"I'll be with her soon." Stanley answered and walked off.His statement left Gloria to mutter while pondering aloud, "Soon? Well, that's not right. Does that mean..."Stanley, does that mean you don't have a girlfriend yet?!" Gloria yelled upon realizing what was going on.'The nerve of that brat! How dare he lie to me? If what he said is true, doesn't that mean that he is still single? Why would he even claim that he has a girlfriend then?' Gloria wondered."Mom, let's wait for a tad longer. Perhaps what Stanley was trying to say is that he has someone he likes, but that person hasn't given him a reply." Nicole comforted her mother the instant she saw how sour Gloria's face was."That's right. Since Stanley has been honest enough to reveal this much to us, we should definitely give him some time." Daniel replied, echoing Nicole's words. "Say what you want, but the issue with the Jean family hasn't been resolved yet. We can't simply set him up on a blind date for him now."After
Perhaps those at Eastern Falcon would let down their guard if Jared's men loosened up a bit. That way, it would be easier for Zane to conduct his investigations and gather all the needed intel about them.Understanding Jared's motives right off the bat, Max nodded and replied, "Understood, sir. Don't worry, I'll take care of it.""Great." Jared smiled and leaned back against his seat while looking out of the window.Meanwhile, in the headquarters of Riddle Corporation, both Lulu and Patricia had followed Nicole into the office."Nicole, we can now finish up on our operations at Ellison Group." Patricia stated calmly."Okay." Nicole nodded. "It's about time.""Yeah, I think we should make a move on my end now." Lulu grinned."Of course." Nicole smirked, knowing it was time for Lulu to do her worst."Alright, you may sit and wait for the good news from me." Lulu raised her brows.After Lulu had spoken, she turned around and marched out of the office. All the preparations she had
"Sure." Nicole agreed, as she did not mind the idea of having anything good for lunch today.The instant the women arrived at the restaurant, they ordered a hot fondue fountain and dug in happily."Harvey must be doomed this time." Lulu gloated with a smile plastered on her face."I guess so. But we'll still have to keep our guard up before everything has been sorted out," Nicole reminded them calmly."Don't sweat it. We're at a crucial stage now, so we can't afford to be lax, even if we want to anyway," Lulu replied in a serious tone of voice."Yes." Nicole nodded.It was not that she doubted what Lulu was capable of; it was just that they had to be extra careful during such a crucial stage, which might make or break their plan.After giving it some thought, Lulu added, "Thomas seems to be unusually quiet for the past few days. Is he doing fine?""He's fine," Nicole answered in a low voice.Indeed, there were no problems on Thomas' end. All that was plaguing him was this cons
Ellar, however, was pleasantly surprised as he did not expect her to show up. "What are you doing here?"An angry Patricia glanced over at Ellar and chided, "Did you even bother to take care of yourself?""I-" Ellar lowered his head like a kid who had done something wrong. "I forgot about it.""Forgot about what?" Patricia raised her voice. "Didn't your assistant remind you?"The notion that he had forgotten about his checkup was ridiculous at best. Even if he had indeed allowed the checkup to slip off his mind, his assistant would not have."Come on. Trust me, I'm fine. I'll recover after two days." Ellar replied, acting as though the issue was a trivial one.However, his head was still bowed as he did not dare to look Patricia in the eye."You have wounds on you, and you know that you have a fever. Have you ever considered the possibility that the condition might not be as simple as you think it is, you imbecile?" Patricia yelled, unable to contain herself.'What if the fever
Ellar glanced over at Patricia for a moment, after which he looked at the nurse and replied, "I got it.""Let's go. I'll send you back." Patricia issued a sigh of relief.Then, she turned around and began walking away. As for Ellar, he quickly ran after her and joined her with a smile on his face.He had not expected her to show up, but he was overjoyed to see her, nonetheless. It was as if his pain had become a little more bearable.Curious, Patricia tilted her head and looked at Ellar. "You're in so much pain, and yet you can still smile.""Oh. Can I say that I've been pretty happy since you got here?" Ellar replied. "You must have come because you're worried about me, right?"The fact that she had personally driven over to BayCorp to check on him touched him, and just like that, he was distracted from all that pain he was feeling.Patricia was left dumbfounded for a moment, whereupon she gritted her teeth and feigned coldness toward him. "No one is worried about you. But sinc
"Bye." Nicole replied and flashed her a smile.Nicole waited for Lulu and Spencer to leave, after which she got into Jared's car.Then, she smiled and looked at Jared. "Have you been waiting for quite a while now?""Not really." Jared held her hands with an affectionate look etched on his face.With nothing but the humming of the engine around them, Nicole rested her head on Jared's shoulder and sighed. "The entire fiasco with Harvey should come to an end tomorrow.""Are you unhappy about it?" Jared looked at Nicole."It's not that. I just feel that Thomas might need some time to adjust." Nicole replied, feeling bad for Thomas.Jared's tone, however, was cold when he replied, "I think the one who may need some time before he could face his family is Harvey.""Huh?" Nicole turned to Jared in confusion. 'What does he mean?'"Thomas will not stop you from doing this, but he will not sever ties with Harvey." Jared elaborated.With a frown, Nicole asked, "You mean Thomas will stil
"Rest assured, we have taken care of it. There will be assistance for them over there," Nicole reminded Stanley.This surprised Stanley, who proceeded to ask, "You've done all this?"He knew that it must be Nicole's intention, and Jared helped arrange it."She's our friend now, so we should help if we can," Nicole said with a casual smile.After all, it was just a tiny favor, so she"That's good. Perhaps, things will get better for them sooner than later," Gloria said with relief.Daniel then glanced over at Stanley and said, "Don't worry. Since we've already done her this favor, we should support her all the way.""Yeah, I understand," Stanley replied.They had decided to support Cherry, especially in this new period of transition. As long as everything went smoothly for her, her family might find it easier to forgive her.In fact, Stanley admired Cherry for the courage and the determination she had displayed. She was willing to make such a significant decision for her love l
[Nothing much. What have you been busy with lately?] Lawrence asked, appearing to be genuinely concerned.[Oh, I've been playing games] Nolan responded.Then, he corrected himself by saying, [Playing games with my little sister.][Alright, you should spend more time with your sister...]In the meantime, Nicole was squinting as she observed the exchange between the two.There seemed to be nothing problematic with Lawrence, but she could not shake the feeling that there was something fishy about him contacting Nolan at this hour.Lawrence then went on to engage in idle chatter with Nolan for a while longer before logging off.However, Nicole's frown only deepened. 'Is Lawrence really concerned about Nolan? Is that why he is reaching out and chatting with the boy?'"Mommy, any progress on the investigation from before?" Nolan looked up and asked Nicole."Not yet. Perhaps we'll have to wait until you've cleared the final level to discover the answers we've been looking for," she r