As the two chatted away, they heard a sudden string of knocks on the door."Who is it?" Nicole asked, confused. 'Who would come to my room at this time?'"Miss Nicole? Mr. Royce is here to visit you," the butler announced from outside."Lawrence!?" Nicole was surprised. 'Lawrence actually came to my house to visit me.'This prompted Tia to stand up and say, "Miss Nicole? I'll leave now."Since a guest had arrived, it was better for her to leave.After opening the door, Tia waited for Lawrence to come in before closing it and leaving.Lawrence approached the bedside and looked at Nicole in her current state, during which he could not help but crease his forehead. "Your recovery is really slow. Should we get another doctor to take a look?"'Why is she still confined in bed? Is the medical treatment not good enough?' he wondered.Nicole's lips twitched, but she could only pretend to be calm and said, "Never mind. I've actually recovered quite a bit. I just feel a little tired, so
"Alright," Nicole agreed."I'll walk you out," Tia offered as soon as Nicole had said the word.Lawrence flashed them a light smile and said, "It's fine. You stay with her. I've been here a few times. I can find my way out.""Okay," Tia stayed, not thinking much about it.After Lawrence had left the room, Tia placed the fruit plate in front of Nicole and said, "Miss Nicole, please have some.""Come on. You should have some too," Nicole handed her a piece.The two continued chatting casually. However, neither of them was aware that Lawrence had not made his way downstairs after leaving the room.In the hallway, Lawrence paused for a moment, after which he made a beeline for Nolan's room.Seeing that no one was around, he swiftly entered the room and closed the door behind him.He stood still, carefully listening for any movements outside. Once he was sure that no one was out there, he scanned the room before his gaze fell on Nolan's computer.He was fairly certain that the enc
Meanwhile, after watching Tia go upstairs, Lawrence turned and left. Once he got into the car, he leaned against the seat. His gaze darkened slightly. "Go."As the car started moving, Ian spoke in a low voice. "Mr. Lawrence, did you find it?""No," Lawrence answered, his voice cold. He did not expect the computer to be protected."What do we do now? Is there still a chance?" Ian asked, surprised. This was unexpected, as he thought this time would surely be a success."I'm not sure."The computer's protection had been triggered, and Nolan would definitely notice it when he returned. Since he was the only one who had been at their house today, it might raise suspicion. So, it would probably be difficult to find another opportunity.But Lawrence could not just give up. He had to think of another plan.Ian looked hesitantly at the rearview mirror before changing the subject. "How is Ms. Nicole's injury?""It's better. She's recovering," Lawrence replied before turning his gaze to t
"Is there something wrong?" Nicole asked, noticing Nolan's serious expression."I think someone tampered with my computer." Nolan furrowed his brows as his expression grew more solemn.Nicole narrowed her eyes. 'Nobody was home except for Samuel, who's immobile. Mom and Dad came back home in the afternoon, and everyone else came back after work.'Nolan tugged at Nicole's clothes. "Mommy, can you come with me to take a look after you finish eating?"Nicole put down her utensils. "Sure. Mommy's done eating."As Nicole and Nolan went upstairs, everyone exchanged puzzled glances. 'What happened?' they seemed to think.Jared then said in a low voice, "It's nothing. Let's keep eating."Hearing this, everyone turned their attention back to their meal.Jared looked upstairs with a deep gaze. He was not sure about the specifics, but he did hear something about Nolan's computer.He knew very well about Nolan's computer. On the surface, it appeared to be a normal computer for children, b
Nicole looked at him and hesitated for a moment, biting her lip. After all, what she had been thinking about earlier were just speculations, without any evidence."Daddy, Nolan's computer is broken." Lana's soft voice was filled with concern. "It might be serious this time. Even Mommy can't fix it."It was the first time she had seen a problem that even Nicole could not solve.Hearing Lana's words, Jared's gaze landed on the computer screen, looking at the mischievous face. He realized that it was not that Nolan's computer was broken, but that someone had triggered the protection mechanism by forcefully turning it on."Did anyone come during the day?" Jared furrowed his brows slightly. 'It definitely wasn't someone from the Riddle family.'"Godpa came." Nolan's voice was so low it was almost inaudible.Nicole was surprised. "How did you know?"She did not tell Nolan that Lawrence dropped by.Nolan lowered his head, seemingly hesitant. He did not want to admit it, but he was cer
"Nolan, you play by yourself. I'm going back to my room." Lana put away the building blocks and went over to Nicole's side, intending to leave with her.Nolan restarted the computer, remembering Nicole's words. He behaved as though nothing had happened. After receiving a simple task, he got busy.Nicole and Jared left Nolan's room with Lana. The young girl pouted and did not want to go back to her room alone. She wanted to go to Nicole's room.However, Nicole saw right through her daughter. "You little troublemaker, you won't be of any help here. If you're bored, you can ask Grandma or Uncle to keep you company, okay?"Nicole did not want either Nolan or Lana to get involved in the matter concerning Lawrence. Also, there was no conclusion on this matter yet, and she did not want the children to develop any negative feelings toward Lawrence.Lana pouted unhappily but knew that her mother would not give in, so she sought help from father.Jared smiled as he lifted Lana up. "Lana, i
Nicole always felt a strange sensation when thinking of the past. But upon reflection, she could not quite remember the details. Eventually, she stopped dwelling on it."In that case, let's contact Preston. He'll help us deal with this," Nicole decided.Things were going as Jared had said. They should make haste to find clues for the Crests. Even if there were no clues about the major Five Crests, they should at least have knowledge of the Fire Crest. Nicole was the owner of the Fire Crest, after all, so the other Crests were none of her business.Jared called Preston. "I need your help.""Yeah. What is it? Just say it," Preston said briskly."I'll send you all the information and progress. You should find someone to assist you, but this has to stay a secret," Jared emphasized.Preston promised, "Come on, don't worry about it."Hanging up the phone call, Jared reached out and smoothed Nicole's hair. "You should prepare the information and send it to Preston."Nicole nodded and
"Are you sure your memories are resurfacing?" Jared asked, surprised Nicole did not have a headache."I think so." Nicole nodded. She was confident the man she saw in her dream was Jared."But your head didn't hurt this time," Jared pointed out. He stared at Nicole closely, realizing she was fine.Stunned for a moment, Nicole realized she finally saw the face in the dream. On top of that, she did not get a headache this time. Nicole finally understood Jared's bewilderment.All this while, her dream had been about the time they fell into the water. Jared lost consciousness, and Nicole tried to save him. However, she ultimately exhausted herself and sank back into the water. This resulted in Nicole's amnesia and her five-year disappearance.Nicole had yet to recover her memories fully, but she understood from this dream that Jared and she were deeply in love, to the extent they would die for one another.Feeling a sense of poignant, Nicole leaned into Jared's embrace. She whispered