Chapter 1944
Witnessing Preston''s expression of surprise, he became even more depressed.
Preston, who could sense that something was wrong, warily asked, "Why do you have that look on
your face? Is there something wrong?"
"I''m afraid we can''t notify your parents yet," Jared said.
"Why?"
''Nicole''s home, shouldn''t informing our parents be our first order of business?'' Preston asked himself.
Jared''s eyes became downcast. "Nicole has lost all of her memories."
Preston''s face took on a crestfallen expression at once. "Amnesia?!"
It took a while for him toe back to his senses, as he then came to the realization as to why Nicole
had fled after seeing them. ''But why does she seem to be intimidated by us? I bet that if she sees her
family, she''ll be even more afraid...''
"Then what should we do?" Preston asked, unable to wait to tell Daniel the good news.
"Did you tell the others?" Jared asked.
Preston shook his head. "I wasn''tpletely sure if it was Nicole, and I was afraid to get Daniel''s
hopes up, so I just kept it to myself and my ssmates who also saw her. They''re also waiting for the
news."
Jared took a deep breath. "Let''s not tell them yet. Give me some time. I''ll figure things out."
''The best way to help Nicole now is to aid her in recovering her memories. If it gets worse, I can only
help her ept her family step by step,'' Jared thought.
"Okay, I got it.'' Preston could only keep this piece of huge news to himself, with his mouth zipped shut.
''It will be bad news for Nicole if the others find out.''
"What are you going to do next? Help her regain her memories?" Preston questioned.
He was not good at keeping secrets, and because of that, Jared was worried he would not be able to
keep his mouth shut for long.
"What else can I do? I''ve got to find out what she has gone through for the past five years," Jared said.
Jared was suspicious of what Nicole had gone through during her time hiding at Crescent Ind.
Judging by her abilities, she would not be one to have any difficulties tracing her own identity.
''I ought to have this investigated thoroughly,'' he thought.
Preston looked at Jared''s serious expression, knowing that the issue was not as simple as they thought
it would be.
"Well then, I''ll help you keep it a secret for now..." Preston sighed, knowing that Nicole would regard
him as a stranger.
Preston then excused himself, aware that there was not much he could do to help out.
Jared looked out of the windows as he patiently waited for Max''s update. As the night slowly rolled in,
Niki and Nn became hungry.
Niki slowly pushed the door open to check if there was anything for them to eat. Unexpectedly, she saw
Jared sitting at the dining table, as if he had been there waiting for them.
"Hungry?" Jared looked at her with a sense of longing in his eyes.
Niki was embarrassed but she still admitted, "Well...yeah. Nn''s hungry too."
Jared nodded, after which he waved his hands, signaling the butler to serve the food to Nn who was
upstairs.
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"Let them feed him. You can eat here in peace." Jared reached out and patted the seat beside him.
Niki went stiff, harkening back to the moment when he said he did not have a shortage of women
pining over him.
''This guy isn''t going to force me to sell my body to pay off my debt, is he? But sleeping with a woman
who has a child? Isn''t this a bit too much?'' Niki pondered as she went and sat across from him.
Jared was slightly disappointed. However, he was ready to ept this reality wholeheartedly,
''As long as she is still alive and is present in front of me, I won''t ask too much from her.''
Jared watched Nicole as she ate her favorite side dishes.
After several bites, Niki realized, ''Strangely, this guy seems to know my preferences really well!''