"Don't worry. It'll be back." Mr. Riddle Sr. stood up.Seeing Mr. Riddle Sr. preparing to go back to his room, the butler asked, "You haven't finished your dinner. Why don't you eat some more?""I'll pass. I have no appetite." Mr. Riddle Sr. sighed.The butler helped Mr. Riddle Sr. up the stairs and comforted him, "Don't worry, Nicole would never do such a thing. It must be a coincidence.""I know she didn't." A thought flashed through Mr. Riddle Sr.'s mind then. It seemed as if Nicole was giving that person a chance to commit the crime. Perhaps Nicole had already figured something out.Mr. Riddle Sr.'s decision to have the four families investigate was merely a compromise. The situation happened right under their nose when everyone was present. It was only natural to have everyone investigate it. No matter the result, the outcome would be accepted collectively. However, Mr. Riddle Sr. still held hope in Nicole, thinking she might know something.Meanwhile, Damien and Dillion had
"Come on, you're the boss. I'll come to get the result when the time comes." Preston was still happy after being scolded. He cheerfully got into the car and left."Hey, I didn't promise you anything." Steve rolled his eyes in exasperation. This was not what he meant by asking Preston to leave.Ellar's expression lit up as he realized the cheat code and bowed toward Steve. "Thank you, Steve. I'll also be leaving now."Ellar then quickly pulled Dexter and Emma into the car and ran away, fearing that he had to stay back to investigate the matter."Hey! You guys have gone too far!" Steve fumed, anger boiling in him. 'How could they? They actually shifted all the responsibilities to me, and are waiting to take advantage of what I find!'Looking at the empty crowd, Steve rolled his eyes in frustration."Steve, you have to investigate this matter thoroughly. After all, it concerns your older brother and sister," Gloria said with a worried look.Seeing Gloria's concern, Steve could only
As Nicole was thinking of Preston and Ellar, she helplessly shook her head and chuckled softly. She wondered if Mr. Riddle Sr. would be angry if he knew about Preston and Ellar's behavior when the property deeds for the Riddle family manor were lost.'Even if they believed me, aren't they curious about who exactly took them?'Meanwhile, Damien had already returned home."Go upstairs and check on Chloe," Damien said, glancing at Miley."Okay," Miley replied and went upstairs."Dad, any updates?" Everett eagerly waited until Miley's figure disappeared at the top of the stairs before asking.Damien shook his head. "No.""Why is it taking so long?" Everett furrowed his brows slightly as his expression turned solemn."Don't worry. The arrangements were made with trustworthy people. They won't have other intentions," Damien whispered. Besides, those things were only useful in his hands, and not in anyone else's."I'm just worried that delays may lead to more complications." Everett'
"We were knocked unconscious as soon as we left the Riddle family manor. We came here right after," the two individuals stuttered as they recalled. They genuinely had no idea.Everett narrowed his eyes as he took out a card and handed it to them. "Take the money and leave San Joto forever. Don't come back, and don't let anyone find you. Otherwise, you can consider yourselves dead.""Understood." The two individuals trembled as they accepted the card, feeling a chill down their spines."Please." Everett looked at the butler."Yes, sir." The butler understood Everett's intention and led the two individuals to leave through the back door.After the two had left, Everett looked at Damien and said, "Dad, I'm afraid we're in trouble.""We're the only ones who knew about this, so how did it get leaked?" Damien found it hard to accept such a possibility."The only explanation for a coincidence like this is that someone is targeting us." Just as they had succeeded, they were suddenly att
Sean glanced at Steve and said, "Just do what you need to do.""Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on Everett." Whether it was the task given to them by Mr. Riddle Sr. or preventing Everett from tracing them, Steve was determined to keep an eye on Everett.Sean knew that Steve understood what needed to be done, so he looked away and instructed the driver to start the car.Soon, they left the Riddle family manor.After entering her house, Nicole found Daniel, Gloria, and Stanley in the living room."What exactly happened today?" They could not ask any questions back at the old house, so now they came bursting forth.Nicole smiled calmly. "Don't worry. Everything will be fine.""Do you know something?" Stanley furrowed his brows slightly.She briefly explained the situation and advised them, "Just pretend you don't know anything. You don't need to worry about anything else. Sean and I will handle it.""If that's the case, then I'm relieved." Gloria let out a sigh of relief.Although
Meanwhile, most of the people had gradually returned home after having spent a considerable amount of time by the river. Only a few groups were left, and they were still enjoying the serene view of the flowing waters.Spencer and Lulu walked hand in hand along the embankment, where the wind would blow from time to time, making Lulu's hair flow ever so gracefully in the wind."Are you cold?" Spencer lowered his gaze, looking at her with concern."Not at all. The evening breeze feels quite nice." Lulu smiled and shook her head gently.Fixing her hair, Spencer muttered, "I'm sorry for making you upset earlier. I'll be more careful in the future. I'll try to reduce the amount of time I spend with Icyln outside of work.""It's okay, I understand that you're in a difficult position. I've never blamed you for anything before." Lulu said, understanding that Spencer was stuck between a rock and a hard place.Besides, he had not done anything inappropriate, having only acted out of duty fo
Looking at the ring wrapped around the finger of her left hand, Spencer gently embraced Lulu in his arms and whispered, "Thank you, Lulu""I should be the one thanking you. You're so outstanding, and yet, you chose me in the end." Lulu blushed as she bit her lip.Spencer lowered his voice as he brushed her hair and said, "You're exceptional too, and you're the only person I want to spend the rest of my life with."Her heart skipped a beat, and her mind went blank as she looked Spencer in the eye.Then, Spencer lowered his head and lightly kissed Lulu in the lips.As the clock ticked, the sky became darker, with Nicole and Jared returning to their own room after tucking their children in."Did everything go smoothly at the family manor?" Jared asked in a hushed voice."We're fine, but some of them didn't have it easy," Nicole said with a smirk playing on her lips.Jared raised an eyebrow. Though he did not know what had happened, it was evident that Nicole was in a good mood. On
Lowering his head, Jared kissed Nicole's lips without giving her a window of escape.The next day, Nicole arrived at the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation as usual."Here are today's documents," Lulu entered and placed the files on the desk.As Nicole's gaze swept over the documents, her eyes were immediately drawn to the ring on Lulu's hand."The ring! What's going on?" Nicole immediately questioned, sensing that something significant must have happened last night.Glancing at the ring, Lulu's cheeks flushed, and she coyly said, "Oh, uh, we've decided to get married.""More like you've finally decided to marry Spencer," Nicole teased.In response, Lulu bit her lip and nodded. "I've figured it out, so I proposed to him."Nicole's eyes widened in surprise. She was amazed that Spencer had acted so quickly this time, but she was taken aback by the fact that it was Lulu who had proposed.Caressing the ring, Lulu explained, "He prepared this ring when he proposed to me months