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
As expected, Mr. Riddle Sr. turned to look at Nicole, "Do you have things on your mind?""No, I'm just too bogged down with work to think about a wedding at this point," Nicole replied as she forced a smile."Work is never ending. You have your brothers, Sean, and Steve to help you out," Mr. Riddle Sr. retorted.'If work is an excuse for her to delay her wedding, then the wedding might not even happen,' Mr. Riddle Sr. retorted."I know, Grandpa." Nicole smiled, nodding along in fear of spoiling Mr. Riddle Sr. 's mood.Mr. Riddle Sr. was left with mixed feelings when he saw that Nicole was being compliant, not knowing how to continue urging her to host her wedding."I suppose we're all grownups now," Mr. Riddle Sr. sighed in defeat.Nicole knew that she had promised Mr. Riddle Sr. about the wedding, yet her heart was still fickle, and she was hesitant to share her perspective with anyone else.Ellar, who had witnessed everything, blinked slowly, and looked up to Nicole with admi
Jared slowly lowered his head, their eyes meeting one another before he leaned in closer, allowing their lips to meet. As the kiss became even more passionate, it grew sloppy.Alarmed by the sudden shift in tone, Nicole struggled, attempting to break free, but to no avail. She succumbed to Jared's arms that night.The next day, the sun shone warm and bright, and everyone gathered in the dining room for breakfast."Nicole, I heard you went to your grandpa's place last night. Is he alright?" Daniel asked."He's doing well. I paid him a visit to keep him posted about the latest plans of the company," Nicole explained."It was about NandoCorp, wasn't it? As long as your grandpa agrees to it," Daniel softly said, fully respecting Nicole's decision to reacquire NandoCorp and make it a part of Riddle Corporation once more.Nicole nodded. "Yeah, I've talked it out with him and he's fully onboard on it.""That's good to hear," Daniel agreed, warm with relief."Did he say anything else?"
"Of course, you can! It just sort of caught us off guard.""Yeah, it's great that you're going to hold your wedding."Spencer and Samuel were grinning widely, while Stanley issued a loud and deep sigh. "I can already imagine how miserable my future days will be."'Now, I'll be the only one left that has yet to settle down. The pressure really is going to be mounting,' Stanley thought."You can relax. Just go on the blind dates Mom is going to set up for you. When you have a girlfriend, life will be much easier for you," Samuel teased.'Of course, I guess I won't have to worry about dying alone anymore the day I get married,' Stanley grumbled to himself.Then, he rolled his eyes at Samuel in disgust. "You should take care of your own business."In turn, Samuel shrugged at Stanley. "I'm fine. The next thing you ought to watch out for is being the center of our family's attention.""Shut your mouth and eat." Stanley threw a piece of bread at Samuel to shut him up, fuming and frust
"Yes, ma'am," Alfred replied, and proceeded to walk off to do what he was told.Gloria stood up humming, apparently in a good mood. Then, she walked over to the garden to check if Mrs. Wallace Sr. was around.Meanwhile, Nicole had just arrived at another one of Riddle Corporation's branches, NandoCorp. As expected, Lulu was already there waiting for Nicole, who went on to receive the stack of applications from the former."Everything you need is here," Lulu said."I'm impressed. You're pretty quick." Nicole smiled as she went through each individual document in her hands."It's all about speed now. I heard that Harvey has made some moves and I don't want him to beat us to it." Lulu shrugged.'If anything goes wrong, NandoCorp will fall into the hands of Harvey Ellison and it would be a terrible loss for Riddle Corporation,' Lulu thought to herself.Nicole looked at the time, "It's almost time, let's go and submit our application."Both stood up and left the company to deliver t
With two boxes in hand, Lulu asked, "Are we just going to visit Mr. Ellison with these?""It's more than enough. He's sick now. These will suit him better," Nicole replied, entering the Royal Creek Institute campus grounds before making a beeline for the small courtyard in the northwest corner."How did Mr. Ellison suddenly fall sick?" Lulu asked, concerned. "There's no one watching over him either. He must be feeling worse than sick. No wonder he's recovering so slowly.""So here we are, paying him a much needed visit," Nicole said, bringing Lulu into the courtyard.Then, while entering the living room, Nicole called out, "Mr. Ellison!?""Oh my, is this Nicole here?" Mr. Ellison asked, recognizing Nicole through her voice.He then greeted, "Come on in."Taking Lulu into the room, Nicole asked, "How are you feeling these days?""The same old. Don't you worry about me. I'm just relapsing. I'll be fine after some time," Mr. Ellison explained, putting on a smile."Mr. Ellison, th
Harvey leaned against his chair, pondering the possibility of his grandfather possessing an ace in his deck. After all, his grandfather had managed to survive for all these years.'Hmm, what a good plan you had in mind, Nicole. Too bad I'm not giving you the chance to use it,' he thought.As the sun set on the hills, the crowd hurried home from work. Nicole's phone rang right as she and Lulu had sauntered out of the office.Seeing that it was Daniel, Nicole got taken aback: her dad would rarely call at this hour."Yes, Dad?" Nicole asked after answering the call. "What's up?""Nicole, could you come to the Riddle family manor?" Daniel pleaded with hesitation."Is Grandpa alright?" Nicole asked, hearing Daniel's tone.Sighing, Daniel replied, "It's not your grandfather. You should just come over first.""Alright," Nicole agreed and hung up.She then looked at Lulu and informed, "You go ahead and wait for Spencer. I'm heading to the Riddle family manor.""Sure thing. Should I t