Chapter 2866


    "Ah, herees my Nicole," Mrs.Wace Sr.smiled, weing Nicole.


    "Hey, grandma.Are you feeling better now?" Nicole asked, approaching her grandmother''s bedside..


    With a smile stered on her face, Mrs.Wace Sr.answered, "I''m fine.Don''t worry about me."


    Seeing that Mrs.Wace Sr.was trying to sit up, Nicole carefully helped her out.


    "Slow down, Grandma.Easy now."


    Then, once Mrs.Wace Sr.was seated upright, Nicole handed her a ss of water.


    "Here, have some water."Mrs.Wace Sr.sipped a few mouthfuls from the ss before putting it down.


    "I see you''re all done with your work.


    "Don''t worry, Grandma.Everything went smoothly, and everyone''s back at home now," Nicole reassured


    with a smile.


    "That''s good,"Mrs.Wace Sr.said, holding Nicole''s hand.


    * It''s a pity that Tia didn''t get to attend the wedding because of me."


    Shaking her head, Nicole consoled, "No, no.It''s fine.Everyone understood what you were going


    through.You''re fine now, and that''s all that matters."


    "Hi, Nicole," Tia greeted as she entered the room.


    "Grandma told me she''s feeling better after her nap.You don''t have to worry about her."


    Nicole was all smiles as she nced over at Tia.


    "Stanley mentioned that he''s going to treat everyone to a meal in two days.Grandma should be fully


    recovered by then.You muste along, alright?"


    After pausing for a moment, Tia nodded.


    "Oh yeah, sure."


    Catching the look of surprise on Tia''s face, Nicole figured that Tia had no idea what Stanley was up


    to.She then raised her brows in curiosity, surprised that Stanley had yet to inform Tia.


    "You youngsters shouldn''t be paying too much attention to me.I''ll be fine,"Mrs.Wace Sr.advised


    before turning to Tia.


    "You should go out and have fun with your friends in your free time.Someone else will take care of me


    when you''re not here."


    "But I want to take care of you,"Tia said, inching closer to Mrs.Wace Sr.


    "You''re still ill.I get worried sick whenever you''re in someone else''s hands."


    Tia would be fine with going out on any other normal day, but she did not have the heart to have fun


    when Mrs.Wace Sr.was still in need of her care.


    Shaking her head, Mrs.Wace Sr.argued, "But you can''t stay with me forever."Mrs.Wace Sr.was


    hinting that one would always start their own family and their own home, and that Tia would eventually


    have to leave her.


    Tia understood Mrs.Wace Sr"s meaning and blushed.


    She argued, "I''m not going anywhere."


    Nicole chuckled at Tia’s words, saying meaningfully, "Well, that''s not wrong either.I guess you won''t be


    going far."


    If Stanley and Tia got together, the two of them would most probably remain in the Riddle residence,


    unlike the others who had branched out and bought their own homes.


    Therefore, Tia could still stick around to take care of Mrs.Wace Sr.while Stanley would not need to


    part ways with Daniel and Gloria.


    The house would remain as lively as ever, and their parents would not feel as lonely as they had


    feared.


    "Oh gosh, Nicole! Tia gasped in shock, her face flushing.


    Chuckling, Nicole took it as a cue to stop embarrassing Tia.She then held her grandmother''s hand and


    chatted away until she spotted Stanley, who had just entered.That was when she figured he was here


    to find Tia.


    "Is grandma feeling better?"Stanley asked in concern the instant he saw Mrs.Wace Sr.


    "I''m fine,"Mrs.Wace Sr.answered, smiling.


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    "You must be here for Tia."Mrs.Wace Sr.then directed him to Tia.


    "Go on ahead.I''m fine over here."


    Then, Nicole chimed in, "Yeah.I''ll take care of her."


    "Well, I''ll be bringing her out for a moment, then,"


    Stanley gratefully replied before leading Tia out of the room.