"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
After arriving at the restaurant and placing their orders, Nicole and Lulu chatted while waiting for their food."June is getting married, and I'm thinking about what wedding gift to give her." Lulu propped her chin up with both hands, frowning in contemplation.As her best friend, she felt that she should do more than just give her something simple; she wanted to give her a gift that was more meaningful.Noting Lulu's dilemma, Nicole teased, "Actually, you might as well consider having a double wedding. Wouldn't that be even more meaningful?""I..." Lulu sighed. "Forget it."Even though Nicole had jokingly suggested it before, Lulu had seriously considered the idea and found it impractical. Her situation with Spencer was distinct from that of Samuel and June."You always overthink things," Nicole said with a look of defeat.If two people loved each other deeply, a great deal of worries would automatically be rendered void. If Spencer really cared about Lulu's background, he wou
"Well, you're just having lunch together during work hours, which is normal among colleagues. I don't have any misunderstandings, but Miss Icyln, have you misunderstood something? Or do you want me to misunderstand something?" Lulu finally retorted as she could not bear Icyln's antics anymore, essentially giving Icyln a taste of her own medicine."No, why would I think that way?" Icyln replied awkwardly, not expecting Lulu to be so straightforward."Lulu." Spencer's voice sounded concerned as he could tell that Lulu was feeling off.Lulu raised an eyebrow and suddenly put on a beaming smile. "Since you both seem so eager to join us at the same table, why don't we just eat together?""Waiter, can we have the menu, please?"After saying that, Lulu called the waiter over, acting as though she was genuinely happy to allow Spencer and Icyln to join them.Soon, the waiter brought the menu over, and Spencer ended up ordering something for lunch. Left with no other choice, Icyln followed