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Chapter 1184
Chapter 1184
Chapter 1184
Chapter 1184
At the restaurant, Jared ordered two portions of meat puffs, which Nicole began scarfing down on, as she could finally satisfy her cravings.
"Thank you for bringing me here to have meat puffs.” Nicole looked at Jared happily. ‘It's great to have him around. Even at an hour this late, I get to satisfy my cravings.’
‘What's with all that formality today?" Jared raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"It's already late, and yet you still took the time to take me to a place this far. Of course, I'd have to thank you sincerely.” Nicole looked back at Jared, unsmiling.
Jared nodded and sized her up. "Was Ike with you while you were working today?”
Nicole was eating her meat puff, but once she had heard Jared's question, she slowly raised her head and looked at him. ‘What is he trying to imply with that question? Does he think that there’s something going on between Ike and me?’
"No, I was at my office alone. He was working at the R&D department.” Nicole explained.
“Jared Johnston, why would you ask if Ike was with me while I was working?" Nicole threw the question back at him, as she wanted to see how he would respond.
"Oh, weren't the both of you working together in the factory yesterday? So, I assumed that the both of you might be working together today as well. Why are you questioning me in such a way?" Jared quickly beat her to it, making her feel awkward as he knew what her intentions were.
"What kind of reason do you think I’d have? By the way, this meat puff is delicious. Have you tried it?” Nicole immediately changed the topic of conversation to mask her embarrassment, as she was
perhaps thinking too much into it.
"I had some already. It is quite delicious indeed." Jared replied with a smile.
"Oh yeah. Is there any progress when it comes to that investigation?” Nicole asked Jared as she suddenly remembered about Henry's issue.
"Yeah, a little."
"You've found Henry's hiding place?" Nicole placed her fork down and stared at Jared.
"We haven't found him, but we've managed to find his wife," Jared said, not optimistic about this piece of information.
Nicole noticed that Jared was expressionless, and that was when she knew that Jared had little hope for that lead.
"No worries. Although it's not an important piece of information, it's still better than nothing, right?” Nicole flashed him a warm smile, comforting him.
"Yeah." Jared felt a lot better, as he saw that Nicole was attempting to comfort him.
After they had eaten their meals, Jared took Nicole's hand and walked her out of the restaurant. Now under the moonlight, Jared looked at her, "If these problems didn't exist, I'd have brought you to a place where it's just the two of us. That way, we can enjoy each other's presence.”
Hearing Jared's sudden confession, Nicole began to blush as she gave him a coy look, "What's with the sudden idea?"
Staring deep into Nicole's eyes, Jared smiled, "I don't know why. Perhaps, I was just in the moment.
"Anyway, let's head back." Jared maintained his hold and walked her to the car.
The next morning, Harvey had gotten ready incredibly early. He was waiting for the driver that Nicole had arranged to pick him up, and from time to time, he would gaze down at the parking lot from his room. Although it was still early, his heart was already set on Nicole.
All of a sudden, a knock came from outside his room, prompting him to walk over and open the door. "Hi, good morning.”
"Good morning, Mr. Harvey." Kelly greeted politely.
"How may I help you?" Harvey asked.
"Oh. I was afraid that you won't be able to wake up, so I came to check on you." Kelly smiled and studied him from top to toe, noticing that he was dressed very well. "As you're already awake, I guess I'll head back into my room now."
Harvey was confused as he watched Kelly appear and disappear from the hallway in a split second. Then, he slowly closed his door.