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Chapter 1628
Chapter 1628
Chapter 1628
Chapter 1628
It was really not a good idea for a man to be too handsome, as he would attract the attention of many women wherever he was, every single time. And as always, he would saunter toward her under the gaze of everyone present, dialing the jealousy and hostility those women had toward her to eleven.
As expected, Jared came up to her a few seconds later, whereupon he took her hand and kissed it. "Sorry I'm late, honey."
The last word that came out of his mouth sent shivers down Nicole's spine. ‘This b*stard! It has been either wifey or honey of late! This is so embarrassing!’
"You're not allowed to call me that,” she said.
"Got it, wifey." Jared relented as he lowered his voice.
Nicole rolled her eyes at once. "Forget it. Go with the first one then."
‘At least it's better than being called wifey,' she thought.
With that said, Jared grabbed Nicole by the waist as he nodded at Daniel, Sean and the others. “I'm sorry, Mr. Daniel, for being late.”
"It's alright." Daniel smiled without a hint of dissatisfaction toward Jared.
Concurrently, Mr. Johnston Sr. too came in from the entrance and made a beeline for Mr. Riddle Sr.
Mr. Riddle Sr. immediately greeted him. "Oh my, this is just our annual meeting. You don't have to attend this."
Although everyone here was a VIP, it was still, after all, the Riddle Corporation's annual meeting, so most of those who had attended were from the younger generation. No one had expected Mr. Johnston Sr. to honor the hosts like that.
"This is just basic courtesy. I too miss seeing my in-laws." Mr. Johnston Sr. smiled at Mr. Riddle Sr. as he brought the latter to one of the seats.
When he saw Damien standing by Mr. Riddle Sr.'s side, Mr. Johnston Sr. was quite surprised. "That granddaughter of yours, Nicole, is currently a rising star. Why don't you keep her by your side?"
Damien's pride took another beating upon hearing Mr.
Johnston Sr.'s words, but he could not afford to show his dismay, so he gave them an awkward smile. "Nicole and Mr. Jared are always together, so I'm handing things over here."
Seeing that Damien knew his place, Mr. Johnston Sr. remained silent, knowing that what Damien said made sense as well.
At that instant, Nicole and Jared were surrounded by many who wanted to form collaborations with them. As one was the head of the Johnston Group, and the other was the daughter of the Riddle Family and bearer of the Fire Crest, they became the object of everyone's pursuit.
Nicole had never dealt with so many people before, and because of that, she became a little anxious. Seeing that, Sean and Daniel came over to help her out.
Nicole then told Jared. "Go deal with them."
After she had said that, she snuck off to the side to grab herself a few bites of food.
At the same time, Tia was having a meal with Stanley.
Nicole approached her as Stanley was handing the latter a champagne. "Give it a taste."
"Okay." Tia uttered, flattered by the gesture.
Seeing Stanley being so considerate, Nicole could not resist raising an eyebrow. "Stanley is rarely so gentle with people."
This embarrassed Stanley, who said, “Nothing like that. This is the first time Tia is attending such an event and she's just too nervous. Some alcohol will calm her nerves."
Nicole simply just smiled, and that was when she saw Martin walking in together with Kelly. She had forgotten that Martin and Kelly would definitely attend such business- related banquets.
Martin walked over and was stunned the moment he saw Nicole. However, Kelly was even quicker to react.
"My goodness, Nicole! You're looking way too gorgeous. You look so good in every style. How do you do that? I'm so jealous."
Nicole took the praise as she looked at Kelly's elegant black dress and said. "You look really good too. Matches Martin pretty well."
When Tia heard that, her expression became a little sour as she subconsciously glanced at Martin again.