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
"No, it's nothing," Jared said with dark eyes. This month's financial statement seemed normal, but it felt like something was wrong with it."Mr. Johnston, there's still no news on Iris," Max said, disappointed. "Was she always so good at hiding before?"Max considered it highly unlikely that Iris had already left San Joto unless she could fly. Despite the size of the city, there were few places for Iris to hide. Where could she hide without being discovered?Jared's expression was gloomy. He did not expect that there would be no information about Iris's whereabouts."Should we call the team back?" Max probed. If the manhunt slackened, Iris might let down her guard and show herself."No. She'll lose patience eventually," Jared replied. She could hide all she wanted, but there would be times she would need to show herself to survive."Yes, sir," Max responded. "I'll send in more manpower.""How is it on Lawrence?" Jared asked coldly. Compared to Iris, Jared felt Lawrence was a bi
"What are you talking about, Steve?" Nicole asked. She thought everything was resolved at Johnston Group, so she was confused when Steve said things were restless there."Wait, you don't know? Did Jared not tell you?" Steve said in surprise.Nicole asked again, "What's going on?""Iris held a grudge after that incident with Jared and teamed up with Lawrence to get back at him. Her plan backfired, and Iris is now wanted by the authorities, but they haven't caught her yet," Steve explained. Assuming Jared did not want Nicole to worry, Steve told Nicole about the recent events.Nicole's face turned white. It was hard to believe the news. "With Lawrence?!"'T-This can't be. How could this be real?!' Nicole thought."Didn't you lend some money to Lawrence before? He didn't actually need it. He just wanted to use you to threaten Jared." Sean sighed. Initially, he was oblivious to the situation. But upon discovering that Jared was searching for Iris, he was able to piece everything toge
Judging from her expression, it seemed like Nicole already knew plenty about the situation."Why didn't you tell me?" Nicole was a little upset, wondering if Jared did not trust her enough to tell her.Jared stretched out his hands and signaled her to come over.Nicole gave Jared a side eye and stood still. Her stance seemed to say, 'Don't bother calling me over if you're not willing to explain things.'Jared shook his head and sighed. Then, he approached Nicole and pulled her down to sit on the sofa beside him."It wasn't intentional. I just felt like it was unnecessary to bring it up." As a matter of fact, Jared did not want to put Nicole in a difficult position. He did not expect her to still find out in the end."Johnston Group is about to be in trouble, and you think it's unnecessary for me to know?" Nicole got angrier. She thought, 'I see. So, he never thought of sharing his burden with me.'Jared grabbed her hands and said gently, "Don't worry. No one has the power to rui