Companies that received the message had gathered for the final announcement of the results. They all wanted to see who would ultimately acquire Riddle Corporation's NandoCorp.Of course, news in the industry spread easily, and everyone was here to see whether Nicole or Harvey was the winner.After all, regardless of who won, it would add a new story for San Joto's elite circles to talk about.People at the auction venue chatted and speculated in small groups. Most believed that Harvey would likely secure the NandoCorp. They also speculated what Nicole would do after losing the branch."Ah, here she comes," someone whispered as they spotted Nicole. Those who had been gossiping just moments ago immediately fell silent and greeted her with polite smiles.Nicole, naturally aware of what they were thinking, cast a cool gaze at the crowd before making her way to her seat.Once seated, beside her, Lulu whispered, "Are all these people just here for the spectacle?""Most likely." Nicole
The auction organizers frowned with confusion after examining the two documents in front of them. They checked to ensure that no additional documents were being submitted, and then shook their heads, proceeding to open the documents submitted by Harvey and Nicole."Wait a moment." At that moment, Max walked up to the stage and placed a document in Nicole's pile. He informed the auction organizers, "This is supplementary material."Some people could not help but murmur. "Is that allowed?""Mr. Johnston obviously came in person to support Ms. Riddle. What's so strange about that?" someone retorted, a bit disdainful."That's right. There's nothing against the rules, so why not?" another person chimed in."But..." The individual who had raised the question thought for a moment and decided to keep quiet. Although it did not violate the rules, it was an unprecedented situation. However, he knew he could not do anything to interfere, so he chose to remain silent.The auction organizers
If Harvey could seize NandoCorp, it would be easier to take down DillCorp in the future. Soon, the entire Riddle Corporation would belong to him. And when everything Nicole cared about was in his hands, she would naturally get close to him.Gritting his teeth in anger, Harvey got into the car and said with a dark tone, "Go to the Royal Creek Institute."Part of the reason he lost this time around was because of Mr. Ellison. If it were not for Mr. Ellison who helped Nicole with the cover up, how would Harvey not realize that Jared had made a move? Especially since Harvey put all of his energy in Mr. Ellison. Harvey would not have suffered such a huge loss.When Harvey arrived at the Royal Creek Institute, he said coldly, "After all these, you're still choosing to side with an outsider?"Initially, Mr. Ellison was taken aback by Harvey's sudden visit. He thought that Harvey was there with good intentions. Unexpectedly, Harvey began to scrutinize Mr. Ellison as soon as he entered."I
"Do you think Mr. Ellison would be in trouble if Harvey comes to his senses?" After all, Nicole did cause Harvey to be suspicious of her recent visits."There won't be any trouble. Mr. Ellison doesn't have anything left that's worth it to Harvey." No matter how insane Harvey was, he would not kill his biological grandfather."Actually, I just feel like Mr. Ellison doesn't deserve all this."Mr. Ellison was extremely kind to Harvey. Who would expect Harvey to hide such resentment towards him?Jared comforted Nicole. "Mr. Ellison leaves Harvey alone because of the guilt he feels for what happened last time.""And it was because of this that Mr. Ellison pent up a lot of things and fell sick," Nicole said sadly. "If Mr. Ellison refuses to recover on his own, he'd only get weaker.""This is up to Mr. Ellison himself." Jared's eyes darkened. 'If Mr. Ellison never forgives himself, no one can help him.'"We should visit him more often." Perhaps, it would be helpful if they could lighte
As the sun set, Nicole and Lulu stepped out of DillCorp together.Lulu looked around and muttered, "Why hasn't June come yet?""You're just excited to try on your wedding dress, right?" Nicole teased.Lulu began to blush and replied shyly, "I'm not the only one who's trying out the dresses.""Calm down. She's here." As soon as she finished speaking, Nicole smiled and waved at June, who was approaching them."Sorry, I'm late," June explained, standing in front of the two girls. "The traffic was quite bad on the way here.""Don't worry. We just came out as well." Nicole smiled. "Let's go! Don't make them wait for you."June and Lulu replied, "Let's go!"The girls got into the car and headed to the styling room which they had chosen.They had decided on that styling room a while back. Since their wedding dresses had arrived that day, the girls set a date to try it out together.When they arrived, Spencer was already there, waiting for them. The only person missing was Samuel."
Nicole could tell that Lulu was still bothered by the matter. That was why Lulu talked about cherishing the present moment. Perhaps, Lulu felt that if she really could defend herself from slander, she would not be able to complete the wedding with Spencer."How is it? Are you guys done?" Samuel's voice sounded from outside.June and Lulu looked at each other and said, "Let's go outside.""June? Where—" Samuel called out to June again when he did not get a response. However, the moment he saw June walk out, he stopped talking.Looking at June, who was holding up her dress and slowly walking towards him, Samuel's eyes became focused, and he could not look away.June started to grow shy from Samuel's gaze. She could not help but blush. "Don't just stare at me. Is this dress okay?"Samuel came back to his senses and nodded vigorously. "Fine. Perfectly fine."It looked really good and was a good fit for June.In turn, Spencer stared at Lulu. With a wide smile, he said, "It's very pr
Spencer still insisted on keeping things to himself. Just as he was about to say something, he held himself back. He hesitated for a moment before speaking again. "It's Icyln. She said that she has feelings for me, but I've rejected her."Spencer did not expect Icyln to pretend as if nothing had happened even after his rejection. She still called him on the phone as usual. In fact, her calls were getting more and more frequent.Nicole narrowed her gaze and questioned, "Spencer, do you really want Icyln to stay at San Joto?""Uh... I actually don't want her here." However, it was not up to Spencer to decide whether she could stay or leave.Initially, he was fine with taking care of Icyln upon his teacher's request. Now that he understood Icyln's intentions, he would not want Icyln to stay. Or else, she might create more trouble in the future."That's good." Nicole seemed satisfied."What?" Spencer asked in confusion. He did not understand what Nicole meant.After giving it some t
June smirked. "I dare you not to eat anything later.""You haven't even entered the family, and you're already safeguarding Samuel's wallet!""Don't forget, we're both entering the same family. The Riddle family."As the two girls joked around, they did not seem to be that hungry anymore. The time seemed to pass by really slowly as well.After a while, dinner was served. Just as they were about to dig in, a shadow appeared beside their table. In fact, the shadow covered the entire table.Nicole frowned and looked up. Seeing that it was Harvey, her eyes darkened."What a coincidence! You're having dinner here as well." Harvey smiled."I don't think so." Nicole's eyes were cold and distant."Exactly. Don't you see that there's a lot of us here? Nicole isn't alone," Lulu said fiercely.Harvey glanced at Lulu angrily. Then, he softened his gaze as he turned to look at Nicole. His voice was also gentler as he said, "I'm not eating either. I'll join you.""No way," their voices sou