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Chapter 1537
Chapter 1537
Chapter 1537
Chapter 1537
His words were so bold and brazen that he had made Nicole feel embarrassed. “Shut up.”
Jared smiled playfully. He loved Nicole's bashful look like this.
He looked at the people who were present, as Mr. Johnston Sr. was surrounded by guests, happily greeting some of the members of the elite families.
He then turned to Nicole. "Seems like I'll have an easy life ahead."
Hearing this, Nicole issued a sigh. "Can you stop patronizing me?”
Despite the fact that she knew what Jared was capable of doing, she believed that what she had witnessed was not the full extent of his capabilities.
"I'll cut myself off that system sooner or later," she said.
Once she had discovered the person behind this and resolved the crisis, she would never not wish to lay a finger on the Reby Family Crest ever again.
"If you want, you can just leave it be. I'll protect you,” Jared's offered with a look of determination in his eyes.
Nicole's heart skipped a beat; she knew all too well that Jared was being serious.
"But I don't want to be the center of attention of these people for my entire life," she argued.
Even as she looked at the crowd inside the residence, Nicole could feel that her head was about to explode. She would definitely lose her mind if she was to mingle with these people for the rest of her life.
Awry smile crossed Jared's face. "Many have their eyes on the power and the benefits that come with this crest. You are the only one who is not concerned about it at all.”
"I don't need another person's power to make me stronger. I just hope that they don't end up being used by people with sinister intent,” she replied flatly.
Jared's love for her grew even stronger upon observing her righteous demeanor. The two then rested as they took sips of red wine.
Suddenly, a wave of whispers emanated from the front door, prompting Nicole to glance over, and that was when she saw Chloe.
The moment Uncle Damien and Aunt Miley brought her back yesterday, she had already figured that they were not happy with the fact that Chloe's name had been removed from the family register. And so, they brought Chloe back the instant they found out that Mr. Riddle Sr. was ill.
However, she did not anticipate that Nicole would so brazenly make an appearance during such an important occasion today. Mr. Riddle Sr. would definitely be furious at the sight.
And sure enough, Mr. Riddle Sr.’s expression darkened as soon as he saw her.
He immediately looked at Damien and Miley as he grumbled, "What's the meaning of this? Why did you bring her here?"
Seeing the granddaughter who had already been struck off the family register at present made Mr. Riddle Sr. very angry as a grimace crossed his face.
Noticing this, Miley immediately put on an act meant to elicit pity. "Dad, you were suddenly sick two days ago and we did not know what was happening, so we thought..."
Damien glared at her, shutting Miley up, before he took charge of the conversation. "It was just that, if anything were to happen to you, we can't have Chloe not being able to see you for one last time. In view of that, I brought her back. Besides, it's our family banquet today, and I was afraid that someone might ask about her..."
‘What a clever way to put things, as if everything they are doing is for the honor of the Riddle family,’ Nicole observed.
However, Nicole also knew that Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want to air his dirty laundry to the public, and so, he would definitely not disown this granddaughter of his before everyone here.
At that moment, Mr. Riddle Sr. could only suppress his rage as he watched Chloe walking upto him.
Noticing that Mr. Riddle Sr. had not flown off the handle, Chloe knew that her parent's plan must have worked. With that in mind, she quickly put on the mask of a filial granddaughter.
“Grandpa.” She came up to Mr. Riddle Sr. and her eyes immediately reddened. “It's good to see you in great health.”
Mr. Riddle Sr. did not want outsiders to find out about the drama pertaining to his family, and thus, he could only say, "Stop crying. Since you're already here, go out there and entertain the guests."
Elated, Chloe immediately replied, "Thank you, Grandpa."
Nicole could not resist from staring at Damien and Dillon. Her uncles were no fools and had taken this opportunity to bring Chloe back.