"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
As soon as Benjamin left, Dillon scolded Karen discontentedly, "Don't talk nonsense next time!""I'm doing it for us. If it weren't for Everett, we wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable situation. Dad didn't even do anything to Damien and Miley after what he did. We still need to be cautious," Karen complained as she shot him a disdainful look.They had to have some plans. Even if they were going to spend their old age at the family manor, they still needed to secure their position there."Don't worry. Do you think they're the kind of people who can behave themselves? As long as we behave and not get on Dad's nerves, nothing will happen." Dillon snorted."You mean to say they might make other moves?" Karen's eyes widened."Do you think Everett would be content just fleeing abroad like that, never daring to show his face again in the future?" Dillon retorted sarcastically. "He knew things were about to be exposed, so he fled in advance. Since then, he must've been planning som
Nicole held Jared's hand and walked toward the bedside, saying, "Alright, let's go to bed."She had been stressed for the past two days. She knew it was the same for him too. Since there was no other way now, they could only quietly wait for the results.At this moment, in Mecrounia, Lawrence leaned against the sofa with a dark gaze.The investigation in San Joto had been making no progress. 'Who could've done this, and why is it so mysterious?''Is it also because of Nicole's Fire Crest, or is it for something else?' he wondered.His phone suddenly rang. He saw that it was from Ian and answered it."Mr. Royce, I feel like our investigation is being hindered. It's like there's a force that's confusing our vision," Ian said helplessly.Their investigation always seemed like they were about to get results, but in the end, it all turned out to be empty.Thinking it over, he always felt that someone must have manipulated things behind the scenes for it to turn out like this.Lawre
After a while, Lawrence roared, "You have three more days. If you can't crack it by then, you can all get the hell out of here!""Yes." Once they responded, the sound of keyboard tapping filled the room once again.Lawrence stormed out of the room and went upstairs.The lights in the base gradually went out, leaving only one room still illuminated.The next day, the weather was gloomy.After Nicole and Jared dropped off the children at the kindergarten, they arrived at Riddle Corporation.Jared did not leave and followed Nicole into her office. Soon, Sean and Steve also joined them."Max, tell them." Nicole's expression was somewhat grim."Yes, Mrs. Johnston," Max responded and then carefully reported the findings of the investigation."According to her deduction, Charlie went to investigate near the scene. Sure enough, suspicious individuals were found. After their kidnapping attempt failed, they disguised themselves as nearby residents, planning to quietly leave after the si
Anyone who even thinks of laying their hands on Nolan and Lana should be aware of the consequences.Nicole arched an eyebrow as she looked at Jared. "What are you going to do?""Nothing. You should ask Grandpa this question instead," Jared said indifferently.Nicole quickly understood that Benjamin would soon find out about this, and he probably would not let Chloe off the hook easily."Let's go back to the family manor tonight." Jared stroked her hair and continued, "Let's focus on work now.""Sure," Nicole responded, watching him leave. She sat down in her chair and bit her lip. 'Turns out everything was caused by Chloe. Well then, don't blame me.'After a while, Patricia returned and said, "We got it.""What?" Nicole raised her eyebrows."Chloe's still not giving up. Those people said that after they kidnapped Nolan and Lana, they planned to demand a huge ransom. Chloe probably wanted to use the money to threaten you to give up the management of NandoCorp," Patricia said wit
"Maybe." Nicole did not want to talk about Chloe, so she changed the subject. "Since you're back, let's have a welcoming dinner tonight."June and Lulu exchanged a glance and said, "Forget it. Let's do it in a few days. There are too many things happening at home recently.""It's okay. It's just the three of us, so no one else is invited." Even though it was called a welcoming dinner, it was actually just a gathering of a few good friends.Upon hearing this, the two agreed, "Okay then."If it was just the three of them, it would be fine. They had to eat dinner anyway, so a simple meal together was good enough."What should we eat?" Lulu asked them."How about some fish?" June suggested. She always wanted to eat fish whenever she ate out."Okay," Nicole agreed.Soon, they all reached an agreement and decided to go for dinner together after work.When the sun set, Nicole went to the dinner gathering while Jared went to the family manor alone. He had also arranged for a driver to
"Damn it, Nicole!" Chloe gritted her teeth in anger.Although the butler had not said a thing, she knew for certain that Nicole was involved in this."Do you think she did this?" her assistant asked in concern. "Do you think it's possible that she knows about the kidnapping?""Hah, even if she knows, what can she do? Running to Grandpa and telling him about it is all she can do. Other than that, she has no way to get to me." Chloe bragged.She had been very careful, so much so that even if the truth was revealed, nobody would be able to trace it back to her. After all, she could not afford to make the same mistake twice."But it seems that Mr. Riddle Sr. is furious now. What will you do in the future?" her assistant asked.Even if Nicole could not do anything to them, their lives from here on out would no longer be smooth sailing, especially with Benjamin holding off on the treatment funds."I'll think of another way," Chloe said with spite.She was determined to not let Nicole