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Chapter 1962
Chapter 1962
Chapter 1962
At that moment, Nicole could not concentrate, but she also noticed how close Jared was to her.
She stared at him in shock and realized that her arm was wrapped around his waist without her knowing that she was doing just that. Furthermore, Jared's arm was resting on her shoulder too!
"Damn it!" Nicole instinctively shoved Jared away.
Little did she know that Jared was already on the edge of the bed, and after she pushed him, he fell off onto the floor.
"Ugh!" Jared groaned, feeling disoriented after being woken up from a deep sleep.
He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Nicole. "What are you doing?!"
"I... I, You! Why did you come so close to me?" Nicole pointed at him and pointed back to herself as she stuttered.
With a look of defeat on his face, he replied, "Look closely. You were the one who crossed the line and hugged me first."
'This woman was sleeping like a kitten mere seconds ago. Look at her now, becoming all heartless once she was woken up. She had the nerve to shove me away after using me! How absurd!' he thought.
"How could I possibly do that?" Nicole asked in disbelief.
However, when she looked down, she realized that she had indeed occupied two-thirds of the bed.
'My goodness! Did I really hug him first last night? And gosh, I pushed him off the bed after I woke up! novelebook.comThat's sort of unacceptable,' she thought.
With that, she became so embarrassed that she covered her face and said, "I-I'm going to take a shower!"
Unable to stomach the feeling of shame anymore, she fled the scene.
Following the fall, Jared's waist ached as he stood up slowly. However, when he saw Nicole running away, he shook his head affectionately.
Out of all the people in the world, she was the only one who would dare treat him like that.
Soon after, it was breakfast time. Nicole and Jared awkwardly headed downstairs with each other, while the rest of the family were already at the table.
"Nicole, come over and have your breakfast." Gloria beckoned, looking a lot more energetic today..
Nicole walked over, and naturally, Jared sat beside her again.
And as usual, Nolan was not happy with that. "I want to sit with Mommy!"
He was about to stir the pot again when Gloria quickly stopped him. "Sure. Nolan, come here and sit between me and Mommy, okay?"
She was not going to let him squeeze her son-in-law away.
Nolan got upset when he heard that Gloria was offering to give her seat up instead of asking Jared to move.
Then, he said, "It's okay, grandma. Your legs are hurting, and you should avoid moving around too much."
Earlier, Nolan noticed that Gloria had trouble walking, and that someone had to help her down the flight of stairs earlier. And as he was a very sensible kid, he did not insist.
Now delighted, Jared continued to have his breakfast with Nicole.
They were done with their meal in short order, and that was when Daniel said, "I'm planning to go back to the family manor and tell your grandpa about this great news. However, the old man will probably want us to stay in the family manor at night to do something for Nicole. Please be prepared."
He shifted his gaze to Nicole as if to ask her opinion on that.
Nicole was surprised. She did not anticipate that she would meet her grandpa and other people after just reuniting with her parents yesterday. To her, it was a bit too much to process.
Then, Daniel sighed and continued before Nicole could respond. "Your grandpa fell sick last night, and earlier this year, he even became bedridden. However, he hasn't stopped thinking about you. I'm afraid that he'll pass away anytime now...and that too without knowing that you've returned."
Nicole was at a loss for words after hearing how sorrowful Daniel sounded.
She had no idea that her grandfather was in such a critical condition.