Chapter 2107

Nolan was holding the document tightly in his hands, feeling ever more conflicted; he had longed to have his very own account, but for it to be gifted by Jared was something he found difficult to accept.

Nolan sat there, torn between wanting to accept his gift or reject it.

“You don’t like it?” Jared looked at Nolan’s look of indecisiveness as he raised his eyebrows.

“Of course he likes it.’ Lana tilted her head smugly, blowing the whistle on her brother without hesitation. “He likes it very much.”

“Cut the crap.” Nolan glared at Lana in embarrassment, not wanting to admit he liked Jared’s gift.

Lana, however, did not back down from Nolan’s glare. “Well, if you don’t like it, just give it back to daddy.”

This prompted Nolan to throw the document back to Jared.” I’ll just return it. I don’t like it anyway.”

However, it was evident that Nolan was lying, as his eyes were fixed on the document he had just thrown at Jared.

Nicole shook her head in defeat, reaching out to grab the document file before handing it back to Nolan. “This is for you, and for you only. No one else can use this. Got it? Didn’t you always want to have your own account?”

“But…” Nolan lowered his head, not wanting to accept the reality that Jared had gifted this to him, and that it would be difficult for him to face Jared in the future.

“If you don’t like it, you can throw it away. I don’t take back the things I’ve given out,” Jared coldly said before looking away from Nolan.

Jared was concerned that if he paid too much attention to Nolan, it would scare him away, making their relationship even more awkward.

Nolan held the piece of document in his hands, hesitating for a while before stuffing it into his bag.

Lana, who saw it, then snickered. Seeing this, Nicole gave her a warning look, telling her to not make fun of him. Then, Lana poked her tongue out mischievously.

“How can you not like what Daddy’s given you? If it was me, I would want it.”

“Here, take it. You don’t even know how to use it,” Nolan said, shooting Lana a dismayed look.

‘What is wrong with her? She’s becoming more and more of a nuisance,’ he thought.

Lana thought that Nolan did not understand that she was mocking him, so she stuck her tongue out at him.

It was then that Jared came in and scooped Lana up into his arms, before asking softly, “What do you want to have?”

“I want ice cream.” Lana smiled innocently, not wanting to know what her brother’s interests were. ‘Of course, ice cream is better than anything.’

“Okay, let’s go get some ice cream,” Jared said.

Soon, the car stopped. Max stepped out to buy ice creams for the two of them, one for each of the twins. As soon as the treat arrived, they instantly forgot about their quarrel from before and ate in silence.

Suddenly, the interior of the car dimmed, and Nicole could not help but frown as she noticed that a set of drapes had been drawn over the windows and windshields.

“It’s Everett’s car,” Max said.

Instantly, Nicole understood why Max had done so. ‘If he finds out about the twins, this will raise his suspicions.’

Thanks Max,” she said, feeling grateful for how thoughtful Max was.

“Oh, it’s nothing, Miss Riddle,” Max replied courteously.

Soon, the shades were lifted, though the twins were so focused on devouring their ice cream that they had not noticed anything that had happened earlier.

Nicole was concerned for both Nolan and Lana as the both of them were rather smart for their age. The environment they were living in had forced them to be more mature than those of their age. Jared’s heart sank as he saw the two of them and pulled Lana closer into his arms.

Nolan and Lana. These two had gone through what most kids their age had not gone through.’

“Daddy?” Lana suddenly looked up at Jared.

“Yes?” Jared responded softly.

With a mischievous smile, she asked, “At Mommy and Daddy’s wedding, can Nolan and I be the flower girl?”

Jared was taken aback, as he did not expect Lana to bring this up so suddenly.