"Stanley raised his brow a little upon hearing that. "Do you go on blind dates a lot?""Yeah, I have no choice. My family just gets anxious. It's like, if I don't get married now, I'll never get married," Cherry said in defeat."Don't you object to any of it?" Stanley asked, surprised. 'So she just allows her family to arrange dates for her?'Cherry looked at Stanley for a while and smiled. "Well, what would come out of it? I'll just end up like you, Mr. Riddle."They were obligated to come even if they did not want to.Stanley was taken aback for a moment, but in a moment considered rare for a situation like this, he smiled. "Touché."That was what came of their resistance."Mr. Riddle, you haven't been on many blind dates, have you?" Cherry looked at Stanley, her eyes brimming with curiosity."Four times. Is that a lot or a little?" Stanley admitted."Not bad. That's still fewer than me, at least." Cherry laughed.It was rare that the two of them got along well, so they cha
"Well then, just call me Cherry too," Cherry happily agreed.Soon, the group left the cafe and headed to the amusement park.In the car, Tia was sandwiched between Nolan and Lana at the back, while Cherry took the passenger seat.Nolan and Lana both exchanged glances, feeling increasingly anxious as they were sensing that this person was about to become their third uncle's wife. Although they did not dislike Cherry, they still preferred Tia over her."Nolan, what should we do?" Lana asked Nolan softly."Go with the flow," Nolan whispered to Lana.Curious, Tia looked at the muttering kids. "What are you talking about?""It's nothing." Nolan and Lana smiled.This was something they could certainly not tell Tia.Meanwhile, Cherry chattered all the way to the park from the front seat. "I haven't been in one of these places for so long. It was fine when I was abroad, but after I came back, my family was strict with me. They wanted a refined lady. You know, someone who is elegant an
To that, Nolan replied, "Yes, we originally wanted Tia to take us there, but then Ms. Jean said she wanted to go too, so she came along with us."Gloria quickly imagined how Cherry had doted on Nolan and Lana, leading them to become even more fond of her.'It seems that Cherry really likes children, so Nolan and Lana might just have one more person to love them, which is great,' she thought."Stanley, come here and tell me, how was it today?" Gloria asked, almost starting to see Cherry as her future daughter-in-law and was eager to hear Stanley's opinion.Stanley, feeling a headache, ran fingers through his hair and said, "Mom, I'm tired. I'm going to get some sleep."And after he had spoken, Stanley hurried up to his room"Look at him, acting all shy." Gloria became even more elated, feeling that this issue was basically settled.Stanley, however, just could not be bothered to explain anything to Gloria. Although Cherry had spent the entire day with them, he did not feel much f
Jared gently helped Nicole dry her hair and spoke softly, "I was waiting for you."This amused Nicole. "So that's why you were standing at the door."'You made me bump into you as soon as I came out, and now my nose feels sore too,' she thought."Well, keep that in mind then," Jared said meaningfully."Keep what?" Nicole was puzzled. 'Did I say something just now?'"That I shouldn't be standing at the door, and that I should..." Jared deliberately paused before continuing, "I should just go in."Just as Nicole was about to react to what Jared had said, his last remark took her aback."No... Ahem." After a bout of coughing, Nicole blushed and refused. "No, it's fine."It was better for Jared to stand at the door. If he went in...Nicole's cheeks burned bright red as she thought of the image of them taking a shower together."Really? I think it's quite nice, or do you have something that you're not happy with?" Jared continued to tease Nicole while feigning a pitiful look.Nic
Nolan's remark left Lana feeling even more puzzled. "How am I stupid?""Next time, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Nolan, looking like a little adult, reprimanded Lana. "Come on."After that, Nolan pulled Lana along and walked off.However, Lana was still grumbling, "What did I say wrong?"Nicole pursed her lips as she watched her kids, and she then proceeded to warn Jared through gritted teeth, "You're not allowed to kiss me out of the blue anymore, especially when Nolan and Lana might see us."After a moment of thought, Jared said, "As a matter of fact, I actually think it's because we are not intimate enough. That's why you're always so shy. So, from now on, I'll kiss you once every day, and you'll gradually stop blushing.""Why, you..." Nicole glared at Jared. 'So it's my fault now?'Gnashing her teeth, Nicole sighed. "You wish."After saying that, Nicole left Jared to stand there on his own and went downstairs for breakfast.Jared chuckled softly, after which
Nicole immediately furrowed her brows. 'Ellison-and-Riddle? What kind of stupid name is that?'"Ms. Riddle, this... sounds terrible," Patricia whispered to Nicole.No matter how they thought about it, they did not anticipate that Harvey would have such a twisted sense of humor. 'Why did he name it like that? Does he have a screw loose? Is he off his rocker?'"Hello, everyone, I am Nicole Riddle," Nicole interrupted, not wanting to hear what was coming next.The scene instantly fell silent, and Nicole's gaze swept over the faces of the crowd, her eyes frosty and piercing.Then, she loudly announced, "Mr. Ellison probably made a mistake. Although this factory is a joint venture, its name will not be changed."She did not have the energy to think and come up with a name for the time being, so she decided that it would be better for her to keep the original one."The name's not changing?""But that's not what Mr. Ellison said."The crowd broke out in discussion, but Nicole ignored
"It's almost noon. Let's have lunch together before you go," Harvey stopped Nicole as she was about to leave.Indifferent to his advances, Nicole shot Harvey a glance and said, "I'm good. Please help yourself.""You need to eat too," Harvey said, not disappointed by the rejection as he continued to persuade Nicole.However, Nicole remained unmoved. She did not want to eat with him, fearing that the very sight of his face might cause her to experience indigestion."I have already made an appointment with your grandfather. If you're interested, you can join us," Nicole said before brushing past Harvey and hurrying off.Harvey grimaced as Nicole disappeared from sight. Only Nicole would come up with such an excuse to avoid having lunch with him. It seemed that she had made her mind up on giving him a glaring "no."Still, Nicole had made her way to Thomas Ellison's place after leaving."Are you here to show off to me?" Thomas looked at Nicole, amused."Just here for a meal with you
"He's put in so much effort, so he's obviously going to do his worst," Nicole snorted.She knew that Harvey had put on such a grand display to make things difficult for her. A simple ribbon-cutting ceremony was not all that he wanted."Are we just going to let things unfold like this?" Patricia asked in a low voice."Since he wants to publicize it, let him go ahead. Free advertising shouldn't be wasted." Nicole's eyes darkened. "Now that we're already working together, let's commence with the next stage of our plan.""Of course," Patricia eagerly agreed.She figured that Nicole had her own reasons for working together with Harvey. If anything, Nicole would never let Harvey keep that smirk on his face. All the measures taken would be temporary.Soon after, they returned to the headquarters of the Riddle Corporation, and during lunch break, Nicole leaned back against her couch in her office, lost in thought.The setting sun was already beginning to set when Nicole and Jared return