Nicole could not help but smile when she saw how well everyone was treating Nolan and Lana. She suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. It felt as if she was once treated the same way as well; spoiled by everyone in her family.

Nicole froze when that thought flitted in her head. Then, she tried her very best to recall the incident but to no avail. Instead, the more she thought about it, her headache worsened and her face blanched.

"Stop thinking. Just take things as they come," Jared said softly.

He seemed to have noticed that Nicole was struggling with something, so he held her soft hand in an attempt to comfort her.

His gentle voice brought her thoughts to a halt, and once she redirected her focus back to the present, her headache gradually began to taper off. The warmth from Jared's palm was giving her a sense of security as well.

However, Jared's remark had prompted everyone to notice the odd look on Nicole's face. "What's wrong with Nicole?"

"I suddenly got a headache, but I'm fine now," Nicole casually remarked, as she did not want to tell them that she was trying to recall her memories.

probably overworked yourself. Take a rest. I'll get someone to call you when it's time for dinner," Gloria said

requested as he believed that Jared

Jared replied, after which he

was all she had to do if she wanted her headache to stop. But when she saw how concerned her family was, she decided to go upstairs with Jared; she

Nicole to the bed and gestured

"I'm fine. That scene back there just felt so familiar to me, so I tried to summon my memories of the past.

That attempt of hers ended up

Nicole's behalf, Jared brushed her hair with his large palms as he comforted her.

because he was worried that something like this would happen

really want to

of the nature of everything that had happened in the past, Nicole had the right to know about it. This stood in contrast to her current state, where she

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