Recognizing Lulu's signal, Nicole nodded."We're done eating, but do take your time," Lulu said as she kissed Spencer on the cheek. "Babe, remember to come to my place after work for a candlelight dinner."With that, Lulu stood up and left in big strides.Nicole suppressed her laughter as she nodded at Spencer and Icyln before sauntering off as well.Spencer was still staring at Lulu's figure, lost in thought even after she had disappeared at the door."Spencer," Icyln uttered, on the verge of erupting as she gritted her teeth in anger.Spencer glanced at Icyln and said, "Eat up. We have a rehearsal in the afternoon."He then continued eating, though his mind was inundated with images of Lulu's every move, every smile, and especially that last kiss.He suddenly felt that time was passing too slowly and wished that the workday would end already.Icyln's face blanched as she furiously skewered the food on her plate with her fork and knife.She did not understand why Lulu was so
Judging by their appearances, people would think that Icyln and Spencer were a good match. But Nicole and Lulu knew very well that a scheming woman like Icyln was not, and would never be a good match for Spencer.Lulu bit her lip and fell silent, lost in her thoughts.Nicole did not disrupt her train of thought. Earlier today, she thought it was best to respect Lulu's wishes and believed that she would come to terms with it eventually. However, she suddenly felt like it might be a good idea to give them a little push, which would at least catalyze a new, much needed change in their relationship.The car returned to the headquarters, and they both got off to busy themselves with their own tasks.Soon after, night fell, and the birds returned to their nests.The living room of the Riddle residence was lively as everyone was busy chatting away while they waited for their dinner to be ready.But when Spencer stepped into the entrance, the living room suddenly fell silent, and all eye
"They went back to the family manor today," Jared said with a nonchalant expression.Since Nicole could not make it to the family manor, Daniel and Gloria had gone over there themselves. Thus, it was inevitable for her grandfather to ask them of her whereabouts.Nicole could not help but shake her head. "I really can't hide anything from you, huh? Well, I don't want to waste any energy on Snow and Raine anymore, so I'll just let them duke it out among themselves first."After all, neither of them was capable enough to be a threat to her, and because of this, Nicole was not bothered to do anything about them."It's true that they're not a threat to you, but you should be careful of the people behind them," Jared said as his gaze darkened."I know. I got someone to keep an eye on them." Nicole said, her face mirroring his solemness.Jared's gaze softened upon hearing that as he thought to himself, 'This is just the way she is – always so cautious and never allowing room for mistake
Jared and Nicole, both gave themselves a thorough rinse before heading downstairs.After having breakfast, everyone left the house respectively to carry on with their routines.Nicole arrived at the Riddle Corporation, and Lulu immediately approached her with a nosy air about her. "I have updates on DillCorp."Hearing that, Nicole lifted her brows. "Tell me about it inside."Then, once they were in the confines of the office, Lulu told Nicole everything."Are you saying that Snow secretly signed an agreement with Harvey?" Nicole furrowed her brows."Yeah. It's probably too late now if Snow really wishes to carry her plan out." Lulu's expression turned solemn as she softly said. "Is that going to affect us?""Not for now," Nicole replied in a low voice.She figured that Snow would not give in so easily, at least not for the moment.Lulu felt slightly relieved upon hearing this. "Then I guess Snow will probably make another move soon."She was sure that Snow would not just sit
"Hold up." With a playful look, Nicole asked, "Are you avoiding Spencer?"'Just last night Spencer mentioned he was unable to reach Lulu and today he left right after work ended. It's obvious something happened between the two of them,' Nicole thought to herself."Not really." Lulu scratched her head in embarrassment."Is it a yes or a no?" Nicole countered. She noticed how distressed Spencer was when he was unable to contact Lulu out of the blue, so she wanted to know what happened."I'm avoiding him but it's not because we fought or anything. It's just that I need some space for myself to think straight," Lulu said truthfully.Nicole frowned at Lulu."Alright, since you want space, I'll leave you be." Then she smiled, respecting her friend's views."Thank you." Lulu gave a warm smile before waving and leaving the office.Nicole packed up her things and also left the office shortly after.When Nicole reached the entrance of the building, she saw Spencer was standing there.'
Nicole nodded her head in agreement. 'Thank goodness the case will finally come to a close.'Soon, she and Jared arrived at the Riddle family manor. When the pair entered, Mr. Riddle Sr. was already waiting for them in the living room."You're here! Come, sit down." Mr. Riddle Sr. ushered them to sit.After they sat down, a smile spread across Nicole's face. "Grandpa, you look better now!""I do feel more alive than before. Thank you for coming back to us. If not, I would've died." Mr. Riddle Sr. sighed."No, no. You'll definitely live a long life," Nicole comforted him with a smile.Mr. Riddle Sr. laughed. "I had dinner prepared, so please stay and eat before you leave.""Sure."They both chatted for a while before Mr. Riddle Sr. asked, "Regarding the mansion and the villas, have you made any arrangements?""Grandpa, don't you worry. Both Sean and I are keeping an eye on that." Nicole was confident that no one would be able to take advantage of it."I'm not worried about you
Jared pulled Nicole into his arms, planting a gentle kiss on her temple with utmost care.Nicole looked up at him and rolled her eyes.Jared smiled helplessly. 'She really knows how to press my buttons.'It was not long until they arrived home."Mommy!"Nolan and Lana came rushing over as they saw their parents arrive home.Jared swooped Lana off her feet and brought her into a hug."I missed you, daddy!" Lana cheered, laughing."I missed you too."Lana hugged her father's neck and smiled. Jared patted Lana's head and walked toward the sofa.Nicole looked at Nolan and asked, "Why are you guys still awake? Were you guys watching a movie?""I wanted to wait for mommy to come home so Grandma watched with us," explained Nolan.Nicole held Nolan's hand and they walked toward the living room."Mom.""You're back! Is your grandfather doing, ok?"Nicole nodded. "He's doing fine. We discussed some company matters and came straight back here after dinner."She left out the detail
Nicole waited for a while but there was no response, so she decided to check on the other tasks on the taskbar.Suddenly, an unusual account caught her attention. The Hunters account seemed to be newly created and at a beginner level. However, the techniques used by the user felt strangely familiar to her.She furrowed her eyebrows and traced the account but failed to find its IP address. Even the method used to hide the IP address seemed somewhat familiar.After some extensive thinking, she vaguely recalled that this method was quite similar to Lawrence's.Lawrence was not well-versed in hacking, but he was curious about it, so Nicole had taught him a few things. However, he later expressed that he had no talent for it and had given up on learning how to hack.That happened a long time ago, so her memory of the event was not very clear. 'Still, this technique does resemble Lawrence's. But if Lawrence wasn't interested, why would he log in to the Hunters' website?' she wondered.