"Okay, I got it," Spencer said and shot Lulu a look of concern.With that out of the way, Nicole nodded. "Alright then, I'll leave first."Then, she turned and entered Jared's car, where she sighed and stated, "Lulu's in trouble.""Hmm," Jared replied, having understood that Nicole was explaining her reasoning for seeking Spencer out.Then, Nicole leaned on Jared's shoulder and expressed her concern to him. "It feels like Lulu has been having a rough time lately. Hopefully, we can get her out of the woods as soon as possible. After all, her wedding ceremony is nearing.""Mrs. Johnston, this case might be related to Icyln," Max informed.Frowning in response, Nicole asked, "Icyln is involved in this?""Yes. You ordered someone to keep an eye on Icyln ever since the last encounter. Recently, her assistant has been behaving rather oddly," Max said solemnly."Her assistant has been spending an inordinate amount of time at the hospital," Max continued."She went to search for the p
"That's so kind of you," Peter acknowledged.After catching up for a while longer, Icyln said her goodbyes and hung up."He's coming over next week. Spencer's wedding is half a month away, which means Mr. Lincoln will be here for a week," Icyln muttered, and began plotting her scheme.She figured that Peter would surely meet up with Spencer and Lulu at some point prior to the wedding.'I'll make sure you pay, Lulu,' Icyln thought, determined to bring Lulu down.Biting her lips, she then ordered her assistant, "Be sure to give them a good show tomorrow.""Don't worry, I have gotten everything arranged already. I'll make sure everyone in every corner of San Joto knows about it," Icyln's assistant swore.Icyln rose triumphantly and made her way upstairs. She wanted to get some good sleep as she was looking forward to whatever was coming tomorrow.The sun shone bright and clear the next day.In the wee hours of the morning itself, the enthusiasm of San Joto was already aroused by
"Alright then, if there's nothing else, you can head back to work. I'll inform you if there are any updates about the evidence we are gathering," Nicole said."Sure. Thank you, Nicole," Lulu took a deep breath, trying to calm down before exiting the office.Leaning against her office chair, Nicole frowned as something flitted in her mind. Unfortunately, it was too fleeting for her to grasp. When she tried to dwell on it for a moment, she found nothing particularly noteworthy. With a sigh, Nicole redirected her attention to her work.The sun was still strong and bright in the late afternoon when Nicole was sitting on the couch with a pensive look on her face.And when she heard a knock on her door, she announced, "Come in,"After the door had swung open, Lulu strode in quickly. "NandoCorp has been sealed off for investigation.""Sealed off?!" Nicole blurted.Initially, she thought that they would only face fines or be forced to restructure, but having the entire company sealed of
Nicole's gaze was stern as she dialed Max's number. "Max, you mentioned this morning that Lawrence left San Joto with another person.""Yes, that individual was heavily disguised, so we couldn't determine their identity. We've checked their departure records, and there were no records of this person's identity either," Max explained.Hesitating for a moment, Nicole pondered, 'Lawrence left San Joto for Mecrounia, but I heard that things are quite peaceful over there. Why did Lawrence return so suddenly? Everett has mysteriously gone missing, and Lawrence took an unknown person back with him. It seems that these two things must be related.'"Everett might be gone. Please check on him," Nicole ordered."You think Lawrence might have brought Everett with him?" Max gasped."There's a possibility. Lulu said Everett has been unusually quiet now that NandoCorp is in turmoil. It's very suspicious," Nicole stated after analyzing the situation.Furthermore, disappearing without a trace was
Frowning, Nicole asked, "Even if they harbor ill will toward Riddle Corporation, why did Lawrence take Everett with him?""Everything is still under investigation," Jared claimed.If things were as Nicole predicted, Lawrence would not have risked his own reputation by bringing Everett away with him. It would in fact be better for them to cooperate in the dark while maintaining no apparent contact."Never mind, let's just make sure we do not miss anything," Nicole nodded, feeling that the situation was a strange one.The car continued its journey and soon after, they arrived at the headquarters of Riddle Corporation.Getting out of the car, Nicole smiled and said, "Bye, I'm going in.""I'll pick you up later," Jared replied gently.After acknowledging his reply with a wave, she strode into the building.As Nicole's figure disappeared into the entrance of Riddle Corporation, Jared's gentle expression instantly turned cold."Keep NandoCorp under proper, round-the-clock surveillan
"You better do it quickly. Harvey still has his eye on it. You mustn't give him a chance," said Lulu.With everything feeling like a trap now, Nicole had to proceed with caution, or else it might lead to more issues for her to deal with."Yeah," Nicole agreed in a muffled voice.She too had thought of what Lulu had said before, and that was why she made this decision quickly.Seeing that Nicole knew what she was doing, Lulu became a little more at ease and said, "In that case, I'll get back to work.""Sure thing, let's get lunch together later," Nicole chuckled.Nicole sat down after Lulu had exited her office, and then she began working.Meanwhile, the air in the Ellison Group's chairman's office was unusually quiet. Harvey was leaning against his seat, his presence cold with suppressed rage. There, his assistant stood beside him in fear, not daring to make a sound.After a long time, Harvey snorted. "Everett is indeed useless."Not only did Everett lose the chance to obtain
The car came to a stop, after which Jared and Nicole got out of the car and made their way into the living room of Riddle family manor.Mr. Riddle Sr. was sitting alone in the living room when he heard Jared and Nicole opening the door and entering the manor."You're here! Come have a seat," Mr. Riddle Sr. greeted."Grandpa, why are you alone?" Nicole asked with a hint of confusion in her voice as she ranged her gaze across the room for people."Alfred went out to run some errands. I'm perfectly fine by myself. Please have a seat,' Mr. Riddle Sr. informed."There must be something of a matter, seeing that the two of you are here," Mr. Riddle Sr. probed."Wow, Grandpa. I must give it to you. How did you know?" Nicole playfully stated.Mr. Riddle Sr looked at Nicole, and that was when he replied, "How can I word this? Every time you're here without Nolan and Lana, I'll definitely suspect that something must have happened."'Nicole would usually bring her kids over. Her not doing
Ellar then paused for a while before saying, "I am in the midst of considering. The Riddle family is supposed to be a unit, and the funny thing is that Riddle Corporation has been split into so many branches and are operating independently. Everyone wanted their own thing and had even gone separate ways."However, this crisis was an opportunity for Ellar to reunite the companies together again, an opportunity he did not wish to miss.Hearing that, Nicole began to have a rough idea as to where Ellar was coming from, "Actually, it doesn't matter if we merge the company together or work independently as one. What matters now is that we are working hard, not for Riddle Corporation but for our family, the Riddle family.""In that case, let's join hands and work together," Ellar declared, feeling that they should work together.Nicole shook her head. "You're doing good, so please just continue doing what you're best at. As for NandoCorp and DillCorp, I'm afraid to admit I'm a little powe