"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
The assistant prayed that Harvey would not blame him for the matter. He had followed Harvey's orders without knowing that Thomas would leave so suddenly. Thomas never showed signs that he planned to leave the country."Go investigate what happened now!" Harvey barked aggressively. If his grandfather had gone, his plan would have gone to waste."Yes, sir," his assistant replied, quickly leaving the office.Harvey's expression darkened. His previous triumphant demeanor had vanished, leaving only a sinister look in his eyes.Meanwhile, Nicole was resting after lunch at Riddle Corporation.Patricia entered her office and reported, "Thomas Ellison has already left on the plane. Harvey's men are currently investigating the matter, and soon they'll find out. Should we do something to stop them?""Never mind. There's nothing wrong with me inviting Thomas for medical treatment abroad," Nicole explained. Thomas agreed to go abroad on his own, and he was not forced by Nicole."You're right
"Nicole, is this how you're thinking of repaying me? It was a shame I wasted such precious time missing you," said Lulu, pretending to be hurt."Though I did miss you, I'd rather you have a relaxing honeymoon after all. You'll miss it once it's over," Nicole said seriously.Nicole was well aware that Lulu had been the happiest she had ever been ever since she went on her honeymoon. As a friend, Nicole could not be happier for her."That's more like it." Lulu smirked."Why? Did you call me just to tell me you missed me?" teased Nicole, raising an eyebrow."Oh, that's the main reason, but of course there are other things... I heard a lot of things are happening lately. I wanted to check up on you," said Lulu, trying to keep calm.Nicole smirked. "Everything's fine here. Don't worry! Things have been resolved."Lulu let out a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear. I was worried something might've happened to you. I was even discussing with Spencer about cutting the honeymoon short."
"Mrs. Wallace Sr. How have you been recently?" Tia asked. She looked embarrassed as she met Mrs. Wallace Sr.'s eyes."Don't worry about it, Tia. I'm fine. Luna's been here taking care of me. Please don't pretend you're fine when you're not in the future, okay? It's worrying," said Mrs. Wallace Sr. with some agony in her voice.Mrs. Wallace Sr. had overheard that Tia had gotten pneumonia and was at the brink of death due to her delay in getting treatment."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to worry everyone, especially Mrs. Wallace Sr." Tia had guilt written all over her face.Stanley spoke up and warned, "If you don't want anyone to worry about you, please tell us if there's anything troubling you.""Well, enough about that. Everyone, let's dig in," he then said, clapping to get everyone's attention.Everyone quickly changed the topic and started chatting amongst one another. Tia sneakily took a glance at Stanley, an unreadable look was on her face.'Stanley had been taking care of me fo