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Chapter 1982
Jared's actions were smooth like butter. Nicole had almost believed that they were an old married couple.
Lawrence noticed Jared's actions and copied them. He poured a glass of warm water for Nicole. "You should eat
less of the raw food. It’s not good for your health."
Jared and Lawrence both looked at each other. If they were in a comic, one would see the lasers zapping out from
their eye contact. Nicole wished the earth would open up and swallow her to get her away from all the
embarrassment.
"Thanks, guys," Nicole said before lowering her head in embarrassment.
However, the battle between these two men was not over yet. Jared served Nicole a bowl of soup. "Here, have
some soup. It's more nutritious than water."
Lawrence ignored Jared and gave Nicole a smile before putting some vegetables onto her plate. "Don't drink too
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmuch soup. Here, have some veggies."
The jealousy between the two men made Nicole extremely uncomfortable.
Jared was unwilling to admit defeat. He noticed a grain of rice on the corner of Nicole's mouth. Jared reached out
his hand and wiped it off for her. Nicole blushed instantly and hid her face.
Witnessing Jared wiping off the grain of rice, Lawrence's facial expression changed instantly. He quickly grabbed a
ply of tissue and wiped the corner of Nicole's mouth.
Nicole, who had enough of the two men projecting their childish rivalry onto her, stood up abruptly. "Enough!'
The sudden outburst led the entire room to quiet down. Nicole could not bear it anymore. "I just want to eat my
meal in peace. Could you two let me do that?"
The feeling of having two childish men competing on either side of her had made Nicole queasy and unable to eat
peacefully!
Jared and Lawrence both turned to look at Nicole before looking at each other, both complaining about one
another.
In the end, Jared pulled Nicole down to her seat. "Alright. Sit down and eat."
Jared was unhappy that Lawrence was present, but Nicole being his priority, he did not want her to feel
uncomfortable.
The feeling was mutual for Lawrence, he did not say anything and just smiled. "I didn't mean to offend."
Nicole was helpless, not knowing how to explain to Lawrence regarding the situation. Thus she could only lower
head to eat.
On the other hand, Lana was shooting glares at her brother.' It's all this stinky guy's fault!'
Nolan had not repented on his actions and even glared at Jared. 'It's all that guy's fault! My mom has never been
angry with my godpa before. But now she even yelled at him! This birth father can't be trusted!'
Though everyone still had their own concerns, the meal went on without any further conflict.
After the meal, Lawrence and Nicole sat down together in the living room.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I'm sorry that my presence during lunch has caused you trouble," Lawrence apologized.
"No... You're my friend and you just came over to eat with us. It's my job to make sure you feel at home,’ Nicole
said while shaking her head. Nicole made sure her words were not directly aimed at people.
However, Lawrence lost his breath when he noticed Nicole's annoyed look. He smiled gratefully. "I know you didn't
mean it. There's no need to feel sorry about it." While speaking, Lawrence reached out and patted Nicole on the
head.
Jared, who happened to witness the scene, immediately became angry and pulled Nicole into his arms.
With a smile on his face, Jared said, "Mr. Royce, you do know that if one has caused trouble for other people, it's a
cue forthem to leave."
Jared had enough of this. He could not bear to see other people touching and getting friendly with Nicole.
Nicole, who noticed this, broke free from his grasp and said, "Lawrence is my guest. You have no right to drive him
away
like this."
The way Nicole had treated Lawrence today was already enough. She did not want to hurt Lawrence's feelings
anymore. However, Nicole's words had hurt Jared tremendously. His face became gloomy.
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