Chapter 1985
Lana hugged Nicole's neck affectionately and said sweetly," Mommy, I really like Daddy. Can you not ignore him?"
Nicole was startled. Unable to control her expression, she did not expect Lana to display such affection toward
Jared in a short amount of time. 'I guess it's the biological bonding at work.'
Nolan was angry at Lana's words and could not help frowning. He did not want to argue with his sister nor make her
cry at this time. Nolan knew that he would support his godfather until the very end, especially since he made a
secret promise with his godfather. He believed that his godfather was the only person fit for his mother.
Nicole came back to reality shortly after. She did not know how to respond to Lana, so instead she changed the
topic." Okay. Since lunch is over, it's nap time for the two of you."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Okay." Nolan obediently climbed onto his bed.
Nicole was taken aback by his obedience. 'Why is he being so obedient? It's weird...'
Nicole watched as Nolan shut his eyes. Thus she did not think much of it and tucked Lana into bed. After the two of
them had fallen asleep, Nicole let out a sigh of relief before walking toward the window.
Nicole originally went to take in the scenery from outside, but to her surprise, her eyes were met with Jared's eyes
from the opposite manor. His eyes darkened unhappily.
Unconsciously Nicole recalled the moment from earlier. The lonely figure of Jared had left an inexplicably dull sting
in Nicole's heart, as if there was a void that was unfilled.
In Jared's manor, he had come back and entered his study. Jared's eyes were dark, a restless feeling in his heart.
The arrival of Lawrence and Lawrence saving Nicole from a lifethreatening situation, himself not being able to be
by her side, and her enduring all the pain and suffering by herself... Jared's eyes suddenly became extremely cold.
A hint of darkness shone in his eyes as he picked up his phone and dialed Max's number.
"Go and find out what happened five years ago..."
'I want to find out for sure what exactly had happened to Nicole when she resurfaced five years ago. Who attacked
her, and how did he know of Nicole's whereabouts when I could not find a speck of news about her? On top of that,
tracking her down and the point of even wanting to have Nicole killed.'
Jared put the phone down. His pupils had shrunk as he sunk into his thoughts. 'How could he spend five years with
Nicole? She's my woman. No one can take her away from me.'
The next day, the sun shone brightly. Nicole got up from her bed, not in good spirits. Her facial complexion was
gloomy. She could not help but frown.
Maybe I didn't sleep well last night,' Nicole thought as she examined herself in the mirror.
"Mommy, are you awake?"
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Nicole heard the voices of Nolan and Lana. She responded," Yeah, I'm awake."
After cleaning herself up, Nicole came out of the bathroom and saw both Nolan and Lana waiting for her. She could
not help but smile at them. "Come on, guys. Let's head downstairs."
It was quite unexpected for both Nolan and Lana to have adapted so quickly to the Riddle home. When they first
came, they could not bring themselves to sleep in their own rooms.
Nicole held their hands as they walked downstairs.
Gloria saw them and waved them over. "Come and have breakfast."
"Good morning, Grandpa, grandma, and uncles!" Nolan and Lana greeted with respect.
The hearts of the entire family melted. The smiles on everyone's faces were very doting.