"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
Tia sat quietly in one corner. She was even breathing softly for fear of disturbing Stanley.But the more Tia acted like this, the harder it was for Stanley to calm down and think. In the end, he gave up."Do you still want to eat?" Stanley asked."What?" Tia was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses. She shook her head and said, "I don't want to eat anymore. You don't have to care about me. Just act as if I'm invisible.""Let's go." Seeing that Tia did not want to eat, Stanley stood up."Are we going home?" Tia was shocked. 'We're leaving so soon? Me being here must've distracted him.'Stanley glanced at Tia and all of a sudden, he changed his mind, "No, we're going to eat."Initially, he wanted to go home. But looking at how careful Tia was acting, Stanley felt that it would be a lot more stressful to Tia if they were to return home immediately. She would feel that she's disturbing him.Since they had not eaten yet, they could go for a meal and use that time
Seeing that Stanley had turned around and walked toward the car, Tia froze again. She only came back to her senses when Stanley called out to her again. Then, Tia gritted her teeth and chased after him.As Stanley was driving along the streets, he noticed that Tia seemed to be curious about the roadside stalls. So, he stopped the car and asked, "Do you want to go to the night market?"Tia bit her lip and quickly closed her hands. 'I've never been to any night markets before, but they're very plain. I'm not sure if someone like Stanley would want to go..."Without waiting for Tia's reply, Stanley had already opened the door and got down from the car. Then, he called out to Tia, "Get down, we'll have a look."After they got out of the car, Stanley brought Tia into the night market. At almost every stall that they walked past, Stanley would get something for Tia. Soon, Tia's hands were full."Sir, that's enough. We have too much, and I can't finish them all..."Along the way, Tia ke
Meanwhile, on the other side, Nicole and Jared brought Nolan and Lana to the amusement park. They were having a lot of fun together.The little ones had dinner at school, so they were not hungry. But Nicole and Jared had not had dinner.So, Jared bought some fast food somewhere nearby the amusement park. The adults sat at the waiting area outside of the amusement park while watching the kids play."The kids are having a lot of fun. They look so happy," Nicole commented, as if they had nothing to stress about."Although they don't have any stress, they do have some worries as well," Jared pointed out.Nicole glanced at Jared and teased, "Is this sarcasm coming from an old dad?""Is this affection coming from an old mother?" Jared responded in kind.The both of them glanced at each other and laughed. "These little brats."Nicole sighed and said, "But Stanley and Tia are really weird."It was not that the both of them did not have feelings for each other. Why were they not making
Nicole gave it some thought before she replied, "Please arrange a visit. I'll go once I get off work.""Noted." Patricia turned around and left.Nicole leaned back in the chair and her gaze darkened. "What does Chloe want to do with so much money?"In the blink of an eye, it was time to get off work.Nicole had sent a message to inform Jared that she would be going to the Riddle family manor. Then, she left the office as soon as she had finished her work. She also brought Patricia along with her.As they arrived at the family manor, Mr. Riddle Sr. was already waiting for Nicole. "You're here!""Grandpa." Nicole went to the sofa. As soon as she saw how haggard Mr. Riddle Sr. looked, Nicole felt sad."Have a seat." Mr. Riddle Sr. gestured for Nicole to sit down.Just as she was seated, Karen served a plate of fruits and said, "Nicole, have some fruits while you chat."Nicole looked at Karen and nodded her head lightly. "Thanks, Aunt Karen."Mr. Riddle Sr. glanced at Dillon and
Dillon immediately replied, "Don't worry. I'll take care of him.""Grandpa, I'll let you know once I find out." After Nicole finished speaking, she bid Mr. Riddle Sr. goodbye and left the family manor."Dad, let's eat first." Naturally, Dillon did not want to mention anything that would make Mr. Riddle Sr. unhappy. As soon as he finished speaking, he asked Karen to join them for dinner.During the meal, Dillon and Karen also tried to avoid the topic of Chloe or Damien. After all, Nicole was investigating the matter. They did not have to worry about it anymore.After Nicole stepped out of the house, she got into the car with Patricia and left."Ma'am, what's your plan?" Patricia asked softly."We'll wait for Chloe to hire someone first." Nicole said.Patricia frowned, "You mean, we'll do a background check on the doctor?""Yes. Chloe isn't that stupid to just take the money and not pretend to have an operation." Nicole narrowed her eyes. As long as they could find out the weird