Madam Jacobs' words caused Nicole's face to darken."Grandaunt, we're all members of the same family. Don't you think this is going a little too far?"As Madam Jacobs listened to Nicole's words, she realized that Nicole still didn't think she had done anything wrong. She shook her head and the disappoint was evident in her eyes.She felt she shouldn't have had any hope that Nicole would realize her mistakes. Madam Jacobs also felt that she shouldn't have come to visit Nicole.She no longer wanted to waste any time on Nicole, so she turned on her heels and left.Charlie didn't leave. He sighed. "Nicole..."Seeing the look on Charlie's face, Nicole's heart skipped a beat."What's the meaning of this, Grandpa? Are you really going to let me stay in this detention center for two weeks?"If that was the case, Nicole felt that she would go crazy.However, Charlie nodded his head."Nicole, I want to get you out of here as well, but I can't. This is Empfield and not Springmount. I do
However, Harry wasn't someone who would give up easily either.He decided that he wanted to pursue Shannon and get her to become his girlfriend."You can... but you'd better ask for Shannon's opinion. I can't make any decisions for her."Laura's words made things difficult for Harry.He stood there silently for a while.Looking at the state of Harry, Laura squinted her eyes and said, "Don't tell me that you and Shannon didn't talk after the two of you parted that day?"Harry nodded awkwardly at Laura. "I... I don't know what to talk to her about...""So she doesn't know that you've brought things for her today?""Yep..."Laura immediately knew what was going on."I can't make this decision for Shannon. If you want to leave these things here, you can contact Shannon and ask her. See if she agrees.""I... Can you help me do that, Laura?" Harry chuckled at Laura.Whenever Harry thought of calling Shannon, he would somehow feel embarrassed.Laura didn't say yes, nor did she sa
"I'll leave the things here then, Laura."Harry left the things he brought in the store.Laura nodded.Looking at Laura in the eyes, Harry chuckled. "I'll get going and leave you to your job then."After saying goodbye to Harry, Laura walked out of the convenience store.However, as soon as Harry left, Laura remembered something.The milk powder that Harry had bought for Shannon was for pregnant women. Why would Harry buy something that was made for pregnant women?She had wanted to ask Harry, but she forgot.Shannon returned in the afternoon.The reason that she had gone back to her hometown was because an elder had fallen ill and she went back to visit the elder.Shannon's hometown was Springmount. When she came back to Empfield, she had brought some specialties from Springmount.Laura smiled and thanked Shannon. After that, she took out the things Harry left for Shannon. "Harry left these for you."Shannon lowered her head and looked at what was in the bags. There were t
Shannon decided to give up after not being able to get an answer from Chris. She had come to the convenience store straight after she got off the coach. Now, she wanted to head home and wash up.Laura nodded and had no problems with that.After Shannon had left, there were only Laura and Chris in the convenience store.The phone on the counter rang and Laura picked it up. It was a WhatsApp message sent by Harry."How did it go, Laura? Did Shannon like the things I bought for her?" asked Harry.Chris was standing beside Laura. He lowered his head and saw Harry's message."Let me reply to his message," Chris said nonchalantly.Laura nodded and passed the phone to Chris.Chris took the phone and sent a voice message.Harry was looking forward to Laura's reply and when he saw the voice message, he immediately tapped on it. But it was his brother's cold voice that came from the speakers.Chris told Harry to ask Shannon whatever he wanted to know and that he should stop disturbing
"Alright, alright. I won't look at you like that. Geez." Dr. Faulkner smiled. "It's been a month now. When are you going to give me the 200 thousand dollars you promised me? You said that your husband's eldest son would find out about our deal, so you're going to have to wait a while. Now that a month has passed, it's time for you to pay up, right?"Lewis had given the 1 million dollars that Chris had given him to Helen.Helen took out her phone from her pocket. "Give me your account details. Online transactions are capped. I'm going to have to transfer the money to you in batches.""That won't be a problem." Dr. Faulkner smiled and gave Helen his bank account details.Laura was given days off before the New Year.Her employer was quite nice. Employees of other industries would still have to go to work for a few days before the bank holiday, but Laura's employer gave her a few extra days.Laura didn't waste her holiday either.On the first day, she planned on buying some gifts a
"Hey, Laura. You're here. Come, have a seat." Prof. Wilson pulled a chair over when he saw Laura.Laura looked away from Liam and Emily and then smiled at Prof. Wilson. "Okay. Thank you, Prof. Wilson."She didn't expect Emily and Liam to still be together after what happened that day.Laura was a little surprised, but she didn't look at the two of them again."You called me yesterday saying that you're coming to visit in the next few days. I thought you were coming in another few days. I didn't expect you to come today.""Why? Am I not welcomed?" Laura teased after hearing Prof. Wilson's words."No, that's not what I meant." Prof. Wilson laughed. "If I knew you were coming today, I would have asked Hailey to prepare some of your favorite food for lunch.""Do you still remember what we like to eat, Prof. Wilson?" Laura cocked her brows."Of course!" Prof. Wilson passed a cup of coffee to Laura and raised his head a little. "Back then, you and Liam always liked to come to my hous
Prof. Wilson took out some expensive whiskey that he had collected and was about to pour a glass for Chris and Liam.Chris would need to drive later on, so he politely rejected the whiskey."I thought Laura had a driver's license, right?" said Liam. "She can drive after lunch."Laura didn't want to talk to Liam, but Prof. Wilson was also looking at her. That was when she said, "I do, but I'm not confident enough to drive."She had obtained her driver's license during university, but she had never driven a car after she passed her exams. One reason was because Laura didn't have a car and the other was that the roads in Empfield were very busy. Laura had planned on buying herself a car, but she wouldn't really want to drive even if she bought one."What's there to be scared about, Laura? Does your husband not trust you behind the wheel? You can just drive, he'll be there beside you," Liam said with a smile.If Laura wanted to drive, Chris wouldn't stop her. He would even accompany
"It's alright, Prof. Wilson. During the time that I was away from the research lab, I realized that I still liked to work as a researcher. It would be best if I could go back, but it's alright if I can't. My family has found a job for me as well," Liam lied without any hesitation.He didn't want Prof. Wilson to continue so he quickly changed the subject."Prof. Wilson, did you take a look at the tea I brought for you? It's some top-grade Earl Grey." Liam took out the tea that he had brought for Prof. Wilson. He then deliberately showed it to everyone present. "This Earl Grey is the best of the best. Only a few hundred kilos would be produced every year. It could be said as priceless.""Let me take a look."Prof. Wilson knew that Liam had brought a gift for him, but he had never been interested in other people's gifts.When Liam said that he had brought some tea for Prof. Wilson, it sparked his interest."This Earl Grey is very expensive on the market. The price is around 2,000 do