"The teacher was even quicker. Snow should be on her way to the airport by now." Spencer shrugged. Of course, he came back right after doing what he had to."Are you sure?" Lulu exclaimed in surprise. Then, she scrutinized Spencer and furrowed her brows. "It looks like your teacher really likes Snow at a lot."Otherwise, he would not have been in such a hurry to send her away, fearing that they might change their minds.Spencer chuckled. "Not exactly. He's probably just worried that if he keeps Snow here, there might be more problems."They did not understand Snow, but the teacher knew her very well and had probably guessed that she would not give up so easily."Why did she agree to leave?" Lulu asked curiously."Her assistant was hired by the teacher," Spencer explained."I see." Lulu looked like she immediately understood everything. 'No wonder the assistant's willing to keep up with a person like her.'"We got what we wanted now that Snow has already left. We have nothing to
"Uncle Dexter, Aunt Emma," Nicole greeted. She urged Nolan and Lana to greet them too before sitting down.Gloria took a glance at Nicole and smiled. "You're back just in time! Come have a look at these pictures. Let me know if you think there are any suitable for your brother and your cousin Emery.""Why don't you let them choose?" Nicole felt embarrassed. 'They ought to have some say in the woman they want to marry in the future.'Gloria and Emma sighed in unison. "If they were willing, we wouldn't be here today."Nicole immediately understood. 'No wonder I hadn't been seeing Stanley around. He must've been hiding from Mom.'"What do you think of these ladies?" asked Nicole, referring to the photos of the women.Gloria and Emma rushed up from their seats with a bunch of photographs in their hands. "We've asked their family and did background checks. They all seem to be quite satisfied with Stanley's financial and job stability too.""That's for Emery," said Emma, pointing to a
Nolan did not refute his sister's statement. Everyone chuckled and brushed off Lana's words."Gloria, is what little Lana saying true?" asked Emma with hopeful eyes. 'If Stanley had real feelings for someone, it'd be a really good thing.'Gloria sighed. "I actually can't tell if he does."Gloria had the assumption that her children were still young and naive. She had witnessed Stanley helping out Tia often, but nothing developed further in their relationship. Furthermore, Stanley had agreed to do blind dates over dinner."The blind dates..." Emma hesitated. She did not want to break up the couple.After pondering for a moment, Gloria spoke up, "Let's make the arrangements first. If he ever confesses that he has feelings for someone else, then we might've been wrong to assume that he and Tia were ever a thing."Emma nodded in agreement. "Point taken.""I think we're almost done here. Why don't you guys stay for dinner?" Daniel offered.Everyone sat down in the dining room to hav
Nolan looked at Lana with a serious expression. "That's not a bad idea! Let's do it. But if you have more ideas in the future, I think you should tell me first and do it yourself.""I know." Lana smiled. She would always listen to her brother's advice.Nolan felt more at ease. He did not have to worry about Lana's schemes nor if it would implicate them both.While the twins were plotting up a storm upstairs, the adults were enjoying their dinner downstairs in the dining room, completely unaware.Once dinner was over, Dexter and Emma left. Spencer and Samuel also returned to their respective rooms.Gloria pulled Nicole aside. "Nicole, can you set up the date with the lady? If Stanley doesn't show up, tell me."Gloria knew Stanley was the one who agreed on the blind date in the first place, but he had ghosted everyone. She was worried about Stanley's attendance at the blind date."Sure thing," Nicole agreed with a smile on her face."I didn't expect that Stanley would be the one
Nicole furrowed her eyebrows. 'I thought Stanley had genuine feelings for Tia, but he agreed to go on blind dates. Could it be that we all misunderstood his intentions before?'Jared caressed Nicole's hair gently. "Don't think too much. He's not a child anymore. He can think for himself."Nicole nodded, immediately understanding what Jared meant. No matter how much effort anyone put in, the final decision had to be made by Stanley himself.When Nicole and Jared reached their room, Nicole massaged her shoulders, looking completely haggard.Jared sat next to her with a concerned expression. "Has work been too hectic for you recently?"'She looks so burnt out. Could it be the workload that's affecting her?' thought Jared."It's okay," said Nicole. She bit her lip hard trying not to show how stressful work was for her.Jared gave her a massage, trying to help her unwind."Come, let's sleep," said Jared with concern in his voice.Eyes half closed, Nicole agreed. Jared looked over a
Jared had also seen right through the twins' intentions, but he also considered Nicole his main priority. The sooner Nicole can get this task out of the way, the easier it would be for Nicole to be at ease.The car engine revved."Have Patricia go over to Riddle Corporation from now on," Jared ordered."Yes, sir," replied Max.Nicole was taken aback. "Why did you arrange someone to help me?""Ma'am, she's different from others. Mr. Johnston trusts her very much," Max explained."I know. She's just like Janus," Nicole grumbled. The name suddenly burst out from her mouth without thinking. She could not recall how she knew the name.'I can't recall if I've ever met a person with this name, ever since I have returned,' thought Nicole."Ma'am!" Max exclaimed, startling Nicole. 'She remembers Janus! Everyone was saddened by Janus' death, and no one dared mention it ever since. She remembered him without anyone bringing it up. Does that mean... she's regaining her memories?'Nicole n
"Ms. Riddle," Patricia greeted politely."There's no need for you to be so formal with me. Since you'll be working with me from now on, it'll be more casual," said Nicole. She pointed to the pile of documents on her desk."Are these doable for you?" asked Nicole.Patricia nodded. "Yeah."Nicole quickly filtered out the documents and workload for Patricia before handing it over to her. "Great. This is for you.""Thank you," Patricia said as she took the documents in her hand and started going through it by Nicole's desk.Nicole pointed to the coffee table in her office. "You can go and sit over there to work. I'm glad you're here. Lulu's going to be on leave soon for her wedding and honeymoon. I really needed the extra hand."'With Patricia here, my workload will surely be lighter,' she thought to herself."Ms. Riddle, if there's anything you need me to do, you can leave it to me," said Patricia.Nicole chuckled and smiled. "If you keep acting like this, I'll think you're a rob
"It's okay." Lawrence did not show any disappointment. He just glanced at Nicole and said, "Since that's the case, how about having dinner together?""No need to trouble yourself. Mr. Johnston is on his way to pick up his wife now," Patricia said. She stood by Nicole's side with a cold and indifferent expression.Lawrence glanced at Patricia with dark eyes. He had a strong feeling that Patricia was not someone to be messed with.Patricia's presence, next to Nicole, was nonexistent when she remained silent earlier. But it was the complete opposite when she started speaking."This is..." Lawrence pretended to be somewhat puzzled."My assistant." Nicole kept it vague.Lawrence's gaze darkened. "Isn't Lulu your assistant?""Lulu has been busy lately, and she's going on her honeymoon soon, so I hired a new one," Nicole explained with a smile, coming up with a convincing reason.Hearing this, Lawrence did not press further and simply smiled. "Well, too bad then.""Let's do it anothe