"That's good." Gloria issued a sigh of relief. "I can't believe they're capable of doing such things. It seems like they've lost their minds. You've got to be more careful in the future.""Don't worry, Mom," Nicole assured her. "I know."She did not want Gloria to worry about her. Deep down, however, she knew that Chloe would not stop there since she had gone to such lengths to defraud them. Though Miley had taken the blame for her this time, there was no telling what would come next. As such, Nicole would find a way to corner Chloe, to make her face the punishment she rightfully deserved.And now that Everett was still abroad, the only person who might have remained in contact with him was Chloe. If they arrested Chloe now, they might sever the only lead they had to him.Nicole's eyes darkened when she thought about Everett. Ever since Lawrence had rescued a fleeing Everett from San Joto, he had not shown up at all. This led her to wonder what sort of deal the two of them had made
"Did he mention anything else?" Nicole squinted her eyes, thinking that Lawrence would not usually be so nosy.Nolan shook his head and replied, "No, he only asked if you're back. Then, he asked about what Lana and I have been up to recently.""That's all?" Nicole raised a brow, doubtful. 'So he was genuinely missing the kids?'"Oh, Godpa also asked if you've been busy recently." Lana asked innocently.To that, Nolan added, "Yeah, I said you're not that busy. All you've got going for you is work.""Okay." Nicole said, and rested the case.She was worried that the kids might get suspicious if she prodded with more questions, so she changed the topic of conversation at once. "Is Leo still online?""Ye-" Nolan looked at the screen.Then, he frowned and said, "Now he's not."He was online just a few seconds ago, so it was strange that he logged off all of a sudden.Nicole stood beside the computer and stared at Lawrence's message to Nolan. [I have some urgent matters I need to ta
"It is exactly because of this very concern that he needs to use Nolan to achieve what he wants." Jared held Nicole's hands gently. "At the end of the day, none of us have seen the Water Crest before. No one knows what it looks like either. The only way he could crack it and not catch your attention is by enlisting Nolan's help."If Lawrence approached Nicole directly, the outcome would be predictable; Nicole would be able to tell that the object in question was the Water Crest. In addition to that, Lawrence would have to forego his right to own the Water Crest, hence he would not risk it.After hearing Jared's explanation, Nicole nodded. "You're right.""I'll get Max to verify it." Jared's eyes became frosty.If that was indeed the truth, Jared would never allow Lawrence within an inch of the Water Crest. For someone as evil as Lawrence to own the Water Crest would spell unimaginable disaster for everyone else.As Jared and Nicole were discussing the issue, they did not realize t
Stanley paused for a moment before replying, "Alright.""Please let me know if there are any updates," Nicole requested, and brought the kids into the car.Knowing that Stanley was going out to look for Tia, Nolan and Lana did not bother to follow him. Instead, they got into the car and went to school right away.Meanwhile, Stanley had just entered the house in the backyard, which was unusually quiet."Tia?" Stanley called out to her."Mr. Riddle, is that you?" Tia asked, her voice hoarse.Stanley could already tell that she was weak, and upon hearing Tia's voice emanating from the room, he rushed over.As soon as he opened the door, he saw Tia lying in bed, looking ill, causing him to frown and ask, "What happened?""I think I'm down with a co...."Before Tia could finish her sentence, she began to cough.Seeing that Tia was in such a terrible condition, Stanley walked over and placed his hand on Tia's forehead. She was indeed having a bad fever."Your body is very warm. I'
Her intentions of not wanting to interfere with his work were genuine. But there was another reason, and it was that his presence made her feel uncomfortable."You haven't had breakfast, right? I'll go and buy something." Stanley could sense that Tia was beginning to feel uncomfortable, so he got up and left.Tia quietly heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Stanley leave, her energy seemed to improve."Tia!" a loud yell sounded.As Tia looked up, she was shocked by what she saw. "Sir, what are you doing here?""I've told you before, don't call me 'sir'," Martin said, sounding annoyed as he entered the room. "Just like how you call Nicole, you can call me Martin.""Martin." It sounded a bit forced, but Tia called him by his name.Martin scanned their surroundings and saw that no one was there. "Tia, you're sick. Are you here on your own?""It was Stanley who brought me here," Tia explained.Martin immediately understood the situation. "Oh, so it's Stanley. Where is he?"He could no
At Riddle Corporation, Nicole arrived at the company building and entered her office."Ms. Riddle, we've made some progress in our project with Ellison Group," said Patricia, placing a document in front of Nicole.Looking at the details on the document, Nicole seemed to be satisfied. "Great, it looks good.""Will Harvey follow our plan?" Patricia asked worriedly. After all, he was not a kind-hearted person if he could get his hands on the Ellison Group."It doesn't matter. If he notices it, we'll come up with another plan. If he doesn't realize it, we'll just act according to plan." Nicole smiled coldly.If Harvey wanted to create more problems for her, Nicole would let him make the first move. She wanted to see if Harvey still had the energy for that."Noted. I'll send someone to keep an eye on him," Patricia replied firmly. By keeping an eye on Riddle Corporation, it would ease their plan for what's to come.Nicole placed the document to one side and turned to look at Patricia
As the sun set, Nicole and Jared picked their children up. When the kids heard that Tia had been admitted to the hospital, they requested to visit her.As Nicole was also worried about Tia's condition, she agreed to their request.They bought some fruits and went to the hospital ward."Nicole!" Tia was surprised to see Nicole and the family there. They went out of their way to visit her!"How are you feeling now?" Nicole asked in concern."I'm feeling much better now," Tia replied."Ms. Tia, I'm glad you're feeling better. We're all worried about you." Nolan and Lana surrounded Tia by the bedside, wearing sad expressions.Tia smiled. She seemed to be more energetic when she saw the little kids."I'm fine now. You guys don't have to worry about me. You see, I took the drip and some medicine. I'm all better now," she said, to comfort them."Ms. Tia, please recover soon. We prefer it when you fetch us for school," said Lana, shaking Tia's arms lightly."Sure. I'll be out of this
"They're used to Tia bringing them to school, so there's no doubt they're dependent on her." Martin smiled and approached Tia's bedside. "How are you feeling?""I feel much better now. I could be discharged tomorrow," Tia replied."May I ask who this is?" Cherry found Martin familiar, but she just could not recognize him."His name is Martin, and he's in the medical profession," Tia introduced. She did not mention Martin's background as he did not like to brag about it outside."Her name is Cherry, Stanley's..." Tia paused and changed what she was going to say. "She's Stanley's friend."Tia originally wanted to say Cherry was Stanley's girlfriend, but Tia did not know if Stanley wanted to make the information public, so she paused before saying it out loud."Hi." Cherry instantly remembered when she heard Martin's name, but she played along and did not expose his hidden identity."Hi there," Martin responded, looking at Stanley meaningfully.Noticing Tia's pause, Martin analyze