Chapter 1172


    Harvey was still intent oning along, but Kelly stopped him.


    She could not bear to see Harvey getting hurt again, so she could only pull him aside and shook her


    head as she said, "Mr.Ellison, Mr. Johnston is already here. Don''t go chasing after them."


    These words seemed to remind him that it was time for him to wake up. He had no chance of being


    alone with Nicole anymore.


    In the past, Harvey used to rely on Jared''s absence to do so, and those were the times when he could


    feel as if he was Nicole’s guardian angel of sorts. He was not expecting Jared to be here today, but


    now that the unanticipated had urred, his dream of being with Nicolepletely disintegrated.


    Harvey''s footsteps grew louder and heavier as he watched Nicole saunter off. He did not know how to


    keep up. He could only clench his fists, gritting his teeth as he red at the back of Jared.


    ‘One day, I''ll surpass Jared Johnston and have Nicole for myself!’


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    After the three of them had left the establishment, Jared pulled Nicole into his car, which was parked by


    the entrance. With his eyes downcast, Ike could only watch as he got into his own vehicle to lead the


    way for the both of them.


    Silence filled the car as Nicole kept mum, and upon noticing that Nicole was sulking again, Jared


    issued a loud sigh. “Are you still concerned about the incident at the racecourse?"


    Nicole''s eyes rolled, and without turning to look at him, she said, " No, I''m thinking about the chip right


    now."


    Jared breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that she was not hung up about the incident anymore.


    Then, he reached out to hold her hand.


    "That''s good.”


    Upon feeling his touch again, Nicole''s heart skipped a beat. She wanted to pull away, but he was


    holding onto it so tightly and was refusing to let go.


    "What are you doing...," Nicole asked as she looked at him with a blush.


    As Jared''s dark-colored eyes kept her locked in ce, he said, "Do you know how much I miss you


    these days?"


    "She hasn''t been calling me much these days,’ he thought. ''1 assumed that she was too busy, so I sent


    her a message, and as she couldn''t reply to it either, all I could do was wait. However, in the end, I just


    couldn''t wait any longer. I had to find a reason to meet her.’


    Nicole gave him a nk stare. "Aside from me, aren''t there other people around you?"


    He knew that she was still mad at Fiore, and so, he reached out and bopped the bridge of her nose.


    "There is no one else. In my heart, there''s only one and that''s you."


    Nicole found herself looking away. She was afraid that she would fall into his trap, and so, she pulled


    her hand away. "Okay, stop being so cheesy."


    Noticing that she did not seem to be angry anymore, Jared raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to


    know. How about you? Am I the only one in your heart?”


    Nicole''s face flushed as she thought to herself, ‘Why is he so annoying today? Is he jealous of


    Harvey?’


    Then, she turned to him at once and said, "I have nothing going on with Harvey. Don’t think much into


    it.”


    Jared felt a sense of relief the moment she had made their rtionship clear to one another, but then,


    he soon proceeded to ask,


    "What about Ike?"


    Nicole froze, and frowned at Jared. "What kind of crap are you talking about? Ike and I are just


    business partners."


    "Really?" Jared asked, unable to believe it.