"Miss, are we still leaving?" The driver became a little impatient as he asked.Icyln gritted her teeth and reluctantly got into the car.After Nicole had entered the house, she saw that Daniel and Gloria were still watching TV with Nolan and Lana. So, she figured that Jared had not returned yet."Mommy!" Nolan and Lana ran happily toward her."Mom, Dad," Nicole greeted her parents and led the kids back to the couch.After sitting down, Daniel glanced outside and asked, "Did I hear you talking to someone else outside just now?""Oh, I bumped into Spencer, but he had something to do, so he has gone out again," Nicole replied.Daniel nodded upon hearing that, finally understanding what the noise was about."How's Samuel doing?" Gloria asked in concern."He's fine. Don't worry. He's recovering very well," Nicole reassured Gloria.Gloria heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good. But June must be having a hard time.""It's true but she seems to be enjoying Samuel's presence, so let'
The corners of Nicole's lips lifted as she shook her head lightly. 'As I had expected, as hard it was before to push him away, it is equally as hard to resist the temptation now.'Nicole changed into a fresh pair of pajamas before laying down on her bed to get some shuteye. It was the first time Nicole had laid down in an empty bed without him as she looked at the empty space next to her.Nicole reached for her phone, wanting to give Jared a call.'He might be busy. No, I should not bother him.' Nicole hesitated.Late in the night, Jared returned to the Riddle residence where he saw that Nicole was already fast asleep on the bed. Jared softened his movements, not wanting to wake Nicole up.Jared quickly showered up and got into bed with Nicole. He frowned when he saw that Nicole was fast asleep with her phone in her hand. He gently took her phone out of her grasp, and that was when the screen lit up, showing Jared's contact. Jared squinted his eyes as he stared at her phone, and s
"Jared, has work been alright for you?" Daniel asked, his face was filled with concern."Yeah. Everything's fine," Jared replied."That's good to hear." Daniel felt an immediate sense of relief upon hearing that everything was going smoothly for Jared.After breakfast was over, everyone left to go about their daily routine, with Jared dropping Nicole off at work."Let's go," Jared told Max after Nicole had entered the building."Mr. Johnston, are you not going to tell your wife about this?" Max asked hesitantly."No. I know for sure that she'll be worried," Jared said, feeling indifferent about the situation."What if Lawrence beats you to it and tells her?" Max blurted out, worried on behalf of Jared if Nicole discovered the truth.A cold look flashed across Jared's eyes, and in a cold voice, he replied, "If he wants to tell her, then he can go ahead. I'll have to see how thick skinned he can be if he does."Max paused for a moment before nodding in agreement. 'He probably wo
Nicole glanced at Lulu, "Spencer did not come home last night. Did he stay at your place?"Lulu's cheeks reddened, and she stuttered, "He stayed in the guest room!"Nicole chuckled, and that was when she teased, "I didn't ask about this. What I meant was, did you guys reconcile?""Nicole, stop teasing me!" Lulu's face became as red as tomato as Nicole gave her a playful look, knowing that she had done it on purpose."Are you...embarrassed?" Nicole teased."Of course not! He slept in the guest room," Lulu squealed."Okay. Spencer slept in the guest room.' Nicole repeated with a devilish smile. "Have you guys made up or not?""Um...' Lulu bit her lips. "We're okay."Lulu was unsure of what to believe but she trusted that Spencer was telling the truth and went along with it."That's good to hear. It's obvious that Icyln had done it on purpose. Don't buy into any of her words. It's not worth it." Nicole sighed.Nicole herself was unsure what Icyln had said to coax Spencer into se
"I'm so sorry,' Lulu apologized."Who is the flower for, may I ask? I'll apologize on your behalf or replace one for her."The delivery man looked at the details before replying, "Lulu Barrera.""Huh?" Lulu's jaw dropped. "Me? For ME?"The delivery man was taken aback by how coincidental it was."Who sent these?" Lulu wore a puzzled look on her face. 'Who would send me flowers?'As she spoke, Lulu grabbed the bouquet of flowers, before reaching out to take the card.As she read the card, a smile appeared on her face, 'Spencer sent these!'Lulu hugged the bouquet of flowers and went back to the office. She immediately placed the flowers into a vase. A silly smile appeared on her face as she stared at the flowers in front of her in a daze.Though it was not the first time Lulu had received flowers, she thought it was the most beautiful bouquet of flowers she had ever received.Suddenly, the office phone rang, and she snapped back to her senses. She quickly answered the call and
The police had not found any traces of Iris. This is odd. It's as if she had vanished into thin air."Mr. Johnston, do you think Lawrence had a hand in hiding her?" Max asked, his face displaying hints of skepticism."No." Jared remained calm, knowing that Lawrence had long washed his hands of Iris, and would not help her let alone hide her.Max frowned. "Then where on earth could she be?"While San Joto was a huge place, for the police to scour for her would not be that difficult of a task. 'But why is there no news about her at all?'Nevertheless, Jared was confident. "She's bound to show up sooner or later."'Iris can keep hiding like this, but sooner or later, she will show up. I just have to wait for that moment.'Max agreed with a nod, understanding where Jared was coming from. "I will have someone keep a lookout.""On the other hand, Lawrence's side seems awfully quiet these days." Jared's eyes darkened with doubt."Yeah. They aren't doing anything. All they've been doi
Jared was very protective of Nicole. He knew that Nicole did not care about the Riddle family as a corporate entity, knowing that Sean would be the one to eventually inherit everything. However, it did not stop the public from gossiping about it.Nicole flashed a dazed smile at Jared as she listened on to his cocky remarks. 'How can he be so handsome? I love it when he's like this.'"They have no chance of winning."Though everything was going according to Nicole's plan, she was curious as to how things would end up between Harvey, Snow, and Everett. On one hand, she had totally given up hoping that Everett and Snow would put up a good fight, but on the other, James Harlow was a walking, ticking time bomb.Jared caressed Nicole's hair as she was deep in thought, "Office hours are over. You might want to stop thinking about work."Though there were unsolved issues at work daily, Jared was a person who preferred to look at the end result than to ruminate over the trivial and unneces
Tia walked over. "Nicole."In response, Nicole smiled. "Thank you for your hard work.""It was nothing. It's easy to pick the kids up and drop them off," Tia said, bashful as she did not feel like it was a big deal."Come on. Let's get in." Nicole held Nolan's hand and the group walked into the mansion.In the living room, Gloria and Daniel were with Stanley and Spencer. With so many people together, the house came alive with excitement and chatter."I'll go check on dinner. I'll have it sent to Grandma once it's ready," Tia informed, about to head to the kitchen."Tia, bring your grandma over. Let's all eat together, " Nicole suggested."Sure, I'll go tell her. She'd definitely join us if you're inviting her," Tia said and went to the backyard.Mrs. Wallace Sr. was quite old and had difficulty moving, so she rarely came to the front yard. She preferred to be left alone in the backyard, only coming to the front yard during festivals or important occasions.Today was Nicole's i