"So, during the first project seminar, Harvey was a no-show! Instead, he sent a secretary to represent him. But Snow wasn't one to back down easily. She tried every possible way to meet Harvey, but nothing worked. "Undeterred, she decided to go straight to Harvey's company to find him. And you won't believe what happened next!"Nicole chuckled, amused by Lulu's enthusiasm. "She ended up in a deadlock, didn't she?"Lulu looked disappointed that Nicole guessed it right away. "How did you know so quickly? It's no fun if you're not surprised.""Well," Nicole replied calmly, "you did mention she kept running into roadblocks."Lulu couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything that can still surprise you?""We'll find out when you share the rest of the story," Nicole said.Even if Nicole would not be surprised about that happen to Snow, it would still be good to hear about her misfortune."So here's the deal. Harvey didn't throw her out. Instead, he got the secretary to welcome her. She
"That's it," Nicole nodded.Lulu turned around and left the office. Then, she picked the document on the table up and started working on it.Meanwhile, at DillCorp, Snow was wearing a sour grimace as she was sitting at her desk. She was frustrated, as she could not believe she had allowed such a good opportunity to go to waste. The more she thought about it, the more discontented she felt.With her fists clenched, she thought, 'No, this can't be it. It's not easy to come upon such a chance. I sure as hell can't give it up.'Snow gritted her teeth. She was determined to get Harvey to meet her even if he was reluctant to do so.In the afternoon, the warm rays of the sun poured into the room. After she had eaten her lunch, Nicole took a break, until there were three knocks on the door.Confused, Nicole declared, "You may enter."Nicole could not figure out who would come knocking at this hour. It could not be Lulu, as she had just gone out.The door opened, and Lawrence entered wi
Lawrence flashed her a sheepish smile. "It seems to me that you won't be in any disadvantage."Lawrence was worried that Harvey would not accept his requests and would even pose a threat to Riddle Corporation in the near future.'Perhaps I'm overthinking this. She does not have to go through me for whatever decision she is going to be making. I guess I'll have to put my trust in her,' Lawrence thought to himself.Nicole bit her lip and shot him a glance. "I must still thank you for this."'With all said and done, he has personally shown up to provide me with such information just in time. I ought to thank him for this,' thought Nicole."There's no need to thank me for this. Just take it as a gesture of good will," Lawrence replied with a smile."Cut the crap. Me helping you is how things should be now. You've given me enough aid before this," Nicole said as she returned the smile.'There will be no end to it if we keep repaying each other's favors.'"That's a completely differe
After a moment of hesitation, Nicole solemnly agreed, "Alright, I know what to do."Nicole was still in the mist on why Steve was being such a worry wart but knowing that he did indeed look out for her, she had promised him just so that he could be at ease."Just be alert, okay?" Steve reminded, knowing that he and Sean were not going to give up on their investigation easily.Nicole nodded and changed the subject, "Okay, is there anything else?""Yeah, here.' Steve handed a document over to Nicole. "Sean has gotten his hands on some info about Everette. It seems that he has been getting closer to this unknown figure as of recent. We've yet to find out who."Nicole's eyes flickered back and forth from the document, after which she grabbed it. "Okay.""Sean has gotten people to keep an eye on him. I think you should be the one to see this first. If you have any ideas, you can come to Sean and me," he reminded."Okay." Nicole nodded in agreement.Then, after seeing him off, she re
Nicole chuckled a little, after which she told Lulu, "I don't know if they're going to be unfortunate, but what I do know is that I might have solved a mystery because of this.""Is it Everett or Snow?" Lulu asked, her eyes brimming with curiosity.Nicole shrugged. "Everett.""She's just," Lulu guffawed.The product Riddle Corporation had released had overtaken the beta version of the same item that his company had doled out. 'I discovered what he was up to in the nick of time. If and when he finds out, he will be pissed.'Meanwhile, at NandoCorp, Everett came rushing into the office in a panic, his face grim and sullen."Mr. Riddle? What should we do now?" his assistant anxiously asked.No one at the office had envisioned that this would happen, especially after they had bagged such a successful project from the Riddle Corporation."What should we do? What can I even do?!" Everett shrieked, irritated at her assistant.Startled, his assistant lowered his head, and the rest of
"Of course, when you all get married, your mom and I can finally be at ease." Daniel looked at Stanley and Spencer, as if to suggest that the both of them were the odd ones out."Don't look at me, you should be saying this to Stanley," Spencer quickly protested, arguing that he had a girlfriend, and that Stanley was the only one among them who was still single.In a split second, Daniel redirected his glance to Stanley, who threw his arms up as if in surrender. "Pretend I never said anything."Stanley had always been a person who did not have a hoot to give about relationships, let alone marriage. As such, he did not mind if his younger siblings got hitched way before he did.Daniel and Gloria both exchanged glances, after which they each issued a sigh of defeat. Both were praying that Stanley would soon understand where they both were coming from.Stanley quickly scarfed his food down to divert everyone's attention."Forget it. Let's dig in." Daniel said, giving up on convincing
"Very clever, indeed." Jared bopped Lana's nose with a smile.In turn, Lana giggled with satisfaction."Mommy, should we continue to wait for him?" Nolan asked, glancing at Lana before turning to look at Nicole."Let's wait for a while longer," Nicole replied. 'This might be our only hope.'"Okay." Nolan nodded obediently, not daring to make any decisions on his own.Then, Nicole softly caressed Nolan's head. "Come on, let's go to bed.""Okay." Nolan nodded in agreement.After that, Jared shot them one last glance and said, "I'll go put Lana in bed.""Goodnight, Mommy. Goodnight, Nolan." Lana waved her tiny arms."Good night." Nolan waved back."Go take a shower and get ready for bed." Nicole patted Nolan on the back to usher him to the bathroom.Nolan then grabbed his pajamas and waddled to the bathroom, and not long after, he emerged wearing them.Nicole watched as Nolan climbed onto his bed, after which she tucked him in."Mommy, are you and godfather never going to be
Jared gently placed Nicole down on their bed, whereupon he smoothed her hair out and gave her a peck on her lips.With their breaths hitching as they both ascended to cloud nine, Nicole kissed back, succumbing to the heat of the moment. The couple then got lost in one another's presence as Jared deepened the kiss.The next day, the sun shone bright and warm as Nicole flickered her eyes open. She pecked Jared in the cheeks, which turned red at once."Come on, let's get up," Nicole said, gently patting on Jared.In response, Jared curled his lips into a smile, "Okay."Soon after, the two of them got themselves ready and went downstairs for breakfast. And one after another, the entire family slowly came down and sauntered into the dining room."Steve, why are you here?" they asked, surprised to see Steve at the dining table having breakfast."Did you guys fight?""Did you do something to hurt her?"A barrage of questions struck Steve, who turned to glare at Spencer and Stanley. "