Even so, he had to be careful. He didn’t know how Nicole would think; she was Zane’s daughter, after all.

“Alright. I’ll be waiting.”

Russell appeared satisfied with Evan’s decision.

As the two men left of the president’s office, Lisa immediately walked toward them and pretended to show the elderly man some concern over his health.

“Are you okay, Dad? We heard you yelling in there. You scared us!” Adam carefully observed his father with a filial look on his face.

Then, Lisa shot Nicole a glare before asking, “That woman didn’t bother you too much, did she, Dad? When will you get her to leave?”

Russell paused before letting out a sigh.

“It’s all been a misunderstanding. Someone else killed Julia. It has nothing to do with Nicole.”

Everyone was visibly shocked.

Nothing to do with her? A misunderstanding?

Could there really be this huge of a misunderstanding?

Is this a joke?

Sofie and Lisa glanced at each other, looking completely dumbfounded.

were clearly

what Dad says the moment he

sudden. Something must be

understood his

Russell was no longer against Nicole being with Evan. However, Evan would have

held onto Nicole’s hand, assuring her that it was now all in

the office, she had told Nicole that there was likely still

think that Lisa had put on such a huge fuss but ended up twisting things in Nicole’s favor! What

we do now, Aunt

do? What else can we do? We’ll just have to

Sofie was speechless.

stand around here anymore. It’s time to go home. Let Evan

“See you, Grandpa.”

to work, Evan,” said Sophia

clenched her fists, took a few steps forward, and blocked Russell’s

man jumped in

are you

You’re being too kind to Nicole! Even if someone else was responsible for Mom’s

nodding

a piece of fish in there that hasn’t been touched. He said Sofie had bought it for

“Talk to me when you’re done eating

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