Soon after, Simon revealed a look of ridicule while Eber looked genuinely anxious. Nicole sat across them and watched their expressions. Then, she smiled icily.Just as Eber was about to speak, Elijah met his gaze. He gently shook his head as a sign for Eber to not worry.Eber froze before forcefully suppressing his anxiousness. Meanwhile, Simon pretended to look nervous. However, he did not have intentions of saying a thing.Seeing that neither of them had any intentions of objecting to his requests, Jared chuckled before taking the item from Janus's hands.It was a paper document. Then, both parties signed the agreement simultaneously.Janus stared at the second clause that stated that Jared would stay next to Nicole's room; he felt like he was about to go blind.Regardless, he handed the agreement to Elijah with a straight face.Jared propped his elbows up as he watched him sign the papers. Then, he got up and followed Nicole upstairs.Jared barely slept last night, so Nicol
She did not expect them to actually create what she drew on the blueprints with the best materials. They told her that it was a return gift for her generosity.Nicole was fond of the initial head of the family, Carl's grandfather.'The Turmann family had suffered many disasters due to the jealousy of others. Carl and I were always the ones solving these issues, so I got used to it eventually. I suppose I'm an old friend of the Turmann family.'At this thought, Nicole lifted her head to meet Jared's gaze. Then, she raised her eyebrows slightly.She had given him an explanation.Jared stared at Nicole before smiling slowly. Then, he turned around and pushed her onto a chair before opening the door to leave."Where are you going?" Nicole asked with slight confusion.'He's not familiar with this place, so can he do?' she wondered.Jared turned around to look at Nicole. His eyes were beautiful; they looked like there were stars within.He blinked and said with a smile, "It's a secr
'I simply wanted to reward her for being honest, yet she's always making my heart race,' Jared thought."I like your gift too."Meanwhile, Carl led Janus out of the manor. Janus trailed behind him with slight confusion.'Aren't we going to see the Mobile Armor? Are they not in the Turmann family's house?' he wondered.Carl seemed to have noticed his confusion."The Mobile Armor's cabin is within the manor, but its entrance isn't here," he said casually.He stood before the manor's main entrance and pulled on his watch. Soon after, Janus saw a magnificent mechanical door appear behind the main entrance. The door was made of some kind of metal; its surface was cold, shiny, and abnormally sturdy.Carl walked toward the mechanical door expressionlessly. The door seemed to have sensed his presence and started flickering."Pupil recognition, complete. Please state the password," a cold robotic voice sounded.Carl stated his name and birthday without missing a beat. The door made sof
"My father got this on my 18th birthday. Champions are different from the first-generation Mobile Armor. They're the true combat Mobile Armors. They were with the Turmann family for countless years. Those Mobile Armors created after Champions were just some soulless broken pieces. They were tall. But they can only be controlled remotely. Humans can't enter those Mobile Armors. Thus, synesthesia systems don't exist for those Mobile Armors. They're just a bunch of meaningless machines."Carl sighed as he said that. "There are always people that give up Mobile Armor's essences for self-interest. My grandfather divided the blueprint into four pieces. He did that because he did not want us to continue to manufacture those meaningless Mobile Armors. He hoped that we could truly understand what Mobile Armor means to a person. And then create these life-forms that are more practical than humans. After all, human life is only decades-long. But machines are immortal."It seemed like Carl was t
"You're a fool, Simon.""No wonder you're not your father's favorite. I wouldn't want you to lead the family too if I were your father." Rhein said with a voice full of sarcasm.At this point, he said coldly, "I'm the only one who can help you to become the master of your family. After I get the blueprint, I'll produce a new generation of Mobile Armors and pass them to you. Believe it or not, that's my plan."He ended the call right after that. He did not give Simon a chance to respond.Rhein frowned as he saw what Simon did. He showed him the finger on lips gesture. He counted quietly. His screen lit up as he counted to five. He grinned as he looked at his screen. Simon called him again."I can give it to you," Simon said with hesitation. He then looked at the print in front of him. It was the copy of the paper from Nicole's room. He said slowly, "But I need your word. I need to meet up with you once more."Rhein's voice became slow and heavy as he heard what he wanted to hear.
But Merry never admitted her weakness in that area. She could not figure out the pattern of the Mobile Armor's internal parts. Despite that, she still wanted to prove that her designs now were better than last time, better than the first-generation Mobile Armor.But reality slapped her face hard. The capability of the second-generation Mobile Armor was less than half of the first-generation. It was like the Mobile Armor was halved.Merry's heart stung whenever she thought about that.'So frustrating! Jared's words today motivated me to restore this blueprint. It'd be best if I had the blueprint of Dodge Tomahawk...'It's not that I don't want to carry out my own machine development and its design. But my years of experience tell me clearly that I can't do it. It's not that I don't want to do it. It's that I can't do it.'Merry held the incomplete blueprint in her hand tightly. Her eyes were red. 'I'll be the winner of this competition! Jared will be mine too! I'll do whatever it t
In the room--Nicole stared at Jared as he fell asleep. After that, she walked slowly toward the next door. Her steps were light. It seemed like she was afraid that she would disturb the man on the bed.Nicole noticed Elijah came to her room just when she reached the front door. Nicole raised her hand and did the finger on lips gesture. They walked some distance away from the room. "So how, Nicole? Are you confident?" Elijah asked slowly.Nicole nodded her head gently. She told Elijah her idea casually. A hint of surprise flashed upon their eyes. But surprise turned into agreement and admiration rather quickly."As expected from you. Only you dare to attempt this kind of idea."At this point, his tone changed. He said gravely, "Nicole, I hope you can go and watch the Mobile Armor competition. You don't need to participate in the competition. But you must give us some advice."Indisputably, the Turmann family was not as creative as before.Nicole nodded her head. She was planni
Nicole smiled coldly as she stared at the man in front of her."You haven't changed a bit," she said in a toneless voice."You don't need to go easy on me."She turned around and walked toward the manor after that. Sliver looked at her back as he warned her, "Don't be the antithesis of mine, S."Nicole continued walking forward without turning her head back. A hint of shallow sigh flashed past Sliver's backlit face as he stared at Nicole's back.'She was my most satisfactory subordinate. Hope I don't meet her face-to-face in battle.'He turned around and was planning to leave as he thought about that. Suddenly, someone stood behind him from nowhere. Janus's face was grave as he stared. His facial expression was exceptionally cold as he looked. His eyes were particularly sharp."Don't mess with me, and I won't mess with you, officer. Behave yourself."Janus then stared at Sliver walking out of there. He went back to his place slowly after that. He was hiding in the manor.Rhein
"Let's go, it's time to head down. The ceremony will start soon."The group laughed and talked as they left the bridal suite. Jared and his friends, Spencer and Preston, were also guided out by everyone.Now, only the family of four remained in the bridal suite, getting ready for their big entrance."Mommy, it's almost time. Let's get ready," Nolan said, pulling on Nicole's hand.Nicole gently patted Nolan and Lana's cheeks, whispering, "Okay."As she made to stand, Jared extended his hand toward her. Lifting her gaze, she caught Jared in a moment of elegance, his charm unmistakable. A smile bloomed on her face as she placed her hand in his.With a gentle tug, Jared drew her up, his touch tender against her palm.In a swift move, he pulled Nicole into his arms, his other hand circling her waist to pull her close.As Jared looked at Nicole, admiration shimmered in his eyes. "You look truly beautiful today," he remarked."Daddy, Mommy is beautiful every day," Lana chimed in, til
Nicole laughed off the debate between Lulu and June, saying, "Both are lovely. I'm happy with either."Both sets of jewelry were beautiful, and she felt that either would do."Exactly. Nicole will shine in anything," Cindy said, picking a set. "Let's go with this one."Lulu gave June a victorious look. "Told you this was the one."Cindy then suggested, "Why not wear this for the ceremony and switch for the reception? That way, we use both.""Great idea," June agreed, smiling at Cindy's suggestion.Nicole smiled. "Sounds perfect."With everyone agreeing, the stylist went ahead with preparing Nicole.Lulu watched Nicole, amazed by how calm she seemed. "Aren't you a bit nervous?" she asked. Lulu remembered her own wedding jitters.Nicole bit her lip, a hint of nerves showing. "I'm more excited than anything," she admitted.She had been looking forward to this day, ready to face the future with Jared with hope and joy."Just finished," the stylist announced, stepping back to adm
"Do you think I don't want to meet someone? I just haven't found the right person," Gary said somewhat resignedly. He had long regarded Nicole as just a friend."Why don't we just try the dates our families set up?" Ryder suggested, calm and collected. He figured since finding someone on his own wasn't working, maybe arranged dates could help. In their circles, it seemed like good matches were meant to be."Arranged dates don't sound great. You hardly know the person. Are we really okay with deciding to spend our lives together like that?" Preston wasn't too keen on the idea."Emery's doing pretty well with it, you know," Ryder said confidently. "I trust our families. They wouldn't set us up with someone terrible. They've probably made sure we'd be a good match."Gary thought it over. "You might be right. Our families aren't just trying to make deals; they want us to be happy."As Gary and Ryder seemed more into the idea, Preston was still unsure. "You guys are serious?""Why not
Jared held Nicole close and looked at her. "After we get married, we'll move to the estate," he said.Their future home would be just theirs.He thought it was good for Nicole to spend more time with her family since she hadn't been with them for five years. But they knew they would move to the estate later."Okay," Nicole said, nodding. She was happy Jared made the estate close to her family, so she was okay with moving.Jared gently touched her hair and kissed her...****Time flew, and soon it was Nicole and Jared's wedding day.From the morning, San Joto was alive with excitement. Everyone was talking about Jared and Nicole's wedding.Politicians, business leaders, close friends, and business partners all came to wish the couple well.The Riddles were busy welcoming the guests, making everything look amazing."Patricia, hurry up, Charlie's here," Ellar called out as he spotted Charlie. He quickly got Patricia to come and greet him. Max, hearing the fuss, came over too.C
"You really need to rest. You shouldn't work for the next few days. Stay home and rest. A bride has to look her best," Gloria said, looking at Nicole and making the decision for her."Bride!" Nicole was surprised because she hadn't talked about any wedding yet."Yes, now that everything is settled, it's time for your wedding with Jared," Gloria said, deciding firmly. She used to think it was best for the kids to decide for themselves, but after several delays, she felt waiting longer made no sense. The wedding should happen soon."I was thinking that too," Jared said. They had planned the wedding after solving the Everett problem, but then they found out Lawrence had hurt Nicole in the past, causing more delays. Now, with everything sorted out, they saw no reason to wait. The wedding was the next big step.Nicole looked at Jared and, with a smile, agreed, "Okay." Their wedding had been waiting for five years; it was time, with no need to wait any longer."That's so cool, I'm the f
Patricia felt a mix of reluctance and happiness as she prepared to part ways with Charlie.Jared glanced at Charlie and said, "It's about time for us to board." He tenderly held Nicole's hand and led her toward the boarding gate."I need to go through the boarding procedures too," Patricia said, biting her lip. "You must find happiness as well.""I will," Charlie assured her with a gentle smile, giving her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "You've grown up, too. You don't need to cling to me anymore. I believe Ellar will take great care of you."Patricia nodded, then, leaning closer to Charlie, she whispered, 'When Mr. Johnston and Ms. Riddle get married, make sure you bring my future sister-in-law back with you.' Caught off guard, Charlie playfully scolded her, "You little rascal."Doretta, standing not too far away, overheard Patricia's whispered words. Her cheeks turned even redder."Let's go," Patricia announced, then turned to Doretta, adding, "We'll meet again.""Goodbye,
Lying in bed with Nicole cradled in his arms, Jared whispered gently, "Sleep for a bit.""Mhm." Finally feeling at peace, Nicole smiled slightly, and she quickly fell asleep.As Jared listened to her soft breathing, his eyes softened with affection, and he too closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.The next morning, as the group got ready to head back to San Joto, Zane and Doretta came to say goodbye."I still have things to finish here, but I promise to be at your wedding," Zane said with a big smile."And I'll be there to wish you well, Nicole," Doretta added.Saying goodbye is always hard, but everyone knew they had their own journeys to continue."Great, we'll see you in San Joto," Nicole said with a bright smile."It's time to go," Zane said, knowing they couldn't wait any longer without risking missing their plane."I've got the paperwork," Patricia said, ready to help with the travel documents for Jared and Nicole. Then, looking at Charlie, she asked, "Need help with
Nicole was quiet, thinking about everything. 'If I hadn't remembered everything, maybe Lawrence and I could have stayed friends. But after finding out about the airport, it's impossible...'Not only had she regained her memory, but she had also learned about the airport incident. Lawrence had gone to great lengths to prevent her from returning to San Joto."Thanks for saving me before, but you also hurt me. We're even now," Nicole said calmly, looking at Lawrence like he was someone she didn't know anymore.Jared squeezed Nicole's hand gently. "Let's go."They decided to leave the rest to Zane and head back."Wait." Lawrence's voice stopped Nicole. He sounded almost like he was begging. "Please, don't tell Nolan about this."Nicole paused, then said, "I won't tell him. Not for you, but because I don't want Nolan to see how bad people can be."With that, Nicole walked away with Jared.Lawrence sat down, watching her leave, with mixed feelings."Let's go too," Patricia said to C
"Your robots don't work anymore," a voice said, sounding very pleased. Then, a person came out from behind the crowd, looking pretty proud of himself."Carl!" Nicole was shocked to see him. 'It's Carl!'"It's been a while." Carl smiled and waved at Nicole.Carl had come as soon as Zane told him about the problem. He couldn't just do nothing when Nicole needed help.He didn't expect them to act so soon, which is why he was a little late. But he was still in time to help. Carl was surprised by Lawrence's robots at first, but luckily, the weapons he brought, which he had been working on for years, stopped the robots. This was a big help to everyone."We really need to thank Carl; we would have been in big trouble without him," Zane said, feeling relieved.Zane had asked Carl for help, hoping it would make them more likely to win, but Carl ended up being very important."Thank you," Nicole said with a warm smile. It was nice to see an old friend again."No need to thank me. I'm jus