"Okay!"Before Nicole could respond, both Nolan and Lana were already cheering and jumping up and down in excitement."Hey Tia. We're done eating. Let's go!" Lana ran over and grabbed Tia's hand."Let's go." Tia said, and proceeded to walk out of the house with Nolan and Lana.Nicole stared at Tia with her eyes narrowed.Then she looked at Stanley, confirming her assumptions. 'Something's going on between these two.'"Let's go," Jared said, whereupon Nicole averted her gaze and left with him."I'm done eating. I'm going to work." Stanley also got up, preparing to leave.However, Gloria was a little worried. "Shouldn't you rest for a few more days?"Stanley had just gotten discharged from the hospital. His injuries had not fully recovered yet, so she wondered if it would be advisable for him to leave."It's fine. I've already rested for a few days," Stanley replied.The seminar was nearing its end, and he had already delayed it for a few days, so he had to be present for the
As the saying went, "The best defense is a good offense." This meant that they should strike back while kiboshing Harvey's tricks successfully.Lulu's eyes widened. "So, can we really do that?"Although this idea was a rather ridiculous one, it would be great if they could seize the entirety of Ellison Group.Nicole smiled when she saw that Lulu finally understood what she was thinking. "We don't have the power to do so right now, and I don't have the intention to pull that off anyway.""Oh, what do you want to do, then?" Lulu raised an eyebrow in puzzlement. 'Wasn't that what Nicole meant just now? Did I misunderstand her or something?'"I mean, even if we do end up seizing a large percentage of Ellison Group's shares, we should just return them to Mr. Ellison. I don't want them."All she wanted to do was to teach Harvey a lesson, not wrest the entirety of Ellison Group for herself. She just wanted to get Harvey off her back, and permanently if possible. After all, with Thomas s
Feeling helpless, Harvey went on to say, "You don't have to turn me down so coldly, you know. After all, my grandfather is still in your hands."Upon hearing those words, Nicole glared at him. "Please watch your words, Mr. Ellison."'What is he saying? He's making it sound like I'm controlling Thomas and turning his grandfather against him,' she thought."Isn't that the truth?" Harvey shrugged. "It's very clear that my grandfather listens to you more than he listens to me now.""Pfft, so you finally admit that Mr. Ellison is your grandfather now, huh. You were so cruel to him. How is it that you did not bother to acknowledge that you're his grandson before this?" Lulu sneered with disdain.Nicole's lips twitched as she attempted to restrain herself from giving him a verbal lashing. She was annoyed because Harvey was still there.'Lulu sure is bold. So is it better to acknowledge him as a grandson or not?'Harvey looked upset as he glanced at Lulu coldly. "Although you are in cha
Feeling defeated, Lulu said, "He's basically using social coercion, isn't he?"Although Harvey said that everyone was going, that did not mean that Nicole must be there too."It's okay." Nicole smiled and looked at Lulu. "Perhaps there's something for me to gain out of showing up. You should come with me too.""Me?!" Lulu asked in surprise. "Are you sure it wouldn't be better for you to find a male companion?"Even if she did not wish to go to the event with Jared, Sean as her plus one would also be fine. Lulu believed her presence would not be of much help anyway."With so many shareholders and partners present, are you sure there's no one you'd like to get to know?" Nicole asked.Lulu blinked, starting to understand what Nicole was coming from.Then, she gritted her teeth and replied, "I guess that works too.""Hehe, alright. Gather some information when you're back," Nicole suggested.Knowing some background information about those people beforehand might prove to be handy
The car pulled up at a derelict building situated at the west of San Joto, where the kidnappers had instructed the driver to stop. However, they did not let him go. Instead, they knocked him out and left him in the car."Take her inside. Our job will be done once we're in. We'll take the money and leave," one of them said.The kidnappers wanted to leave San Joto right after they had gotten the money, which would be enough for them to start over.After entering the building, they tied Nicole to a chair and looked outside, seemingly waiting for someone to make an appearance.Nicole narrowed her eyes as a faint smirk crossed her face. 'Seems like Chloe won't disappoint me.'And as expected, Chloe arrived about ten minutes later.Nicole heard the scraping of a wheelchair on the ground, and that was when she looked up to see Chloe entering the building."Didn't expect to end up like this one day, huh?" Chloe mocked as she eyed a disheveled Nicole."Well, I'm not surprised," Nicole c
"Ah!"Following a shriek, the sound of a knife falling to the ground echoed crisply in the room.Everyone who was present was startled. None of them understood what had happened. It seemed that Chloe had just attacked Nicole with the knife, but it made no sense as to why she was in pain while Nicole seemed to be unharmed.Chloe, who was also shocked, looked at Nicole with disbelief. 'What just happened?'Nicole glanced at the knife on the ground and stood up, her gaze cold and dark.At that very second, everyone gasped. "What?! How did she escape?!"She was clearly tied to the chair, so how did she set herself free?Nicole flexed her wrists as she shot Chloe a cold, furious glare. "I've been injured, so my skills may not be at their peak, but a mere rope would never hold me down.""Hurry up! Go after her! Otherwise, we'll be screwed!"Chloe immediately retreated in a panic and ordered her assistant as well as the kidnappers to take care of Nicole.Everyone exchanged looks and
Jared gave her an affectionate look and shook his head after he had seen her smile. "Remember to tell me if you're going to do anything like this in the future."This way, he could assign a security detail to protect her and ensure that she would not be harmed.To that, Nicole replied, "You've already assigned Patricia to me. Don't you know the capabilities of the people you've chosen?"Moreover, she herself was not totally defenseless. Indeed, she was not as dexterous and strong as she was before, but she was still capable of holding her own against people who were not trained in martial arts."Yes, you're always right." Jared smiled softly and brought Nicole into the car.After giving Patricia a glance, Max got into the car and drove away.Patricia glanced back at the police station, understanding Max's gesture. They had to keep a close eye on the situation, even though they had succeeded in capturing Chloe. They could not give Chloe the chance to escape blame, and they could a
Benjamin looked at Nicole and said, "Sorry about this."After giving him a smile, she replied, "Grandpa, please don't say that. I'm fine.""You can't say that. You're only fine because you've got your wits about you. If something really happened to you, we'd all be heartbroken," Karen remarked dramatically.In response, Nicole gave her a blank stare without exposing her true intentions. She understood that Karen was just trying to bring Damien's family down, and so, she was determined to not pay any attention to any of these little schemes of hers. After all, they would not have any impact on the situation.Upon noticing Nicole's silence, Karen began to feel a little embarrassed and could only shut her mouth."Grandpa, I'm going home now if there's nothing else," Nicole said.She was not in the mood to stay here any longer. In fact, she was feeling somewhat tired."Go home and get some rest." Benjamin nodded, knowing by the look on her face that some rest would do her good."Ok