So, Mommy is here to pick you up. Do you want to go home?""Of course, I want to go home," Nolan said in a huff. 'If I don't go back now, who knows where this meanie is going to take Mommy again?'
"Let's stay put first. Iris will do the job," Lawrence said coldly. Iris would have to play her role well enough after becoming his ally."She did say she was taking the next step. But why do I feel like she has already aroused suspicion? Should we act more carefully?" Ian asked worriedly with a frown. Recently, the search for the outsider has been on-going in Johnston Group. But the search gradually died down, so Ian felt it was suspiciously quiet.Lawrence swept a cold glance at Ian. "So what, if he suspects us? Does he have any evidence against us?"'If there was evidence against them, with Jared's personality, he would have not been so calm. Even if they discovered Iris was the traitor, it's difficult to track her actions. Iris was fired from the company, so who would even remember this invisible one? Moreover, even if they found out about Iris, it has nothing to do with me since Iris did all the dirty work,' Lawrence thought.A hint of indifference crossed Lawrence's eyes, and