Jared gradually looked down and gently kissed her in the lips. Nicole, in return, closed her eyes and reacted out involuntarily.The next morning, the crisp and clear chirpings of the bird woke them up from their slumber.Nicole opened her eyes to the sight of Jared who had just woken up as well.Looking at each other, Nicole bit her lips and gave him a coy smile. "You're up.""Yeah." Jared gently stroked her hair and handed her a shirt, causing her to blush.After they had gotten out of bed and washed up, they headed downstairs.During breakfast, Lana and Nolan went on to bug Jared and Nicole into sending them to school. Due to how persistent they were, Nicole could not help but to agree to their request.And so, after they had their breakfast, Jared and Nicole proceeded to send the little cuties to school."Mommy, do you have any secrets? Would you mind telling us about them first?" Nolan lifted his head and asked with a curious look on his face."Secrets?" Nicole was a litt
Nicole brought Nolan and Lana down and escorted them to the entrance gate. Once she saw that the teachers had ushered them into the building, she got back into the car and left."These two little ones." Nicole shook her head with a slight smile on her face as she said in a gentle tone."It's time for them to meet the family." Jared said with utmost seriousness.Nicole glanced at him, thinking that Jared was talking about their return to the family manor. With that in mind, she looked to the front without giving the matter more attention that it already had. Upon reaching the headquarters of Riddle Corporation, Nicole got down. Once Jared's car had left, Nicole turned around and entered the building, where she met Lulu as soon as she stepped out of the elevator."Nicole, come here." Lulu waved the document that was in her hands.Nicole shook her head as she responded, "You went and picked it up early this morning?""Yeah." Lulu grinned. "Come on, let's talk inside."After they ha
Jane, however, was a little hesitant. After all, the purpose of the gathering was to discuss Dillon and matters relating to his family members. It was not any regular family gathering, so Jane felt that it was inappropriate for her to be there."Just join us. In the future, you'll have to handle a bulk of stuff in the Riddle family. Tonight, we'll be having what's considered as an extended family gathering. Nolan and Lana will be there too." Sean assured Jane.Hearing this, Jane agreed, "If that's the case, I'll join you then."To add to that, Nicole was planning to reveal Nolan and Lana's identity; thus, it most definitely was an occasion Jane should not miss."You should get back to work now. We'll leave together after office hours.""Sure."Then, Jane agreed and turned around to leave the office.Meanwhile, Nicole and Steve were still making their way back to their rooms."The entire issue with Harlow has not been resolved yet. I'm afraid we'll need a few more days as that s
'Why does everyone seem to be acting weird? Why did Nicole ask me to come here?' Preston thought to himself."We'll wait for Nicole to arrive." Samuel replied, not knowing what to tell Preston either.Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Preston and narrowed his eyes. He was furious when he heard about what Dillion and his family had done. But before he could act upon it, he got wind that James had been caught. So, they could only wait for the police to announce the results.However, Preston seemed to be unbothered by the news, leading them to wonder if he truly had no regard for DillCorp. Even if he did not have the slightest shred of interest in managing it, DillCorp still belonged to his family. There was no way he would sit idly and watch as James seized DillCorp.Meanwhile, Preston was beginning to tremble under Mr. Riddle Sr.'s glare. 'Why do I feel like something bad is about to happen?'"Grandpa." A crisp voice sounded out, snapping everyone out of their thoughts.Everyone looked up
Sean, Steve, Jane, and Sally then made their way to the couch and greeted Mr. Riddle Sr. "Hello, grandpa.""Have a seat." Mr. Riddle Sr. invited, his tone becoming a lot gentler, and his face radiant with smiles.After everyone had settled down, the house butler brought the welcome gifts over, of which both were charms made out of gold and jadeite. The charms themselves were green jades that had been carved into the shape of a locket. The outer rim was framed with pure gold, and the tassels, which were also forged out of 24 carat gold, were dangling below the locket, paired with chains of the same composition.Once the gifts had been revealed, everyone was left in a state of shock. It seemed to them that the presents were prepared a while ago, and not something that anyone could simply whip out of the shelves."Grandpa, this gift..." Nicole paused mid-sentence, taken aback by what she had just seen.After all, Mr. Riddle Sr. had not been privy to Nolan and Lana's existence prior t
"Alright, Nicole. What were you saying?" Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Nicole, and everyone's gaze turned to her.With a stern look on her face, Nicole began, "The truth is, I have assigned someone to keep an eye on James for a while now. So, I'm aware of everything that he has done.""You're aware of everything?" Samuel asked, shocked. "Well, what about the assets he has siphoned from DillCorp?""I'm aware of that too." Nicole nodded. "Because of that, he did not succeed."As expected, those words left everyone dumbfounded. "He did not succeed? What does that mean?""We went straight to the root of the problem and rendered all of James' work and efforts futile. Moreover, he left a trail of crumbs and got himself arrested." Steve shrugged his shoulders and said as if it had all been done effortlessly."So?" Everyone stared at Nicole, their eyes brimming with hope.'Does that mean that DillCorp did not suffer any losses because Nicole had stepped in.'"DillCorp's shares and assets ar
Nicole was also taken aback. 'How did I know? Well, I just mentioned it in passing, didn't I?'In the midst of it all, Mr. Riddle Sr. furrowed his brow. "Why wouldn't she know?""Um..." Preston quickly shook his head, realizing that he had misspoke. "No, it's nothing."Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Nicole again, his eyes tinged with curiosity. 'Preston seemed surprised. Am I missing out on something?'"Everyone knows what your dreams are, buddy," Jared said as he looked at Preston indifferently.Hearing that, Preston immediately agreed, "Yeah, everyone knows.""Yes, all of us do," everyone chimed in.Mr. Riddle Sr. felt that something was odd, but he could not pinpoint it, so he darted his eyes at each and every single one of them."Grandpa, do you think my plan is okay?" Nicole asked with a faint smile."Well, since Preston doesn't want to manage DillCorp and only wishes to run a tech company, let's do it as you have planned." Mr. Riddle Sr. agreed after Nicole had interrupted his
Since Preston was also present, it was a good opportunity for all of them to offer some clarity on this issue. At the very least, there was one person from Dillion's family who was reasonable."I think we should take care of the issue concerning the medicines first." Nicole's eyes darkened.Mr. Riddle Sr. narrowed his eyes. "Do you think Everett's evidence is unreliable?"He had guessed that, as Nicole had mentioned this with such abruptness."I've already conducted an investigation. There are indeed some suspicions." Nicole's voice grew deeper and lower.However, the specifics were still unclear, so they needed to continue the investigation."Make sure to investigate thoroughly then." Mr. Riddle Sr. replied, his tone becoming much more solemn."Of course," Nicole responded."As for Dillion..." Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Preston and paused for a moment. "Just let them stay at home until everything has been cleared up."They had already severed ties on paper before, so Mr. Riddle