Stanley's feeble appearance made Nolan and Lana feel sad. They pouted. "It's all because of us that you're like that.""Hey, don't worry. As long as you guys are safe, I'm content. My injuries will heal soon," Stanley comforted.Nicole returned from paying the bills and saw Stanley's frail condition. So she gently took the kids away and suggested, "Uncle Stanley needs some rest. We'll go home first.""Who's going to take care of Uncle Stanley, then?" Lana asked worriedly."Tia will stay here." Nicole gently ruffled her daughter's hair."Oh." Lana looked at Tia, feeling it was best if she stayed back to take care of Stanley.Tia nodded her head in response. "Don't worry, Nicole. I'll take good care of him."Stanley took care of Tia when she fell sick last time. Tia would not turn a blind eye now that he was sick."Alright then. We'll get going to update the family, just in case everyone gets worried. We'll be here tomorrow morning," Nicole explained. After making the arrangement
"Don't worry, Mom. He's fine now, but he has to be hospitalized due to his injuries. So he'll be in the hospital for these two days," Nicole explained."What happened?" Daniel asked in concern.Nicole bit her lip. She avoided some important details, and talked about the minor parts. "Dad, we're still on the case. I believe we'll soon find out.""You have to investigate it through and through," Daniel said solemnly. Instinctively, he knew things were not simple this time."We will," Nicole promised."Let the kids stay at home for a few days," Gloria suggested, still having a lingering fear for the kids' safety.Although Gloria and Daniel were uncertain of the incident, they knew it happened on the way back after picking Nolan and Lana back from school."Don't worry. I got my people to be their drivers," Jared informed.Hearing that, Daniel understood that Jared and Nicole might not want the kids to stop school. So he compromised. "Alright then. We were thinking of changing the d
Nicole and Jared accompanied the kids to bed for a long time before the kids were soundly asleep.Back in their room, Nicole sighed with concern. "The kids were terrified by today's event.""They'll get better," Jared reassured, patting Nicole's back.Looking at Jared, Nicole frowned and asked, "Who do you think could be behind this?"The only culprit Nicole could think of was Harvey. At the same time, she felt Harvey would not be that reckless and stupid to do such a thing. However, other than Harvey, Nicole could not think of another candidate. She did not know anyone else in San Joto trying to mess with her. She could deduce that today's incident was ultimately targeted at her, but she could not figure out the mastermind.'Lawrence?!' As this thought crossed her mind, Nicole instantly dismissed the idea. She refused to believe that Lawrence would hurt her kids. If it was not Lawrence either, Nicole could only think of the people who hunted her down when she first came back to S
"I just thought that with your capabilities, things might get easier," Everett retorted, implying that Lawrence might have been too slow to make progress."Hmph, just go back and wait. I'll inform you when there are results," Lawrence replied impatiently.Everett calmly reminded him, "Please hurry up. Don't miss a great opportunity, or you'll have no one to blame but yourself."As Everett turned to leave, Lawrence suddenly thought of something and warned him, "Don't do things you shouldn't do, or you'll regret it."Everett paused briefly before walking away with big strides.A hint of darkness flashed in Lawrence's eyes. He sent a message to Ian, reminding him to be vigilant about Damien's family. He had a gut feeling that Everett's behavior was unusual, and he was also talking strangely. Lawrence figured that even if Everett was not involved in the incident, he surely knew something.The next day, the weather was sunny, but the family's spirit was far from cheerful.After a rat
Patricia shook her head. "Nothing.""You too?" Nicole furrowed her brows as she wondered who was good enough to stop both Max and Patricia from getting any updates.Patricia gritted her teeth. "Do you think they might have been..."She made a gesture of slicing her throat, her expression turned solemn.'Otherwise, why would they disappear without a trace?'Nicole looked at Patricia. "Not likely. After all, they're quite tough."It was impossible for them to be killed and disposed of without a trace."So what exactly happened?" Patricia murmured.Nicole looked up at her. "Speaking of that, could it be that we started off on the wrong foot?""The wrong foot?" Patricia seemed puzzled. 'Aren't we just investigating the traces of those people? How could we have gone wrong?'"Yeah. We were only searching for those few criminals, but if they disappeared so quickly, there's only one possibility – we've all overlooked one thing." Nicole's eyes turned dark.Patricia kind of understood
The sound of knocking could be heard, followed by Cherry's voice. "Mr. and Mrs. Riddle, you're here too.""Miss Jean." Gloria was surprised to see Cherry. "You came to see Stanley?""Yes, I heard he was ill, so I came to check on him." Cherry came to the bedside and was shocked to see Stanley's condition. "You're injured! How did it happen?"Though he was severely injured, he had just told her he was ill."It's nothing, just an accident." Stanley did not offer much explanation. He had casually brushed it off when he called her as he was not expecting her to come to see him."If I had known you were injured, I would've bought you some health supplements." She thought he was sick and only brought some fruits."It's good enough that you came to see him. Forget about gifts. Come, come and sit." Gloria took the fruits and pulled Cherry to sit by the bed.When Tia returned, she saw Gloria and Cherry chatting happily. Although Daniel and Stanley were not speaking, they were watching th
"No, thanks. Don't overthink this too." Stanley quickly calmed down, his tone becoming much more composed.Whatever Cherry's intentions were, he had to treat her indifferently. After all, this matter had been hidden in his heart for many years, and he had no intention of bringing it out for everyone to know."Well, that's a pity. I don't think Tia has no feelings for you." Cherry sighed. "It's a shame that neither of you is willing to take a step forward. You'll forever remain parallel and never intersect."Stanley suddenly looked up at Cherry. 'Did she mean what she said? Did Tia care about me too?''No, Tia already has someone in her heart. Cherry must be talking nonsense.'"I'm tired and I want to rest. You should go back if you have nothing else to do." However, Stanley's mind was still in turmoil. He wanted Cherry to leave as he needed to calm down."Sure. Take your time and think about it." Cherry also did not seem upset. She just shrugged and left.When Tia returned, Cher
"Don't worry about it, Godpa. You're not in the San Joto, and Dad and Mom are already investigating it. They can handle it. But thank you, Godpa!" Nolan said gratefully.Lawrence was taken aback for a moment. Then, he could only smile and say, "I see. Then I'll ask Uncle Ian to help you guys."Nolan had never refused his help before, and now, Nolan really did not need it anymore."Godpa, are you busy over there?" Nolan changed the topic."No, I just have some things that I can't get away from," Lawrence explained.Upon hearing this, Nolan encouraged, "Oh, then please take care, Godpa.""Thank you. I'll bring you guys some gifts when I come back." Lawrence smiled.Nolan hung up the phone, and Lana asked while blinking, "Is Godpa okay?""It's nothing." Nolan shook his head. "Godpa said he would bring us gifts when he comes back.""Oh." Lana then turned back to watch TV.Nicole came over and glanced at them. "What are you doing?""Godpa just called and said he would bring us gi