Chapter 2151

“Beats me.” Nicole looked away as if she was guilty of some crime.

“You don’t know?” Jared inched closer, his breath brushing against her ear, forcing her to hold her breath.

Things took a turn for the flirtatious all of a sudden, and Nicole quickly glared at him. “That’s your business. I don’t want to know.”

Then, she scooted over to the side to distance herself from him. ’This jerk teases me whenever he can.’

Much to her chagrin, however, Jared then extended his long arm and pulled her back toward him as soon as she moved. He locked her in his embrace and rested his chin on her shoulder.

Then, he acted as if he was wronged and said, “My wife doesn’t care about me.”

Nicole’s lips twitched. ‘Jared Johnston, are you sure you want to do this?’

She squirmed awkwardly as she tried to break free, but it was then that Jared warned, “Don’t squirm when you’re in a man’s arms. It’s dangerous.”

Nicole froze in an instant, after which she glared at him and said through gritted teeth, “Jerk!”

“I didn’t say anything. What were you thinking about?” Jared asked deviously.

‘What?! So I’m the one who’s overthinking?!’

Nicole was immediately overwhelmed with frustration, as Jared had fooled her once more.

Clenching her jaw, Nicole said, “I’m thinking that I should have my own car now.”

‘I’m not going to hitch a ride in his car anymore. He’d just bully me.’

Jared smiled in defeat upon hearing this. “Running away from the problem is not the best solution.”

“I’m not running away,” she argued. ‘I just don’t want to talk to you.’

“I’m not giving you the chance.” Jared persisted.

Ever since her return, he had not gotten much time to interact with her, so he could not just let her go to and from work on her own. Besides, he had still found no clues about the people who were trying to hurt her. Thus, how could he afford to be complacent?

Nicole let out a long sigh after rolling her eyes at him.

Holding her hand gently, Jared reminded her, “Actually, you can consider falling in love with me again.

Even though you’ve lost your memories, we can still start over. That way, you won’t reject my attempts at intimacy anymore.”

Nicole bit her lips as she frowned, feeling conflicted within.

She had forgotten him, but he still remembered her. In his eyes, she was his wife, and he was willing to tease her and fool around with her. At the end of the day, he was just expressing his affection to get more of her attention. This begged the question: would everything change once she regained her memories?

Jared’s eyes turned soft as he watched her expression shift.

He hugged her gently and said, “Don’t worry, just follow your heart.”

Biting her lips, Nicole paused and nodded.

Jared then kissed her forehead and flashed her a happy smile.

The car halted only when Nicole and Jared had already arrived home, whereupon they got off and made a beeline for the living room. Everyone was there, including Sean and Steve. Knowing that they were home because of Nolan and Lana, Nicole smiled from the bottom of her heart and walked over to the couch.

“Everything’s been taken care of, right?” Daniel asked as he noticed how calm Jared and Nicole looked.

Nicole looked at the concerned expressions on everyone’s faces and nodded. “Yeah. But we won’t be able to send them off or pick them up from school anymore.”