“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.

feelings toward Lawrence were complicated, and she was unsure of how to approach Lawrence. She could only wait for the final results of the investigation. She did not even know which outcome she hoped to

doing to her now made

Nicole?” Lawrence called out softly, noticing

When she looked back at Lawrence,

nothing,” Lawrence said as he got

to see

entered her office.

sat down

you taking your medication?” Lulu rolled her eyes. Spying on Nicole would not help, as they

the pill bottle with her. It

Lulu sighed. “But how long do we have to keep this

this finally come to an

eventually,” Nicole said

sigh, feeling pity for her friend. She wanted to

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