“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.

feel a little uneasy. Something told him that Nicole had seen through him,

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

fled, Nicole withdrew her gaze and raised an eyebrow. It seemed to her that Ellar was unusually concerned about Patricia. However, they had barely met, so it begged the question:

sway two people from getting together if Cupid willed it. Those destined for each other would eventually be

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

In most cases, there was

she looked at Jared and gave him a radiant smile.” Thank you, Jared

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

“Same here.”

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

lunch, Jared accompanied Nicole

Nicole bit her lip, gave Jared a quick

was stunned for a

grew on his face as he watched her disappear into the company building. “Let’s go,

Max responded and

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