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
"Well that was...?" Martin turned to Nicole after noticing the weird atmosphere between Cherry and Stanley. He looked eager for gossip.Nicole had no choice but to disappoint him. "Cherry Jean."Martin pressed his lips together and responded with a wry smile, "Alright then."Nicole did not want to dwell on the topic, so she remained silent."Nicole, it's getting late. You should head home. I'll be fine by myself." Tia bit her lip. She hesitated before saying, "Nicole, could you take Stanley with you?"Tia did not want Cherry to get the wrong idea, but she could not convince Stanley to leave. So she had to rely on Nicole to get Stanley home."I think it's best to let Stanley decide that for himself." Nicole shrugged. She did not want to make decisions on Stanley's behalf and have him blame her for it later.The situation today unraveled a mystery in her heart, and it was up to fate to decide what would happen in their future.Tia looked surprised at Nicole, not expecting Nicole
"Thank you, Stanley," Tia said, biting the bullet to take the apple.Stanley's hand was stiff, he hated Tia's formality.Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared brought the kids to the Riddle family manor. Leaning against her seat, Nicole looked out the window and smirked. She had a hunch about what was going on between Stanley and Tia. It seemed that the two had a misunderstanding, or more likely, they were facing an obstacle.'Stanley probably thinks Tia has a crush on Martin, so he did not express his feelings to her all this while, only secretly taking care of her. Martin also cares about Tia, and she appears more at ease with him. Maybe I was wrong? Maybe Tia really likes Martin?'Nicole shook her head at the situation. With Cherry now involved, things would only get more complicated."Let them handle their affairs," Jared suddenly said, holding Nicole's hand.Nicole chuckled and agreed, "Yeah."Nicole was just thinking the same thing. She knew she had no place to interfere with them.
Nicole shook her head while chuckling. "So that's why Mom was so eager to introduce girls to Stanley. I never knew he left such an impression on her. Well, Mom should be happy now. Not only does Stanley have Tia, but he also has Cherry as his potential girlfriend.'Nicole frowned slightly and thought, 'Oh right, there's Martin too. Things are getting ugly.'After dinner, Nicole and Jared took the kids back to their room."Mommy, does Grandma like Cherry more?" Lana asked while peeking her head out of her blanket."Why the sudden question?" Nicole chuckled.Lana frowned and said, "It's just a feeling I got."She could not explain it, but she just felt that Gloria preferred Cherry more."If that were true, what do you think about it, Lana?" Nicole asked softly."Wouldn't it be troublesome if Uncle Stanley only likes Tia, but Grandma likes Cherry?" Lana said, feeling conflicted.Nicole burst into laughter. "Don't worry. That wouldn't be a problem.""Huh? Why not?""Because ther
"Let's not talk about other people now," Jared said while carrying Nicole to the bed. His eyes were dark with lust. He gently set Nicole down and leaned in to kiss her lips.The next day, the sun rose and shined brightly.When Nicole arrived at the company, Patricia hurried and followed her into the office."Ms. Riddle, it's about the Ellison Group," Patricia whispered. "Harvey is making preparations for a new factory. He might be thinking of expanding it to collaborate with us. This information is being kept very quiet within the Ellison Group, and the news isn't made public yet.""Why is he so sure that I'll agree?" Nicole was at a loss for words. 'So what if Harvey made preparations? He still had to discuss it with me first.'"Maybe he's up to something," Patricia speculated. She felt that Harvey must have thought of something Nicole could not reject.Nicole's expression darkened, realizing that possibility too. 'What did Harvey devise to make me not just interested but also c