NovelEnglishChapter 1851
Since | had not seen Shannon in such a long time, it was very late by the t| got home.
Upon entering the room, Theo was sitting on the bed flipping through a magazine. He was obviously waiting for
He looked up when he heard sounds. When he saw that | had returned, he put down the magazine. "Where did
you go? You cback so late." There was only worry in his tone and not accusation. | put down my bag and
responded slowly, "Shannon is here. | chatted with her for quite stime."
"Oh, | see." Theo just replied tolike this without any extra words.
This madefeel a little strange. "Why aren't you askinghow could she possibly chere?"
With a smile on his face, Theo placed the magazine neatly on the table and answered lightly, "I saw the news.
Jordan plans to open a branch in Whaldorf City."
He should know about these current events as well.
| sat next to him with a worried look on my face. "Do you think he'll..."
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Theo knew what | wanted to say. He held my hand tightly and gavestrength. "I don't think he'll act so easily
after the last time, unless he's fully confident."
Fully confident?
| thought about his words, and unease spread through my heart. "The fact that he suddenly thought of opening a
branch in Whaldorf City means it's most likely that he's coming for you."
Although his plan failed last time, it was not just a day or two that Jordan had been coveting Grant Corporation.
As long as he did not get what he wanted, he would initiate other conspiracies and Theo would have to guard
against him.
Theo lowered his gaze. His expression that had been bright just now suddenly darkened. He nodded. "Yes, I'll be
careful. Don't worry."
Theo had been in the workplace for so many years. | believed that with his strength, he would not fall so easily
into Jordan's trap. Yet, | still felt uneasy.
Looking at his confident gaze, however, the weight in my heart gradually sank.
"Alright, go wash up."
"Okay."
When | cdownstairs the next
day, | saw Jenny applying
medication on Nicky. | hurriedly went over to observe the situation and noticed that the scar on Nicky's face was
getting smaller and smaller. There were only straces of it left.
| was all smiles. "This is great. It looks like this scar will be gone tomorrow."
Nicky also looked atwith a smile." Yeah, it's all thanks to Dr. Jenny's medicine."
"This is my job. Well then, I'll be back tomorrow." Jenny left the villa after applying the medicine.
I held Nicky's hand joyfully. "This is
great. When your scar is gone, I'll bring you to go meet a friend of mine." "Who is it?" "Her nis Shannon
Collins. We met abroad.
She's also pregnant," | answered, not
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thinking too much of it.
When Nicky heard the name, her pretty brows seemed to furrow. She said thoughtfully, "This nsounds
familiar. Does she have something to do with Fredericks Corporation?"
"Her husband is Jordan Fredericks, the president of the Fredericks Corporation."
"| got it. | know her. The media covered them when they got married," Nicky said in a low voice.
| was never too clear about
Shannon's true background, but
when | thought of the old man Mr. Isaac's astonishment when she appeared in the bar before, her family must
have sstatus.
Seeing Nicky's deep gaze, | could not help asking, "Nicky, what are you thinking about?"
She cback to her senses and then shook her head at me. "It's nothing. | didn't expect you to know
Shannon."
"It was a coincidence. I'll tell you about it when we have tanother day." | smiled.
Nicky nodded. "Okay."
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