Jared had not paid any attention to the incident outside of the building and had walked in the meeting room fully prepared.

At the Riddle Corporation however, Nicole was leaning against her office chair, staring at the door where the secretary once stood. She bit her lip as she recalled the incident involving the secretary from the night before.

Nicole was certain that her instincts were on point, as all it had taken her was one look to discover that the secretary's intentions toward Jared were devious. 'Or…perhaps Jared already knew about it…'

Nicole was feeling disturbed as she attempted to piece all that was running through her head.

But it was then that her phone rang, interrupting her train of thought. It was Lawrence.

Seeing this, Nicole answered the call. "Leo."

"Mom, it's me," Nolan greeted over the phone.

"Nolan!" Nicole was bewildered. 'How can Nolan call me on Lawrence's phone?'

to get me. You can come pick me up at the restaurant during lunch. We'll send you the address later," Nolan quickly said, and hung up

was left with the beeping of the phone on

reality of things but who could have expected that it was all an act to get me to let my

to Lawrence, in which she asked them where

that was when she saw that they were actually at the amusement park. 'Didn't this brat say that he had a

had settled her work. She saw Nolan's cheerful and smiling face and could not help but feel a little sorry

him smiling so genuinely

as soon as he had gotten off

poked Nolan's forehead, and warned, "You are not allowed to lie to me again in the future, do you hear me? Don't you know how worried everyone was about

I really had

doctors instead of coming to the amusement park, then?" Nicole

to be more careful in the future and that he should not be given too

said with

beverages? They're all strictly limited at home,' she

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