“Hehe.” Ellar awkwardly smiled. “She got injured while saving me, so I just wanted to know more about her.”

“Is that all?”‘ Nicole squinted at Ellar, unable to shake the feeling that he was up to something.

There was something obviously unnatural and forced about the expression on his face, and yet he stuck to his guns and insisted, “Yes, that’s all.”

“Oh.” Nicole uttered, trying to stop herself from exposing him.

After shooting him another glance, she said, “Patricia didn’t come.”

“Is she okay?” Ellar asked, seemingly a little disappointed.

“The injury has already healed. You don’t need to worry about it,” Nicole replied with a slight smile as she looked at him.

Ellar looked away in discomfort, and after coming up with an excuse to skedaddle, he said, “I’m running out of time. I’ll go meet my business partner now.”

“Sure, go ahead.” Nicole grinned.

that Nicole had seen through him, and that was good enough

almost colliding into a waiter on his

was unusually concerned about Patricia. However, they had barely met, so it begged the question:

that nothing would be able to sway two people from getting together if

already served, so Nicole shifted her focus back

dish and served them to Nicole, who happily ate them. In most cases,

gave him a radiant smile.” Thank you,

you for knowing me, understanding me, loving me, and

“Same here.”

she meant, and he felt the same way too. He was grateful for her, and he was

lunch, Jared accompanied Nicole back

lip, gave Jared a quick

was stunned for a

as he watched

Max responded and started the

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