"Hey, come on, it hasn't been easy for her," Nicole said, her eyes showing a bit of coldness."Oh, by the way, didn't Ellar mention seeing James with some girl before? I think I saw them together that day too," Lulu suddenly remembered, lowering her voice as if afraid someone might overhear.Nicole narrowed her eyes, thinking it was important to find out who this woman was and what she meant to James. 'Is James falling for someone else, or does he want to take over the whole Riddle family business?'"Nicole, what's going on in your head?" Lulu whispered, noticing Nicole's silence.Nicole's face turned serious, "Let's have someone thoroughly investigate this matter, leave no detail unchecked.""Sure, got it," Lulu replied, her expression becoming serious as well.The situation with James might have seemed like a coincidence once, but not twice. It was important to take it seriously.While waiting anxiously in the DillCorp's office, Raine couldn't help but pace back and forth unti
"Don't worry, I'll be with you all the time," James reassured Raine, giving her a hug.Raine blushed and smiled, leaning on James. It didn't matter that he didn't come from a fancy family. Right now, he was helping her, and that meant the world.As the sun went down, June's apartment was crowded."You guys really here to celebrate with me?" Samuel asked, looking a bit unsure as he glanced at his brothers. He felt like they were teasing him."You've got such a serious face, I bet your proposal didn't go well," Spencer said, teasing Samuel."Ha! Don't act like you had better luck," Samuel replied, giving Spencer a challenging look. "You're not fooling anyone either."Spencer was surprised for a moment, then he frowned at Samuel. "Well, at least I didn't get caught by paparazzi while dating someone."There was no denying it. Samuel had indeed been caught red-handed, so now he had to make the most of the situation and propose."Did June not agree?" Stanley asked in a hushed voice.
"Hi, Aunt June!" Nolan and Lana greeted as they saw June walking into the room.June was taken by surprise to see the little kids call her an aunt. The greeting had rendered her completely speechless."Aunt June! Are you not going to invite us in?" Lana asked, batting her eyelashes innocently.It was only then that June snapped back to her senses, and clumsily invited them in, "Yeah, erm, come in."Then, Tia led both Nolan and Lana into the house where the twins obediently went on to greet everyone who was present."Come and let me see you guys. I missed you guys so much!" Samuel exclaimed, missing them as he had not seen the twins for several days now.Nolan took a glance at Samuel's cast and asked, "Uncle Samuel, does it hurt a lot?""It doesn't hurt anymore now that I get to see you guys," Samuel replied with a smile on his face."Can you get married now since it doesn't hurt anymore, Uncle Samuel? Can I be the flower girl?" Lana raised her eyebrows as she bombarded Samuel w
Stanley then moved one of the fruit bowls closer to Tia, and whispered, "Have some.""Okay." Tia agreed with a nod before she picked a piece of fruit up and ate it."Hey, what's going on?" Lulu nudged Nicole upon noticing Stanley's treatment of Tia."Maybe...there's something. Let's just wait and see," Nicole replied with a smirk.Nicole felt that there was something going on between Stanley and Tia. However, she could not put a finger on what it was. They were both locked in a constant game of tug and war, and neither of them were willing to make the first move.Lulu raised her eyebrows upon hearing that. "So... maybe..."Then, she snickered as she stared at Stanley and Tia.While everyone else was chatting away, June noticed that it was already dinner time, and so, she ushered everyone to the dining hall, where she had prepared fondue for everyone. Once they were all seated, they dug in. A round of wine was given to those who drank, and before they knew it, everyone was having
'This is a problem, and she has still not figured out a solution to this?'After June had responded, Lulu stared at Samuel for a long while with her brows raised. 'If I ask him, will he think the same?'"Since we've been photographed together, of course we'll eventually have to come clean about it. I intend to make things clear with the team and have them announce it," Samuel replied, thinking it was good news.Upon hearing Samuel's words, June looked up at him in surprise. 'He wants to announce it to the world?'Coincidentally, the two of them looked at each other as if in bafflement. "Before this, I have always respected your decision of not disclosing the fact about us two, but now I feel that it's time for us to tell the world about it."The photograph was taken at June's home when Samuel was still recovering. If they did not disclose their relationship, June would be the one suffering the brunt of it from the public, which would pester with an endless stream of questions in t
"She'll become my aunt-in-law, right?" Lana asked."Yeah, Aunt June is going to be your aunt-in-law," Lulu responded.Then, Lana looked up and asked, "What about you, Aunt Lulu? When will you be my aunt-in-law?"Lulu became embarrassed, not expecting to be dragged into this. "Hey, this is about Aunt June. Leave me out of this."Everyone burst out laughing the moment the remark was uttered.Lulu's cheeks turned even redder as the realization dawned upon her that, as the gossip queen, she had become the topic of gossip today."Let's have a toast!" Samuel raised his glass in high spirits.Though he was drinking juice, he downed his glass as though it was a shot of strong liquor, nonetheless.The dinner ended merrily, and everyone left feeling content.After seeing his family off, Samuel pulled June in and held her tightly in his arms and whispered, "Let's get married once I've recovered.""That soon?!" June exclaimed in shock."I find that it's way past due, honestly."If she
Tia bit her lip lightly, took a deep breath, and attempted to suppress her nerves as she followed slowly from behind.After getting into the car, Tia kept her head down, feeling like a helpless child who had done something wrong."Is your foot feeling okay?" Stanley asked in a bid to take her attention away from the matter, making her understand that what happened earlier was just an accident. He could not simply ignore her when she was on the verge of falling."It's fine," Tia moderated her tone, hoping it did not sound strange."You should visit a doctor if it hurts. Don't take it lightly," Stanley reminded her, worried that she might have injured her ankle.Tia nodded. "I know, Mr. Stanley."He did not like being called Mr. Stanley, but she had never changed her way of addressing him over the years. With this in mind, he issued a mental sigh and shook his head.Putting his thoughts aside, Stanley continued driving to the Riddle residence while Tia sat quietly. Though she appe
Jared was still awake, and when he saw her return, he closed his laptop and placed it aside."You're not asleep yet? Is there something important to work on?" Nicole casually asked as she took a glance at what he was doing."No, just looking at some details," Jared replied as he reached out to pull Nicole over to the bed.After shooting him another glance, Nicole whispered, "Just go to bed if there's nothing to do.""Okay," he agreed and leaned over to kiss Nicole's forehead.Blushing a little, Nicole gently pushed Jared away and said, "Now, go to sleep.""I don't want to sleep; I want to sleep with..." Jared stared at her with darkened eyes.His intentions were obvious.Nicole returned his gaze with a look of disapproval and pushed him away. "I'm going to sleep."After that, she pulled the blanket over herself before moving away from him.'What a jerk. Even if he's not tired, I am!' she thought.Jared found this very adorable.He watched as she wrapped herself up in a coco