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
"Nicole, why do you keep on causing me trouble?" Chloe bawled loudly before Mr. Riddle Sr. could answer Nicole."When did I cause you trouble?" Nicole frowned.Thinking back on Jared's words, she could understand Chloe's attitude towards her, but how as to how she had repeatedly caused Chloe trouble, she did not know."Oh, so you're playing pretend now?" Chloe gritted her teeth. "Because of you, my leg turned out like this. And now, you're severing my only source of income? Without money for treatment, I'll be a cripple forever."As Chloe lashed out, her emotions grew more intense, and she became even louder. She was leaning forward in her wheelchair, almost to the point of falling over."Come on, take it easy. We're here to let Grandpa do us justice," Miley softly comforted her."How could I not get anxious?!" Chloe choked. "I've waited all these years, and yet my leg is still not treated. I'm trying my best to maintain them while waiting for treatment. But now, I can't even aff
"W-Why? No. Not at all," Damien reluctantly denied upon catching a glimpse of Nicole's threatening gaze.With that out of the way, Mr. Riddle Sr stated, "If that's the case, I'll have Alfred deliver Chloe's treatment fee to you every month in the future."After a slight pause, he added, "If there's nothing else, you may all leave."With a weary look on his face, Mr. Riddle Sr. waved his hands, gesturing for the crowd to leave, whereupon the house butler took charge and directed them out. "Mr. Riddle Sr. is tired and needs some rest. Please go home, everyone."Damien shot Nicole one last glare before leaving, while Miley pushed Chloe's wheelchair out the door from behind him."Dad, let's go too," Nicole indicated.She knew Mr. Riddle Sr. was mentally exhausted now, and above anything, she wanted to give him some space."Yeah, come on." Daniel sighed."Get some rest, Grandpa. I'll settle it," Nicole said whilst giving him a meaningful glance.Mr. Riddle Sr. looked at Nicole, per
Damien darted a glance at Miley and Chloe, and in an icy tone of voice, he said, "This is father's decision."After all, if Mr. Riddle Sr. really wanted to help them, Nicole would have no choice but to follow the old man's wishes.Hearing those words uttered made Miley's face blanch. "What about our future? I don't want to end up in such a miserable situation as Dillion."If Mr. Riddle Sr. refused to help them, their family would really have no way out.Enraged, Damien glared at Miley and said, "Hold your tongue, woman! I'm not as stupid as he is!""My apologies." Miley timidly backed down.Then, Chloe frowned and asked Damien, "Dad, what are your plans?""Give me a damn minute," Damien said in frustration. "Now of all times, Everett is unreachable.""I'm afraid he can't expose himself to the public eye right now. He'll contact you when it's convenient and safe to do so," Chloe gritted her teeth. "I guess we truly are on our own right now.""We're on our own?" Damien stared Ch
Arriving at DillCorp, Nicole got out of the car and entered the company building."Lulu?" she instinctively called out before realizing that Lulu had taken a day off to pick Spencer's teacher up at the airport."If you need anything, just let me know," the secretary approached and informed Nicole."I'm good. You may proceed with your work," Nicole casually said as she entered her office.It was just Nicole's habit to call out for Lulu. She did not actually have any business to attend to.Meanwhile, Spencer and Lulu were trying their best to find Peter among the crowd in the airport."Is that him?" Lulu exclaimed, her eyes lighting up as she pointed at someone not far ahead.Spencer followed her directions and that was when he saw his teacher. He wore a warm smile on his face as he approached Peter with Lulu beside him."Hey, Peter!" Spencer greeted.He was excited, for it had been a while since he last saw Peter.Peter proceeded to size Spencer up and before he turned to Lulu
"Indeed." Peter nodded. "I came for Spencer's wedding. I must witness their big day before I return."Icyln's smile froze as her heart sank. She was feeling so miserable that it became difficult for her to even breathe."Mr. Lincoln, I've taken some time off for two days. Let me take you around San Joto," Spencer said as it got quiet all of a sudden."That's great. I took some time off to spend time with Mr. Lincoln too. Let's do it together." Icyln beamed out of excitement as she brushed her feelings aside."Well, the two of you go ahead. I still have some work to tend to," Lulu interjected, feeling guilty as she looked at Peter. "Mr. Lincoln? Please allow Spencer to accompany you during the day. I'll treat you to dinner.""Don't worry about it. You young people should prioritize your work." Peter then turned to Spencer and Icyln. "The same goes to the both of you. Don't put your work on hold because of me.""It's fine. We're not performing anytime soon. Besides, you hardly ever
"Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore," Lulu said, not wanting to dwell on that particular subject. "How about things here? Is everything going smoothly?""It's alright. Now we're just waiting for the results," Nicole shrugged, looking rather calm."What about yesterday? Why did you go back to the family manor?" Lulu asked, her face taking on an expression of total seriousness."My dearest Uncle Damien has set his sights on the headquarters. He wants Grandpa to step in, have the headquarters buy out NandoCorp, and then return it to them," Nicole explained in a nonchalant tone, as if she was talking about someone else's story.Lulu widened her eyes in shock. "What were they thinking? It's unbelievable!""He hasn't had a chance to say it yet because I didn't give him the opportunity to do so. But everyone can see it. We can all see what he's up to" Nicole shrugged, believing that everyone present understood the situation."Yeah, well done," Lulu nodded approvingly. 'No wonde