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Chapter 1554
Chapter 1554
Chapter 1554
Chapter 1554
Nicole did not make things hard for him. "Are you satisfied?”
Mr. Guzman Sr. quickly shook his head. "Hey now, I didn’t mean it that way. Don't mock me, Miss Riddle.”
Nicole put her phone away and smiled. "No, I think you're right to be suspicious, Mr. Guzman Sr. Don't worry though. The Fire Crest is with the Zane Spear's organization now. When we've successfully tracked the people who had stolen the Fire Crest in their attempt to gain ownership of it, we will seal the crest once again. You don't have to worry too much, Mr. Guzman Sr."
Mr. Guzman Sr. grew anxious. ‘I see. Nicole had temporarily claimed the crest just to use it to crack the case.’ He was worried that his grandson might also be subjected to investigation by the Zane Spears's organization if Zeke had become the owner.
‘Thank God Zeke gave Nicole the crest. Otherwise, the Guzman family might be subjected to an investigation, and our history would've been dug up.’
Mr. Guzman Sr. wiped off the sweat on his forehead and forced out a smile. "Oh, not at all. I misunderstood you, Miss Nicole.”
Nicole stopped putting Zeke into a tough spot when she saw that Mr. Guzman Sr. was relieved. "Great, but please keep my Lucifer identity a secret, Mr. Guzman Sr.”
If her Lucifer identity was exposed too early, her enemy might get frightened and go into hiding. If that happened, Nicole would not be able to do anything anymore.
"Sure... Do you want to stay for some tea, Miss Riddle?" Mr. Guzman Sr. offered, seemingly treating Nicole in a completely different manner than before.
Zeke had never seen this happening before.
"It's okay, but I'll need to borrow Zeke for a bit. I might need his help during the investigation these days.” Nicole looked at Zeke, figuring that he might be useful to her.
"Sure, but don't say that you're borrowing him. It's his honor to be able to help you, so do as you please. Miss Riddle," Karlo said, being extra nice to Nicole too.
Zeke immediately thought that it was unfair. It felt like his dad was treating him as though he was an object. It felt as though he could be freely given to Nicole whenever she needed him.
Even though being with Nicole was fine, his father's gesture really did come off as weird.
"Okay then, follow me." Nicole seized the back of Zeke's collar and pulled him outside.
"Hey, slow down! I'm going to fall!" Zeke struggled.
But Karlo and Mr. Guzman Sr. did not say anything when they saw their dearest Zeke being dragged away. In fact, they even felt a little proud.
Zeke looked at the prideful expression on their faces and began to wonder if they were the same people who had reprimanded him for spewing hogwash.
The door then closed.
Realizing that his back was drenched in sweat, Mr. Guzman Sr. wiped them off with his shaking hand. "God bless our family. Thankfully, Zeke gave the Fire Crest to the Zane Spears’s Organization. Otherwise, our family would've gotten into big trouble.”
A family with decades of history was bound to have some ugly past. If everything were to be brought up in the investigation, their name would be tarnished.
"Zeke is such a fortunate fella! I've always found the girl decent. I didn't expect her to be under Zane Spear's organization," Mr. Guzman Sr. said.
Indeed, she was also Zeke's savior.
‘lf Zeke had managed to win Nicole over from the start, the Johnstons would be nothing,’ he thought. ‘It's a pity that I've lost such a good daughter- in-law.’’
"Yeah, he should've told us sooner..." Mr. Guzman Sr. was still stuck in the past, as he realized that he almost crossed someone that he should not.
"Dad, you should control your temper from now on..." Karlo advised.