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
Lulu paid more caution and attention after Nicole's hint. "I got it. I'll be more mindful."Nicole chuckled. "Don't get nervous. It's just a guess. If circumstances change, he might not be able to act right away."Confused, Lulu asked, "Will things still change?"If the circumstances changed, Lulu was worried that it would impact their side.Sighing, Nicole said, "Everett claimed to have gotten the investigation results. Grandpa wants us all to head back to the Riddle family manor tonight."On the surface, Jared's plan was a success, and Everett suffered quite a loss. However, Everett had not shown any reaction to this yet.Instead, through Mr. Riddle Sr., he managed to get everyone summoned back to the Riddle family manor. It made Nicole worry."Well then, you should go and check the situation tonight. But be careful. Everett's a sly guy," Lulu reminded with concern."Don't worry. I'll be fine." Nicole smirked. Although she did not have all the details, she was certain Everett
"He has work to do," Nicole explained.Mr. Riddle Sr. did not continue to pursue the matter. Seeing everyone had arrived, he fixed his gaze on Everett and said, "Speak up."Mr. Riddle Sr.'s meaning was clear. With everyone present, he wanted Everett to get to the point.Everett clenched his fist and let go. He then calmly handed a file to Mr. Riddle Sr. "Grandpa, these are the investigation results of the two gardeners who were after money and stole the deeds to the Riddle family manor.""Hmm..." Mr. Riddle Sr. took the file but did not look at it. It was clear that the so-called evidence shown to him was naturally what they wanted him to see."Grandpa, here are ours." Steve, Preston, and Ellar, who had been ordered to investigate, obediently handed over their investigation results.Similarly, Mr. Riddle Sr. did not read it. He asked, "Everett, you had everyone back for this?""There are other things too," Everett replied, understanding that his grandfather had decided not to pu
Mr. Riddle Sr. fell silent. Although he got worked up just now, he still had to calm down and consider the Riddle family's situation. Getting the police involved would only result in this matter being spread out to the public. If such a family scandal were leaked out, it would be hard for the Riddle family to maintain their reputation in San Joto.After careful contemplation, Mr. Riddle Sr. turned to Dillon and ordered coldly, "From now on, Dillon's family has nothing to do with the Riddle family. Leave now. You are not allowed to step foot into the Riddle family business again.""Wait, Dad! Hear me out! I really didn't do it!" Dillon's distress escalated. His eyes were full of panic as he tried to explain.With the evidence before him, Mr. Riddle Sr. had no interest in Dillon's explanation. He turned to the house butler. "Get them out of here and make sure they never set foot in this house again.""Yes, sir." The house butler approached Dillon. "Dillion, it's best you leave now."
As Dillon's family gradually left, Mr. Riddle's Sr.'s expression turned somber. He fixed his gaze on the entrance hall, lost in his thoughts.Meanwhile, Karen exasperatedly pulled Dillon outside. "How could you just leave? Isn't it as good as admitting you did it?""So what, if I denied it? Isn't it obvious that I fell into their trap?" Dillon hit the ceiling."Dad, you're saying that Everett forged the evidence? He's too shady!" Raine gritted her teeth. The battle between the heirs of the Riddle family had yet to be determined, yet she was kicked out of the running just like that. It was clear that Raine was infuriated."The fact that Dad believed them so easily... He really is biased," Karen complained.Seeing the family's disgruntled expressions, James advised, "We still have a shot.""What do you mean?" Karen frowned."Grandpa said he would cut off ties with us. But he didn't say he would take back DillCorp. He didn't burn the bridge. As long as we operate the company well,