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
Nicole glanced and noticed that Jared had not reached home yet. She frowned a little. 'He's not home yet?'Nicole went over, sat down and joined everyone for dinner."How are things with Grandpa?" Daniel asked softly but his eyes were filled with worry."All good," Nicole replied calmly. She did not want everyone to worry.Gloria frowned a little, "Then, what is it with Chloe? Did she really find Ghost Hand?"After years of searching, everyone thought that it was impossible to find anymore. But now, she suddenly said that she had found it. Gloria was quite confused by the sudden news."Whether it's real or not, we'll find out once we see that person." Nicole's words were filled with an unnoticeable coldness.Stanley looked at Nicole questionably. "What do you mean?"Why did he feel that Nicole was trying to imply something else?Nicole shrugged her shoulders and replied, "We're not sure about anything at the moment. Let's just wait."The person will arrive in the next few day
Nicole walked to the window and looked at the courtyard outside.Jared's car slowly came to a stop. He got out and walked into the house.Nicole drew her gaze away. Just as she turned around, Jared had already pushed open the door and approached her."You're back," Nicole said with a smile. In the next second, Jared embraced her."Were you waiting for me?" Jared asked softly, lowering his head to kiss her forehead.Nicole wrapped her arms around Jared's waist, tilting her head to meet his gaze. "Why are you so late?""An impromptu international video conference came up. I came back as soon as it ended," Jared explained while taking Nicole away from the window."Oh, I was wondering why you were so late."Jared smirked as he teased her, "You were worried about me, weren't you?""Mhm," Nicole admitted, leaning her head against Jared's chest. "Of course, I was worried.""You could've called me," Jared cooed, gently stroking Nicole's hair."I didn't want to disturb you in case yo
"Chloe found Ghost Hand?" Sean frowned. He knew that Ghost Hand was Nicole, so who exactly did Chloe find?"Did Stanley really tell you guys that?" Nicole was amused. She thought Stanley was just saying it offhandedly to avoid being nagged by their mother."Are we not supposed to know?" Steve was a bit annoyed."Of course not," Nicole replied with a smile. "I just thought it was a trivial matter."She really did not think it was necessary to distract Sean and Steve with this, so she did not say anything about it.Sean squinted his eyes. "What are you planning to do?""Nothing much. Chloe has to see Ghost Hand in person eventually. When that time comes, it'll be proven that the person is fake." Nicole shrugged as this was simple for her."Grandpa agreed?" Steve asked.Nicole nodded. "Yes, I went back to the family manor yesterday.""It's good that you discussed it with Grandpa. Let us know if you need our help," Sean said.Although Chloe did not know that Nicole was Ghost Hand