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Chapter 1649
Lloyd responded flatly, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Johnston. It's true that I can't take my female friends out
for meals, but if Nicole doesn't mind, she can eat at my place."
Jared scowled as he was not expecting Lloyd to think of taking Nicole back to his place. 'He has a death wish!'
Nicole noticed the change in Jared's expression, and was afraid that he would utter something offensive, so she
lowered her voice and said, "Ah, I'll pass on that. I like my mom's cooking, so I don't really fancy eating anything
else."
Jared felt a great deal better after Nicole had declined Lloyd’s offer, so he looked at her and said, "Yeah, mom
makes great food."
Nicole immediately rolled her eyes at him. 'Who said that I'm sharing my mother with him? This guy is living in his
own world.'
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, this had made Lloyd upset. He did not care about anything. The only thing he cared about was the fact
that he had met Nicole a little too late. If he could meet Nicole a little earlier after he had left the organization, he
would probably be in Jared's shoes now.
He was deeply saddened as he thought about this, for he was the one who had met Nicole first.
Then, he smirked and looked at Nicole. "Mr. Johnston, you got to know Nicole after she had returned to the Riddle
Family, right?"
Jared arched his brows, and in a cold and haughty manner, he asked, "So what if I did?"
Lloyd responded, "I've known Nicole for a very long time. However, I left the organization after some time. You
probably won't understand the sort of relationship I have with my comrade, Nicole, right now."
Jared's gaze became even darker as soon as those words reached his ears. 'What? Is he seriously flaunting the fact
that he knew Nicole earlier?'
He scoffed and looked at Lloyd from the corner of his eye." Is that so? But Nicole has never mentioned a comrade
like you throughout the time I've been with her."
Nicole could not help but glare at Jared. 'This a*shole. He knew that everything pertaining to the organization is
classified, so I would never bring it up for anything. Yet, he’s using this to provoke him.'
But Lloyd was unaffected by that remark. "That's just because everything that revolves around the organization is
classified. You're an outsider, Mr. Johnston, so it's only natural that Nicole did not tell you."
They were going back and forth with each other, so it was impossible forthem to eat anymore.
With that in mind, Nicole placed her cutlery down and said," Let the past stay in the past."
'Are they done?'
Then, the tension in the room diffused. Max and the security guards were also stunned. No one had treated their
bosses like that, ever.
'But this lady has just shut two big shots up!'
"I'm really hungry, and I just want to eat in peace. If you're going to argue, I'm not going to eat anymore," she
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All Lloyd wanted was to spend more time with Nicole, so he could only stop arguing.
Meanwhile, Jared looked at Nicole, heartbroken. 'Oh, this girl is hungry. So that was why she's eating here.'
"Sure, eat some for now. I'll take you to eat your favorite restaurant later," Jared said.
Nicole glared at Jared, and he immediately kept quiet.
Yet, he was not the only one, for it was also then that the restaurant became eerily silent.
Jared then ordered something to drink to keep Nicole company, and while Lloyd did not say anything, he was
enjoying the opportunity to watch Nicole eat.
And finally, once Nicole was done, she tapped on her watch. "Though this is your restaurant, I've already said that
it's my treat. I've already transferred the money to your account."
Lloyd did not expect Nicole to do that. "Honestly, it's fine..."
"Well then, I'll make a move now." Nicole flashed them an awkward smile and pulled Jared up. "Let's go." 'I've got to
take this jealous bag of bones away. Or else, I'll be getting an indigestion!' she thought.
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