“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.

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

wider as she watched Ellar scurry away, almost colliding into a waiter on his way out. She figured that he

had fled, Nicole withdrew her gaze and raised an eyebrow. It seemed to her that Ellar was unusually concerned about Patricia. However,

able to sway two people from getting together if Cupid

Ellar was over, lunch was already served, so Nicole shifted her focus back to the food and

bits of each dish and served them to Nicole, who happily ate them. In most cases, there was no defying

him a radiant smile.” Thank you,

Thank you for knowing me, understanding me, loving me, and protecting me!’ Jared returned the smile as he lovingly ran his fingers

“Same here.”

same way too. He was grateful for her, and he was determined to spend the rest of his life with her,

Jared accompanied Nicole back

gave Jared a quick kiss on the cheek, and

was stunned

his face as he watched her disappear into

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