"That's great." Nicole smiled. She did not want to reveal that she had inquired Jared about Mr. Ellison's taste beforehand.Nicole heard from Jared who was an old acquaintance of Mr. Ellison. But he stopped all collaboration with Mr. Ellison because of Harvey. Jared did not want any further ties with Mr. Ellison for personal gain.However, Jared's café at Royal Creek Institute remained open this whole time. Mr. Ellison continued to frequent it since the coffee was special and unavailable elsewhere.Nicole did her homework when she decided to visit Mr. Ellison. She was quite close with him before; the slightest slip might give her away. That was the reason Nicole brought Lulu along, to cover for her."I'm happy you came to see me. After all, that grandson of mine... Haa, let's not talk about him," Mr. Ellison said with distress. He never imagined Harvey to turn out the way he did.Mr. Ellison had to cease all collaborations with Jared because of Harvey. With all the horrible things
Nicole went to see Mr. Ellison with Lulu. Despite the fact that they were close, Harvey felt it was unnecessary for Lulu to come along."Mr. Ellison has gone back to Royal Creek Institute and Mrs. Johnston must've returned to the Riddle Corporation. Nothing seemed out of place. It was an ordinary meetup," Harvey's secretary said."You can leave." Harvey gestured for his secretary to leave.His secretary acknowledged the command and left the office.Harvey leaned back in his seat, his gaze dark.'Nicole really went to see Grandfather. Did I guess wrongly? Why did I have the feeling that Nicole had changed? It wasn't how she looked or her personality. Nicole seemed exactly the same but different from before. There was something off about the Nicole now.'I didn't even feel this way when she used to avoid and detest me. What's going on now?' Harvey pondered. He gritted his teeth, puzzled. However, it was alright even if he could not figure it out as the truth would eventually come t
"I'm thinking about two companies at Mecrounia and three companies here at San Joto. I've already contacted SmithCore Enterprise, but all the other companies were far from satisfactory. After some consideration, Riddle Corporation seemed to fit the criteria, so I came to ask you. As for the joint trade..." Lawrence explained his conception and ideas seriously.Nicole nodded. "The plan's not bad. I'm sure things would go smoothly at Mecrounia since it's your own place."After all, Genesis Group's recent projects were not doing well. Lawrence's current choice was suitable for Genesis Group's development."So you're in?" Lawrence was filled with anticipation."I'll have to sleep on it. I'll tell you tomorrow." Nicole did not want to accept it immediately. The project proposal was decent, and it was well-suited for Riddle Corporation's development prospects. However, Nicole still wanted to discuss it with Sean and Steve before promising Lawrence.For some inexplicable reason, Nicole f
"The one from home is their effort, but the one I'll prepare comes from my heart. Lana is such a pretty girl, so her flower girl dress must be the prettiest too. Don't worry. I'll prepare it for her," Lawrence said, proud. He was determined to prepare Lana and Nolan's outfit.Nicole was left speechless. She could only reply, "Thank you. Lana and Nolan will be very happy.""I'm their Godfather. You don't have to act so formal in front of me." Lawrence waved a hand. He acted as if it was his duty to buy gifts for the kids, even if they were not the flower girl and page boy for the wedding.Nicole knew that Lawrence sincerely loved the kids. Her eyes softened.While chatting about the kids, they both finished their dinner.Looking at the time, Lawrence offered, "I'll send you home.""Sure," Nicole replied, standing up.Then, the pair walked to the car and left the restaurant. After a while, the car pulled up in front of Nicole's place."It's still early. Can I go in and see the ki
Seeing this, Daniel did not question further. He knew that Nicole must have her own reasons for her actions, so he did not want to bug her about it.Lawrence was casually chatting with everyone. He quickly got along with Nolan and Lana. He was happily playing with the wooden blocks with them. The whole scene seemed as if Lawrence had done this countless times."We have a visitor." All of a sudden, a cold voice sounded, and the atmosphere in the living room became heavy."Dad!" Lana happily ran toward Jared, opening her arms wide and falling into Jared's embrace.Jared lifted Lana into his arms and walked to the sofa. He glanced coldly at Lawrence."Mr. Jared here seems to be a busy man," Lawrence said, acting casual."I'm not as free as you," Jared responded in an unfriendly tone.'This guy had already brought Nicole out for dinner. And now, he has the guts to come into the house. Isn't he a little too free?'"I'm no match for you, but life like this ain't that bad. I get to ha
"You've been pretty busy with work. Did something happen at the company?" Nicole asked out of concern.Seeing that Jared had been working extra hours over the past few days, Nicole could not help but worry."We're preparing for a bidding and the timeline is pretty tight. So I had to work extra hours these days," Jared explained in a gentle tone. He engulfed Nicole in his embrace.Nicole relaxed. "I see. Luckily, there isn't any problem with the company.""If I could gain some care and attention from you, it wouldn't be a bad thing for the company to have some problems too." Jared smirked.Annoyed, Nicole rolled her eyes. "Hey, don't ask for it."'Who on Earth would think that a problem is a good thing?' she thought.Jared gently stroked Nicole's hair and said, "Alright, I'll listen. Nothing will happen."After that, Jared lowered his head and kissed Nicole on the lips.Meanwhile, after he left the Riddle's, Lawrence headed back to his villa.There, Ian gave him a report in a
"Yeah. Who would've thought the biological sisters would go against each other over greed. And a merciless fight, at that." Lulu's lips twitched, her face showing a disdainful look."Fill me in." Nicole leaned on her seat and smiled as she waited for Lulu to explain."It's unbelievable. Did you know? Snow betrayed DillCorp just to get married into the Ellison family. Snow secretly signed an agreement with Harvey, and she basically sold off the whole company to him. Thank God you arranged someone to secretly hint Raine about the matter. That was how Raine managed to save DillCorp at the very last minute. I'm telling you..."Nicole narrowed her eyes and spoke in a cold tone, "It's been so many years, and yet she's still this naive."'Did Snow really think that as long as she agrees to all of Harvey's requests, he would marry her?' Nicole thought.Lulu nodded in agreement. "I know, right? At least Raine has shown some improvement. Why is Snow acting so stupid?""Raine also did the s
Nicole looked over at the new visitor and asked in a soft voice, "About what happened in DillCorp?""Yeah." Steve opened the door and entered.Nicole nodded lightly. "I've gotten an idea of what happened. I'm just worried about Harvey and Everett.""Don't worry." Steve smiled and continued, "Uncle Dillon isn't that slow. Now that this matter has been exposed, he'll know what to do.""Is he capable?" Nicole frowned. She had always thought that Uncle Dillon's management skills were mediocre. However, he was good at cheating people. Would he be good enough to face someone as powerful as Harvey?"If he can't, then there's nothing much we can do. After all, there's no way out of this." From Steve's tone, he did not seem to be worried at all. In fact, he seemed to be enjoying the drama.Nicole bit her lip and thought, 'That's true. Uncle Dillon doesn't have a way out of this anymore. The only thing left is for him to fight with all his might.'To add on, James was still involved. He w