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,
'No matter what, I can't suffer with this dumbass. Each time he provokes me, he'll get it from me. Aside from this messy inheritance issue, since neither one of us are willing to budge, he can go to hell with it.'"Everett?" a voice called out.Everett raised his head. He blinked at the person."What's on your mind? I called you so many times," James asked in a worried voice."Oh. I was just thinking about Uncle Dillon's matter..." Everett shook his head, feeling annoyed.Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Everett blankly. "That is final. We're not going to discuss it anymore.""Okay," Everett agreed obediently.Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want to speak anymore, so he ushered everyone to eat. "Alright, let's eat."Dexter suddenly spoke up. "Dad, we're going to head back first. Please take good care of your health."Mr. Riddle Sr. thought to himself, 'Yeah, what did I expect after being plotted against by my own blood? Disappointing...'Mr. Riddle Sr. kept his face straight after discovering
"We know. Is there something you want to assign us to do?" Sean asked with a serious expression.It was evident that Mr. Riddle Sr. had shown his dissatisfaction with Damien and Dillon."This idea of splitting the family inheritance was initially brought up by Nicole, but right now everyone's coming at each other's throats. What's more of a problem right now is that it's going to be a huge problem for us," said Mr. Riddle Sr."Yeah. Don't worry, Grandpa. We know what to do." Sean nodded.Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want the Riddle family to burn down in flames. Naturally, protecting their family name was of utmost priority.Mr. Riddle Sr. was relieved. "That's good."Daniel looked at the stack of documents Everett had brought over. "Dad, can you tell us what's really going on? Why is Dillon..."Mr. Riddle Sr. 's expression hardened. His eyes narrowed, and there was a hint of pain in his eyes. "It's not important anymore."Every time this topic was brought up, it was like daggers pie