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
"Grandma, Tia's my family. Don't worry. I'll take good care of her. But you're still energetic and hearty, so there's no need to talk about this yet," Nicole reassured Mrs. Wallace Sr."Lovely. That's great." Mrs. Wallace Sr. felt more at ease at Nicole's promise.They then settled Mrs. Wallace Sr. in her room. Nicole made sure she was comfortable in bed and covered her with a blanket.After leaving the room, Tia's face was pale. She asked worriedly, "Is she alright, Nicole?""She's fine. She's just worried about us." Nicole smiled reassuringly. Mrs. Wallace Sr. was in good shape, so those words were just casual remarks. Nicole did not want Tia to get overly concerned.Tia seemed relieved at Nicole's explanation. "Oh, I see.""But you should really think about what she said. Don't you have any guy you like?" Nicole asked meaningfully with her eyebrow raised."Nicole, not you too..." Tia blushed."Alright, I won't push it. You should think about it yourself." Nicole smiled and l
Nicole still did not understand what Jared was referring to, so she frowned in confusion. "Why do you ask?""Have you noticed any changes in Nolan's behavior lately?" Jared sensed that Nolan was slowly warming up to him. Though Nolan had not fully accepted him, the young boy was less resistant. What more, Nolan hardly brought up Lawrence when Jared was around.Upon hearing that, Nicole finally understood. She nodded. "Oh, it was nothing. Well, I told him that Lawrence and I would only be friends."Otherwise, Nolan would have kept playing matchmaker between them. Nicole was finding it hard to handle."Woah, he listened." Jared was quite shocked. He felt it was not easy to change Nolan's mindset."Let's just say he's trying." Nicole still knew Nolan better. If she set things straight, Nolan would figure things out on his own. Now, it was evident that Nolan had accepted the fact, whether wholeheartedly or reluctantly.Jared held Nicole's hand tight. "That's great. You should reject
"So you're saying Harvey's starting to make his move," Nicole said with furrowed brows. After rejecting Snow so many times, Harvey was preparing to take action now.Lulu nodded, her expression serious. "Looks like it. What are you going to do, Nicole?""I won't let him get his hands on DillCorp," Nicole said coldly. If Harvey bought the subsidiary, it would be a huge loss for the Riddle family and the headquarters. Although DillCorp's performance was mediocre, it was still part of the Riddle Corporation, and Nicole was not going to let it fall into someone else's hands.Lulu lowered her voice. "What should we do?"DING.Upon reaching their designated floor, the elevator door opened. The pair made their way toward Nicole's office."Lulu, I've thought about it for a while. It's best if we don't do anything," Nicole said seriously.If the headquarters took action now, it would be clear that DillCorp was under the headquarters' control. However, some people from Dillion's side had t