“I’m meeting with a client nearby, around noon. The meeting should be quick. How about having lunch together?” Lawrence suggested, not noticing Nicole’s change in demeanor.

Nicole frowned and rejected, “I’m afraid not today. I have things to take care of. Maybe next time.”

Disappointed, Lawrence said, “Alright then, I’ll ask you out another day.”

“Sure thing,” Nicole agreed with a faint smile.

“Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I last saw Nolan and Lana. Why don’t we take them out for a day when

they’re free?” Lawrence tried.

Nicole bit her lip and hesitated to refuse directly. So she replied, “I’ll check with them first.”

“Fine by me. Let me know when you’ve set a date.” Lawrence smiled, thinking Nicole was accepting his invitation.

was unsure of how to approach Lawrence. She could only wait for the final results of the investigation. She did not even

doing to her now made

Lawrence called out softly, noticing

grounded her teeth lightly. When she looked back at Lawrence, her expression was neutralized. “What’s the

nothing,” Lawrence said as he got up. “I’ll get going

stood up to see

Lulu entered her

down in

to monitor you taking your medication?” Lulu rolled her

with her.

sighed. “But how long do we have

this finally

Nicole said meaningfully, furrowing her

feeling pity for her

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