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
"Yep, sure," Nicole responded and went upstairs."Is Nolan okay?" Gloria still did not feel quite at ease.Daniel reassured her. "Don't worry. Nicole will take care of it."They obviously could see Nolan was upset. However, Nicole said he was fine, and they trusted Nicole.Gloria looked in the direction of the room upstairs and said, "Fine, then let's discuss it tomorrow morning.""It's getting late. We should rest.""Yes."The two stood up and walked toward their room.In the dead of the night, Nicole and Jared returned to their room after making sure the kids were asleep.Finally having the chance to discuss Nolan's issue, Nicole asked Jared helplessly, "Are you really going to be so harsh on the child?"Jared said seriously, "I'm fine with everything else, except for this."Jared could let go of anything Nolan did, but matchmaking his wife with another person was a matter he could never let someone off the hook, even if it's his son."Woah, you really are enemies." Nicol
Jared set Nicole down at the sink and smirked. "If you're not tired, I don't mind continuing—""In your dreams!" Nicole interrupted, stuffing a toothbrush in Jared's mouth. "Go brush your teeth and stop talking."Jared let out a low chuckle affectionately.Nicole shot him a warning glare, signaling that her patience was wearing thin if he kept laughing at her.Jared gently ran his fingers through Nicole's hair. "Alright, I'll brush."After a peaceful morning routine, Jared pulled Nicole and stole a kiss from her when she wanted to change her clothes in the wardrobe. He then walked into the wardrobe before her, leaving her standing alone with flushed cheeks.'What's going on? How did we suddenly just do the deed? I was indeed gradually getting used to him and our identity as husband and wife. But are we just going to resume our true husband-and-wife identities?' Nicole thought.'The situation feels so surreal. Clearly, I had not regained my memories. So did I fall in love with Ja
"Oh. Thank you so much, Mrs. Riddle." Honestly, Tia was quite worried about Mrs. Wallace Sr.'s condition, but she had to send the kids to kindergarten."No worries. Send the kids to kindergarten first," Gloria said, preparing to visit Mrs. Wallace Sr.Daniel responded, "I'll get the doctors over. After all, she's old. It's better to be safe than sorry.""That's a good idea." Nicole nodded, feeling it was more prudent to seek professional help."I'll leave Mrs. Wallace Sr. in your hands. I'll take the kids to kindergarten first," Tia informed and left with the kids as time was running out."I'll send you guys off," Stanley said and followed them.Tia was stunned, but she remained silent and followed him.Watching their figures fade into the distance, Nicole raised her eyebrow, wondering about their situation."You should stay back and check how Mrs. Wallace Sr. is doing. As for the company matters, I'll talk to Sean," Jared informed. He knew Nicole would be anxious about Mrs. Wa
Nicole and Gloria arrived in the front yard of the living room. Nicole looked at the time and said, "Mom, it's still early, so I'm going to the company.""Go ahead. Remember not to overwork yourself. You look pale," Gloria advised.Nicole's cheeks instantly blushed. "Got it."With that, Nicole left the house and had the driver send her to Riddle Corporation.Meanwhile, Jared stood facing the company's French window, his expression cold."Is the news accurate?" Jared asked. It had been such a long time since they started the investigation. So long that he thought there was nothing left to be found, but now there was actually a clue."Positive," Max said with a grave expression. "That year when Mrs. Johnston came back to San Joto, there was indeed a mysterious entity that followed her. We suspect that group of people was the one who harmed Mrs. Johnston. As for their identity, we're still working on finding that out.""Give this information to Zane. Get him to find a way to invest
Lulu thought that Snow's position would not possibly be lower ranking than Raine's. There were sisters, after all.Nicole frowned slightly. "It is quite weird that she's suddenly focused on her career.""I know, right? This seems off." Lulu nodded. She would believe it if there were rumors of Snow setting her sights on a young heir from a wealthy family. However, Lulu could never believe Snow was interested in positions and work at DillCorp.Nicole bit her lip lightly, wondering about the possibilities. 'What's Snow up to now? She can't possibly be interested to be the Riddle family's heir, right? Or have pigs learned to fly?'"Oh, about that. I heard that DillCorp seems to be in discussion for a major project. If they land the deal, they might even rise to become a first-tier company," Lulu said, shifting from gossip to a serious tone.Nicole raised her eyebrow. "Why are you so well aware of what's happening in DillCorp?"Lulu was simply a small gossip news hub, favoring the new