'What Jared said makes sense,' Nicole thought to herself as she accepted the reality of the situation and followed Jared into the restaurant.

The restaurant's ambience instantly relaxed Nicole as she allowed herself to sink into the atmosphere.

As soon as Jared sat down, he heard someone calling out to him in a tone of surprise.

"Mr. Johnston!"

Soon, an attractive looking woman stood before them. Jared shot her a glance before taking a look at the menu and handing it to Nicole.

"Order whatever you feel like eating. The dishes here should fit your palate," Jared said.

Nicole flipped through the menu, though she could not keep her mind from wandering off to the thought of the woman she had just met. 'Who is the girl? It seems that they are pretty close to each other, but she isn't in his list of contacts. There's no reason as to why that is, unless she's not important.'

"Mr. Johnston, who is this?" the woman asked, noticing that Jared seemed to be really concerned about the woman sitting in front of him.

like her around him, let alone one whom he would display so much affection to. This is

wife," Jared

of that?"

frowned, and a hint of irritation crossed his eyes. "Just do your job properly. There's no need for you to poke your nose into

out of it, and with her face as pale as a sheet,

to stay

in shock when she discovered the truth about Jared being married, hence her inability to keep herself composed, leading her to blurt the question out by accident. Jared had never permitted anyone to discuss the matters of his personal life, not even in private. It had become an unspoken rule, which had seen unanimous

a woman by his side

reached for the door, she turned back and glanced at Nicole while gritting her teeth. Then,

had finished ordering, she gave Jared a slight glance,

"Administrative secretary," Jared explained.

great at her job. Doesn't talk much and has worked for us for quite some time now, but to

if it was true, but he did not put it to heart, as he was over the moon

Jared's eyes as he asked in a deep voice, "Why? Are

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