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Chapter 2696
Patricia immediately understood that what Nicole had said was true. "Alright. I will follow you closely until this is
over."
Patricia promised herself that there was no room for any errors when it came to Nicole's safety and protection.
"Okay, you can go now," Nicole said.
"Yes, Ms. Riddle," Patricia replied as she nodded and left the office.
Nicole leaned back against her seat as her gaze darkened. *1 will not let her get away with this so easily.'
The afternoon sun shone high and bright, and before long, Nicole and Lulu returned to the office from their lunch
break.
"Nicole," a familiar voice sounded from behind.
Nicole halted in her tracks and whirled around to discover that the source of the voice that had called out for her
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwas none other than Lawrence himself.
"When did you return?" Nicole asked with a look of surprise on her face.
"I just landed a while ago and thought of paying you a visit,' Lawrence replied as he handed two boxes over to
Nicole." Here you go. Some souvenirs for the twins, courtesy of yours truly."
Nicole reached out and accepted the gifts. "Thank you. That's very thoughtful of you, Lawrence. Do you want to
have a cup of coffee before you go?"
"Sure, why not?" Lawrence replied as he followed Nicole into her office.
"What's up with the sudden return? Did you manage to sort whatever you were there?" asked Nicole, her tone was
polite yet awkward.
"Yeah, it's to some extent sorted out that's why I came back, " replied Lawrence with a calm demeanor.
Lulu suddenly entered the room, holding two cups of coffee in her hands. She shot Nicole a look that asked her if
Nicole would need someone to accompany her in the room, "Here is your coffee, please enjoy."
Nicole shot Lulu a reassuring smile and signaled her not to worry.
Lulu immediately understood and left the office.
Nicole turned to look at Lawrence, "I'm glad you've sorted out the things there, I guess you won't be leaving here
for the time being, right?"
The elephant in the room was rather difficult to ignore, as the awkwardness between the both of them was very
palpable; both of them were actively trying to keep the conversation alive.
Naturally, Lawrence was able to sense the awkwardness between the two of them. However, he was clear that
things between them would never be the same anymore. If anything, their friendship would only continue to
experience a downward spiral.
Lawrence gritted his teeth before drawing a deep breath." To be honest, we don't have to do this."
"I think it's alright," Nicole said before flashing him a bitter smile.
The strain in their relationship had reached a point where neither of them were able to hold a proper conversation
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmanymore. In fact, it was not easy for the both of them to be sitting in the same room together.
"To be very honest with you, I never should've held you back when you wanted to return. Perhaps we would still be
on Crescent Island and things would not have been this way now," Lawrence said, his voice heavy with sorrow and
disappointment.
Lawrence was sure that they were fated to meet just so that they could be a part of each other's lives at one point.
"You should know that it's not going to make any difference to how things are now," Nicole pointed out.
'He should know that even if I had stayed in Crescent Island and never returned to the family I have here, I would
still not let anything develop between the both of us. Besides, none of my memories would return if I had stayed
there,' Nicole thought.
"You must know that I've never really wanted to put you in danger, Nicole," Lawrence pleaded.
There were plenty of things that had happened, and yet he had simply chosen to maintain his silence, even with the
knowledge that Nicole would come to discover the truth in the end.
"I know you didn't have the intention of putting me in danger. However, there are certain things in this world that
you can't and shouldn't keep in the dark. But you did exactly that, and our friendship paid the price," Nicole said as
she looked Lawrence dead in the eyes.
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