Chapter 1184
At the restaurant, Jared ordered two portions of meat puffs, which Nicole began scarfing down on, as
she could finally satisfy her cravings.
"Thank you for bringing me here to have meat puffs.” Nicole looked at Jared happily. ‘It''s great to have
him around. Even at an hour thiste, I get to satisfy my cravings.’
‘What''s with all that formality today?" Jared raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"It''s alreadyte, and yet you still took the time to take me to a ce this far. Of course, I''d have to
thank you sincerely.” Nicole looked back at Jared, unsmiling.
Jared nodded and sized her up. "Was Ike with you while you were working today?”
Nicole was eating her meat puff, but once she had heard Jared''s question, she slowly raised her head
and looked at him. ‘What is he trying to imply with that question? Does he think that there’s something
going on between Ike and me?’
"No, I was at my office alone. He was working at the R&D department.” Nicole exined.
“Jared Johnston, why would you ask if Ike was with me while I was working?" Nicole threw the question
back at him, as she wanted to see how he would respond.
"Oh, weren''t the both of you working together in the factory yesterday? So, I assumed that the both of
you might be working together today as well. Why are you questioning me in such a way?" Jared
quickly beat her to it, making her feel awkward as he knew what her intentions were.
"What kind of reason do you think I’d have? By the way, this meat puff is delicious. Have you tried it?”
Nicole immediately changed the topic of conversation to mask her embarrassment, as she was
perhaps thinking too much into it.
"I had some already. It is quite delicious indeed." Jared replied with a smile.
"Oh yeah. Is there any progress when ites to that investigation?” Nicole asked Jared as she
suddenly remembered about Henry''s issue.
"Yeah, a little."
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"You''ve found Henry''s hiding ce?" Nicole ced her fork down and stared at Jared.
"We haven''t found him, but we''ve managed to find his wife," Jared said, not optimistic about this piece
of information.
Nicole noticed that Jared was expressionless, and that was when she knew that Jared had little hope
for that lead.
"No worries. Although it''s not an important piece of information, it''s still better than nothing, right?”
Nicole shed him a warm smile,forting him.
"Yeah." Jared felt a lot better, as he saw that Nicole was attempting tofort him.
After they had eaten their meals, Jared took Nicole''s hand and walked her out of the restaurant. Now
under the moonlight, Jared looked at her, "If these problems didn''t exist, I''d have brought you to a ce
where it''s just the two of us. That way, we can enjoy each other''s presence.”
Hearing Jared''s sudden confession, Nicole began to blush as she gave him a coy look, "What''s with
the sudden idea?"
Staring deep into Nicole''s eyes, Jared smiled, "I don''t know why. Perhaps, I was just in the moment.
"Anyway, let''s head back." Jared maintained his hold and walked her to the car.
The next morning, Harvey had gotten ready incredibly early. He was waiting for the driver that Nicole
had arranged to pick him up, and from time to time, he would gaze down at the parking lot from his
room. Although it was still early, his heart was already set on Nicole.
All of a sudden, a knock came from outside his room, prompting him to walk over and open the door.
"Hi, good morning.”
"Good morning, Mr. Harvey." Kelly greeted politely.
"How may I help you?" Harvey asked.
"Oh. I was afraid that you won''t be able to wake up, so I came to check on you." Kelly smiled and
studied him from top to toe, noticing that he was dressed very well. "As you''re already awake, I guess
I''ll head back into my room now."
Harvey was confused as he watched Kelly appear and disappear from the hallway in a split second.
Then, he slowly closed his door.