"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
'She had indeed gotten carried away. What makes her think it's okay to treat past events as if they have well and truly been forgotten, and keep bringing them up? Does she wish to remind everyone about them?' he wondered.Karen swallowed and followed Dillion back to her room, too afraid to even breathe.Meanwhile, the butler had gone on to tell Benjamin, "Don't worry too much about Chloe."He figured that it was good that nothing worse had happened."I just don't know what they're still not satisfied with," Benjamin said, sounding absolutely despondent.Every single thing they had done thus far was tantamount to criminal offense. However, they had been let off time and time again, which had only emboldened them to the point that they would even dare to kidnap and harm a member of their family."Some things are simply beyond our control, and Nicole has already handled everything. I think you should stop worrying," the butler comforted in an attempt to soothe Benjamin. Following
"Did I disturb you?" Nicole asked when she saw him approaching her."Nope." Jared smiled, gently stroking her hair. "Just sleep. I'll watch over you."A warm feeling surged in Nicole's heart in an instant. She held Jared's hand, closed her eyes, and fell asleep, feeling content.Jared watched Nicole quietly, waiting for her to drift away before getting up and returning to the desk.His secretary had sent many files over to him, and so, he went on to get busy with his work.Meanwhile, Damien's house was empty and silent now that Damien was alone in it. Ever since he heard about what happened to Chloe, the air around him had been dark and oppressive.In the previous incident, Miley had taken the blame for Chloe, who was now arrested as well. Even Everett had fled abroad. This led him to wonder why his luck had been so rotten. It made no sense as to why he had been thwarted time and again.'Nicole is just a country bumpkin. Why is she so good at everything?' he fumed.He became li
"Forget it. Let's not talk about it anymore. We should be happy that we've finally caught the culprit who was trying to screw with me," Nicole said, slowly regaining her composure."That's right, and this deserves a celebration," Lulu agreed.She too had come to the conclusion that Chloe was reaping what she sowed."Mommy!" Nolan and Lana shouted as they pounced on Nicole, who went on to ruffle their hair."You're back," she greeted."Mummy, you came back so early today," they said, as they were used to arriving home before she did."Yep, I took half a day off," Nicole replied without giving them an explanation."Hi, Nicole," Tia came over to greet Nicole. "I'll get going then."Tia figured that since the kids had arrived home safely, she should return to her house at the back."Tia, please stay back and have dinner with us," June invited."Let's eat together. You should bring Mrs. Wallace Sr. along with you as well," Lulu echoed."No, I better get..."Tia was about to decl
Stanley dared not look back, as he had caught a glimpse of how depressed Tia looked when he was on his way out. All it would take was a second of hesitation, and Stanley might change his mind and stay back.'Let it be. Perhaps Cherry could help me out. If Tia cries for me, I will do my best to create a future for the both of us. But if she doesn't, I could only give her my blessings and leave her,' he concluded.After Stanley had vanished from the doorway, June and Lulu's whispering became even louder."Why is Cherry so rude?" Lulu asked."She looked alright the last time we saw her, though. Sheesh, I guess you can never judge a book by its cover," June said with a hint of disapproval."Perhaps they're in their honeymoon phase. People tend to act differently when they're in that phase, you know," Nicole stated calmly, though her gaze went to tell June and Lulu to quit it with the topic.Fortunately, the duo picked up on Nicole's signal almost instantly, and proceeded to change th
"I have no idea," Nicole replied.Shocked, both Lulu and June asked, "How could you not know?""Due to the fact that I've been very busy lately, I haven't had the time to ask about it. Besides, the date isn't even set, so there's no rush," Nicole said calmly.After hearing that, the two women rolled their eyes at Nicole. "There is nothing more important than this.""It's alright. Although we didn't have a wedding, we have been officially married for a long time now," Nicole said.She felt that a wedding would just be purely ceremonial since her situation with Jared was completely distinct from that of Lulu's and June's.Lulu sighed and shook her head, prompting Nicole to chuckle and ask, "What's wrong?"In response, Lulu looked at Nicole with envy and said, "Jared really does spoil you.""Hey, if you phrase it like that, a certain someone might get sad," Nicole teased.Knowing what Nicole meant, Lulu blushed. "I'm not saying Spencer's bad or anything."Lulu was just teasing N