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
Although she genuinely wanted to help Lawrence by breaching the electronic badge system, she had already tried various methods, all of which in vain. She was frustrated with the outcome, but today, Lawrence's mannerisms gave her a strange feeling.In the past, Lawrence would rarely ask her anything pertaining to her progress in cracking the system. Recently however, he had already inquired about it several times in a short window of time. He did not seem to be in a hurry, but if that was the case, it made no sense as to why he would keep urging her.Lawrence's behavior was indeed unusual today. Previously, when Nicole reported no progress, he would just comfort her and tell her not to rush it. But today, of all days, he had urged her to try harder.She did not want to give him a long-winded explanation about the fact that she had not been lazy. In fact, she really wanted to crack it and repay him for the favors he had done her over the years. Still, his actions today gave her a stra
"Come in," Nicole said, her gaze still fixed on the screen as a smile of relief crossed her face.She figured that the familiar feeling was due to her continuous efforts in cracking the system of the crest."Nicole, please sign this document." Lulu approached her desk, noticing Nicole's absentmindedness.She snuck a glance at the screen and remarked, "You're still working on this, huh?"Although she did not understand what it was, Lulu knew that Nicole would be engrossed in it whenever she found herself having some free time.In response, Nicole looked up at Lulu and replied, "Just put it down.""Okay," Lulu placed the document down. "Doesn't look like it's going well. Do you want me to get you a cup of coffee?""Thank you," Nicole said, expressing her gratitude.Lulu widened her eyes in surprise. "Why are you suddenly so polite? Things really aren't going well, huh?""Not exactly. It's always been like this anyway," Nicole calmly explained.She had not fully recovered from t
Nicole smiled and shook her head. Then, her gaze fell back on the computer screen. Almost involuntarily, she found herself opening the Hunters website to check the tasks she had posted.The people who had accepted the tasks before had not provided any updates, and no one else seemed interested in taking them on.Nicole squinted as she looked at the words, "Five Crests".'What do the Five Great Crests look like?' she wondered.Meanwhile, after leaving the Riddle Corporation, Lawrence returned to Genesis Group with a sour grimace on his face."Mr. Royce. There's no progress. What should we do next?" Ian asked in a low voice.With Iris' capture and her imprisonment, she had undoubtedly lost all the value she could possibly provide.Lawrence had not expected that what could have been a deadly blow to Jared had instead led to heavy losses and a crushing defeat.'Jared should not be underestimated!' Lawrence's eyes darkened at once.Still, he was determined not to give up easily.N