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Chapter 1997
"Mommy!" Lana's eyes turned red, indicating that she would cry at any second if Nicole said no.
The entire family would be heartbroken as soon as Lana cried, and knowing this, Nolan suddenly felt a headache.
Then, he immediately convinced Lana that, "Sis, Mommy is very busy with work. She doesn't have time for a date."
"That's why she needs a date to relax,” Lana confidently said as if there was nothing wrong with what was stated.
"Right, Mommy?"
A subtle smile appeared on Jared's face as his affection for Lana grew even deeper. He was not expecting that to
happen at all.
'Lana must be an angel gifted to me,' he thought to himself.
Nicole did not know what to do. As far as her current relationship status with Jared was concerned, they were miles
from reaching the stage in which they would consider dating each other. They were merely closer than strangers;
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthey were not even friends with each other. However, her heart ached when she saw the disappointed and sullen
look on Lana's face.
"Come on, Mommy. Just say yes." Lana grabbed Nicole's sleeve and said in a coquettish tone of voice.
"Yeah, Mommy. Please make Lana's wish come true," Nolan butted in.
This left Nicole in a state of surprise. 'Why did Nolan's attitude take such a big turn so suddenly?1
Jared shifted his gaze to Nolan too, cognizant that something was not right. 'This little brat was never on my side. I
wonder why he is supporting me now.'
In reply, Jared put on a knowing look and said, "Don't worry. We'll go on a date once Mommy is done with her work."
"Yeah!" Lana became elated, her smile shining brighter than the sun.
On the other hand, Nolan was not cheering at all, signaling that he was secretly plotting something. Jared noticed it
and knew that the little brat would not be on his side if he did not have an ulterior motive.
"Come on, let's go eat." Jared looked away and walked toward the restaurant while carrying Lana.
"Good morning, Grandpa, Grandma, and uncles," she greeted.
Lana's baby voice echoed across the restaurant while Nolan stood there in place, pondering to himself, TH tell
Godpa about this, so that he can go there too. I'm sure that Mommy will know that he is her best option if he has a
chance to prove himself.'
After finishing breakfast, Nicole left Nolan and Lana at home so that Gloria could take care of them. Then, the other
members of the family followed suit, leaving the Riddle residence one after another.
Jared drove Nicole to the Riddle Corporation without mentioning anything about the date again on their way there.
Instead, he handed Nicole a folder and said, "This is the info detailing a few kindergartens in San Joto. Have a look."
He had not made any decision on the spot; instead, he had selected a few of the best options as he figured that he
should seek Nicole's opinion first. After all, she was the one who had spent the past five years with the kids, and
thus, would understand them better than him.
Nicole's mind wandered as she looked at the folder. She could not believe that Jared had already begun planning for
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtheir children's future. What surprised her even more was that he had prepared everything, just to leave the final
decision to her.
Nicole found what he did very heartwarming. Although Jared might appear to be domineering at times, he still
showed her a lot of respect. Multiple times in the past, she would only need to tell him about something in brief
detail, and before she knew it, he would get it done.
"Thank you," Nicole slowly said, thanking him not for just the information he had prepared, but also the respect he
had shown her, which made her feel somewhat at ease.
Jared was sharp enough to pick that up. He knew exactly what she meant. However, to him, that was the way their
relationship should be.
After that, he shifted the topic. "That doctor has disappeared."
"Doctor?" Nicole paused for a moment before she could realize who he was talking about.
Then, her face darkened as she asked, "Grandpa's doctor? How did it happen?"
He acted so quickly. Has he found out that we're investigating him?' she thought.
"He's probably just afraid of getting exposed, so he ran away before anything happened. Max has sent a lot of
people out in the past few days, but they haven't found any traces of him," Jared said as a malicious glint flashed in
his eyes.
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