Chapter 2098


    “Grandma, I want to sleep. Why don’t you tuck me in?” Lana softly pleaded with Gloria, having


    understood what her brother was trying to do.


    “Alright, Grandma will stay with you,” Gloria’s eyes wrinkled with a smile.


    Lana had her ways of touching people’s hearts.


    As Gloria led Lana away, thetter signaled Nn with a nce, to which he nodded his head. Only


    then did she walk off with a smug sense of satisfaction. Although Lana could not understand what


    Nn was doing, she knew he wanted to avenge their Mommy. That was enough for Lana, as the bad


    guys should be taught a lesson.


    After Gloria had taken Lana away, Nn continued typing away on hisputer. Soon, he raised his


    chin in triumph and keyed onest line in. He then closed hisputer in contentment, happy at the


    masterpiece he had created.


    After giving himself a rinse, he climbed into bed, covered himself with a nket, and slept.


    Nicole, who knew nothing about anything, simply ate dinner and prepared herself for some good rest,


    with Jared joining her in finishing their meal. He waited for the maids to ce all the tableware away,


    after which he followed Nicole to bed.


    Jared saw Nicole’splexion return to normal as heid down, feeling relieved. “You don’t have to


    work so hard.


    They can’t hurt you. They’re not capable of it.”


    Nicole froze for a moment, carefully pondering about his statement before understanding that Jared


    was talking about Damien and Dillion. She also understood why Jared had assumed that her


    exhaustion was due to the issue of inheritance.


    “I know,” Nicole bit her lips.


    Deep down, she felt that there was no better candidate than Sean.


    Jared reached out to embrace Nicole in his arms. “Since you’re aware of it, don’t bother about any


    unnecessary things in the future.”


    Jared knew these jobs were not enough to make Nicole so stressed out. It was the people and the


    issues surrounding them that had affected her mood.


    As she was being held by Jared, Nicole’s heartbeat quickened, and her breathing became sporadic.


    “It’s really nothing. I was too focused on work this evening and forgot to rest,’ Nicole exined, trying to


    struggle out of Jared’s embrace.


    She was simply unable to sleep in this position.


    Jared saw through Nicole’s intentions and subtly tightened his embrace, ensuring it would not constrict


    her, or allow her to escape from his embrace.


    Nicole noticed that the more she struggled, the tighter his embrace was. She rolled her eyes in


    frustration, thinking,’ This guy did it on purpose. But I don’t have enough strength to break free from his


    arms.’


    Thus, she decisively chose to give up. Nicole could not afford to struggle anymore. The fact was that


    there was still some space between them now. If she continued to struggle, Jared’s embrace would


    only get tighter, and there would be little to no space left between them.


    With a sigh of frustration, Nicole decided to cease moving. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.


    Unexpectedly, Nicole’s panicked heartbeat somehow calmed, and soon, she became drowsy and fell


    asleep.


    Hearing Nicole’s even breathing as she was sound asleep, Jared’s gaze softened, and a slight smile


    appeared.


    The sunlight rose, casting its rays through the curtains into the room. Feeling the re of the lights


    through her eyelids, Nicole frowned and instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes. Then, she


    slowly opened them.


    As the lights went through the gaps of her finger, Nicole’s momentary confusion faded, and she quickly


    returned to her senses.


    “You’re awake,” Jared’s voice red out, and Nicole turned to face him, her lips inadvertently brushing


    against Jared’s cheeks.


    Jared’s pupils contracted abruptly, and his gaze darkened a little, exuding a vibe that hinted at danger.


    Instantly feeling the change in the aura around her, she rolled off the bed and hurried into the


    bathroom.


    Watching Nicole’s fleeing figure, Jared shook his head lightly with a helpless smile.


    Then, he wondered, ‘When will she get used to me? Do I really have to wait for her to regain all of her


    memories?”


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    In the bathroom, Nicole sshed her face with cold water a few times before bingpletely


    awake. She could not help but blush with embarrassment.


    Deep within, she was thinking, ‘Nicole. Oh, Nicole. That was an ident. But that ident was just so


    embarrassing. Why can’t I just disappear on the spot?’