Always Been Yours

Chapter 686

For Cole’s sake, Nicholas accepted the request.

After Gole left Dynasty Gardens, he visited Janet.

“Mr. Spurse, what brings you here?” She found it odd, but still, she invited Cole to take a seat.

Meanwhile, Sally served them some tea and left the room.

He picked up the teacup and took a sip before he asked in concern, “How’s your injury?”

“I’m a lot better now. So, don’t worry too much about me,” Janet replied, smiling

He nodded. “That’s great. I came to tell you that I’ll be heading back to the headquarters in a few days and that you’ll be coming with me.”

Her smile froze on her face upon hearing the news. However, she quickly returned to her senses and realized that he must’ve had his reasons for saying so.

After all, he did agree to let her stay here and recover before this.

“Mr. Spurse, did Nicholas ask you to take me with you?”

“We’ve overstayed our welcome. You should return with me now that you’re feeling much better.” Cole did not deny her question.

However, Janet didn’t want to leave as she mumbled with a frown, “But that wasn’t what you said before.”

“Back then, I could see that you didn’t want to leave, so I let you be. However, you can’t continue to stay here anymore.” As he could see right through her, he tried to persuade her, “Plus, Nicholas is engaged now. It’s about time you give up on him.”

doesn’t he

was hearing. Jealousy kept growing within her as she

was worried that she would be overly stubborn on this matter and that she would do something irreversible. “Janet, don’t be too stubborn. You should really stop pushing

never done that,” Janet

warned in a stern tone, “Regardless of that, you know Nicholas better than anyone. He hates it when

sound of that, she bit on her lower lip hard. “I just want to fight for my own happiness. Is it so wrong

back down from her stance as she looked up at Cole. Her pretty eyes had turned moist, and she

the sight of that, Cole let out a sigh since it was

impression, Janet had always been a strong

this way because she genuinely liked Nicholas a lot, but no matter how much she liked him, she

that Nicholas doesn’t like you

why you failed the mission this time is that

so she lowered her gaze and tried to avoid

that he did not

was trying to do.

affected your judgment during the mission. Since you’re injured in the line of duty, I only gave you a warning instead of reporting it to the higher-ups. However, I hope you can collect yourself in the coming days and be in tip-top condition when you return to work. Also, I don’t wish to see such a thing happening again. Just use the next few days to clear

silent throughout his

eyes that were filled with viciousness as

hand, in the Dynasty Gardens, Tessa went over

“Nicholas, did something happen?”

that Cole had asked Nicholas for help, just

that she was just concerned about him, so he smiled and comforted her, “It’s nothing. Cole came over to say goodbye. Janet will

relief. She was worried that Cole had