Gloria nodded in satisfaction. "Very well. After these three days, are there any more seminars going on?""For now, nothing is scheduled," Stanley replied, already feeling overwhelmed."Since nothing is scheduled, keep that time available," Gloria decided for him. "Remember, you promised us to leave that time open for any dates or appointments."Stanley silently screamed in agony to himself. "Alright, I got it." He pretended to agree to his mother's request, but in fact, he was contemplating escaping the country."Stop daydreaming. I already kept your passport. If this date doesn't go successfully, don't you dare think of going anywhere else," Gloria warmed, seeing through her son.Stanley immediately put on a smiling face. "Come on, why would I? After my seminar ends, there'll still be some follow-up work to do. I won't leave San Joto anytime soon.""Alright," Gloria said, satisfied. "I hope when you leave San Joto, it'll be for your honeymoon.""Can I go upstairs now? I really
Jared saw Nicole searching through The Hunters and asked, "What are you doing?""Lawrence left San Joto and went back to Mecrounia, saying there was something he needed to attend to. But I have this strange feeling, so I wanted to find out more," Nicole explained.When Lawrence left, everything seemed peaceful and fine. However, Nicole found his departure too sudden. If he had no specific reason, he should not have left at this time."It's very peaceful over there," Jared said blandly.Shocked, Nicole looked at him. "You already checked?""I've sent some people there, but there hasn't been any news recently," Jared explained. That was why he knew it was peaceful over there, and nothing major happened. Otherwise, he would have gotten the news.'I see,' Nicole thought, a hint of understanding crossing her eyes. She chuckled, "Well, that confirms my suspicion since nothing happened there."Lawrence did not have anything to attend to, so he left San Joto for other reasons."Could i
"Mr. Ellison is waiting in the reception room," Nicole's assistant replied.Nicole entered the reception room and saw Harvey leaning on the couch leisurely, eyeing everything inside.Sensing a presence, Harvey turned and saw Nicole. He put on a fake smile, stood up, and acted like a gentleman. "We meet again, Ms. Riddle.""Nice to meet you," Nicole said indifferently, keeping a strictly professional demeanor.KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.The assistant brought coffee into the room."Mr. Ellison, have some coffee," said Nicole, gesturing in that direction. Then, she sat down and invited Harvey to do the same. "Since Mr. Ellison is present here, shall we talk about the joint venture factory?""Well, there's no rush in that," said Harvey. His purpose here had nothing to do with discussing the joint venture. Compared to losing a factory, he felt it was more important to build a closer relationship with Nicole.Shocked, Nicole raised her brows and asked, "Well, I have no idea what else there
Harvey leaned into his seat, his gaze gloomy as he looked out the car window. 'Nicole didn't seem affected by the matter. Why? She wanted to purchase the electronic component factory, but I tampered with the contract secretly. Shouldn't she be angry and frustrated now that it turned into a joint venture? Why am I the one feeling the angry now?'"If it were you, wouldn't you be angry?" Harvey questioned his assistant abruptly.His assistant froze for a moment before cautiously asking, "What should I be angry about?"Harvey said displeased, "Wouldn't you be angry about the contract?""Well," his assistant said, looking at Harvey in the rearview mirror. He pondered for a moment before answering, "I guess I would. Maybe Nicole is pretending to show you her anger. It's like admitting defeat if she showed her frustration."The atmosphere in the car fell into silence for a moment before Harvey's chuckle sounded. "You're right. That made sense."If Nicole got mad in front of him, it woul
"Yeah."Meanwhile, Nolan and Lana said to the driver, "Let's go to Sarley on Timeston Road.""Didn't you guys want to get ice cream?" asked Tia, finding it strange."Oh, my classmate said that the ice cream there is better," Nolan replied calmly.Tia knew that they loved ice cream, so she did not think much of it and brought them to Sorley.Sarley was a commercial district, where there were a lot of offices and business clubs. There were also some mini restaurants that sold food and beverages, as well as some small supermarkets."Nolan, where's the ice cream shop that we're going to?" Lana asked Nolan while glancing around.They were not familiar with this place at all, and everything Nolan knew about Sarley was from the internet. The buildings around them all shared similar designs and it was very confusing.Nolan was also looking around, but he was not searching for the ice cream shop. Instead, he was looking for a club because he had heard that Stanley would go there alone t
"Okay then," Tia agreed as it seemed like Nolan and Lana were planning to finish their ice cream here before leaving.Besides, Nicole had also told her that she would be coming, and they would have to wait for her anyway.Once upstairs, Nolan and Lana searched through several private rooms upstairs but still could not see Stanley anywhere."Kids, all the rooms ahead are occupied," one of the staff told them as there were no empty rooms left."Miss," Lana suddenly grabbed the staff and spoke in a hushed tone, "Is Stanley Riddle here today?"Seeing the staff's hesitation, Lana added, "He's actually my uncle."The staff widened her gaze in surprise upon hearing that. Then she nodded. "Ah, I see. I was just wondering why you two looked so familiar."Although no outsiders were invited to Nolan and Lana's party, the staff happened to have a close friend working at that hotel. Coincidentally, she had a day off and visited her friend there when the party was being held. So, she saw Nola
Stanley's lip twitched as he immediately thought to himself again, 'This can't be just a mere coincidence, right?'He believed their story about coming here to have ice cream, but the fact that they were aware of his room's location and that the staff entered with four portions of ice cream made the situation seem highly unlikely.Then, Stanley remembered how Nolan and Lana had pestered him with questions about where he was going after work. He called to tell them that he needed a quiet place to think, so he would come to Serenity.Stanley could not help but frown at Nolan and Lana as if he had realized something."Uncle Stanley, you should have a taste." Lana had yet to notice the change in Stanley's expression as she spoke. "Ms. Rose, have a seat," she added.However, Nolan had already noticed Stanley's suspicions, so he quickly changed the subject, "Uncle Stanley, let's try the ice cream first. Mom and Dad will be here soon.""They're coming?!" Stanley was shocked as he subcon
Lana smiled, giggling. "It's delicious."KNOCK, KNOCK.Hearing someone knocking on the door, Nolan immediately stood up and said, "It's Mom and Dad! I'll go open the door."He ran to the door, opened it, and saw Nicole and Jared standing outside."Daddy, Mommy!" Nolan looked at them, feeling joyful.Nicole and Jared entered the room. Then, Stanley and Tia both stood up."You're here too." Stanley glanced at Nicole with an indescribable look on his face.Nicole shrugged helplessly. "Maybe the kids like you a little too much."She was implying that it had nothing to do with her, and it was entirely the kids' idea.Stanley understood the implication of Nicole's words. However, what he said was, "Would you guys like to have some ice cream too?""I think I should probably take Nolan and Lana away," said Nicole, looking at her kids."Where are we going?" Nolan and Lana asked expectantly.They had been thinking of an excuse to run away and leave Tia in the room. So, they were glad