Chapter 2233

“Don’t worry about it, Nicole. I can take care of him,” June said, finally speaking up.

June was over the moon when she heard that Samuel was going to get discharged soon. She was happy for him but at the same time she worried about him.

‘If no one can take care of Samuel by then, knowing his restless personality, he’s bound to get into trouble if anything were to happen,’ she thought.

“I’m sorry we have to trouble you with babysitting him,” said Nicole. She did not have high hopes for Samuel, so she agreed on his behalf.

“But, if she has to take care of me, where will she stay?” Samuel frowned, feeling a little discomfort.

‘This is what I was afraid of. Tension in the air.’ Nicole mentally cussed out Samuel in her mind. ‘Why is he so stupid? Why can’t he just agree, instead of asking questions like these? June has a two-bedroom apartment. Why is he concerned about this?’

Knowing the current situation at the Riddle’s, June answered after pondering a while, “Then we can stay at my place.”

“I think that’s fine with us,” Nicole agreed, knowing that June was a trustworthy person. Mentally, she let out a huge sigh of relief. ‘Thank goodness we have one with brains. I don’t know how he does it, having her stick by his side. They must be destined.’

After staying with Samuel and June for a while, Nicole and Jared left the hospital, got in the car, and headed towards the Riddle residence.

“You know they can and could stay at the Riddle residence. We can always go back to our place,”

Jared said. Looking at Nicole, his eyes darkened a little.

Ever since Nicole had returned, they had been living at the Riddle residence ever since. Jared had been wanting to have some alone time with Nicole and his little family.

Nicole shook her head. “This matter is between Nolan and Lana who have yet to get accustomed to this place. If they want to live with us, then if they get seen, it would be problematic for all of us.”

It was impossible for Nicole to leave the twins at the Riddle residence alone. They had to live with Nicole. Jared raised his eyebrow subtly, a smile flashing across his face.

‘She didn’t refuse when I said we ought to return to living at our place. She only contemplated our kids as a factor.

Which means that she’s already accepted us living together.’

“Once it’s done, we can move back in at our own place,” said Jared hopefully with a subtle smile.

Nicole’s cheeks flushed red as she rolled her eyes at Jared.” Who wants to go back with you? Go by yourself.”

“Of course, by right, my wife should be coming back with me, ” Jared said as he held Nicole tightly in an embrace, not wanting to let her go.

Nicole tried to break free from his grasp but failed. She suddenly stopped struggling and looked up at Jared. “Didn’t you say that it’ll be after the matter is done? Why are you so prepared for it?”

The thought of Nolan and Lana being exposed to the public had made Nicole panic. Nicole had assigned Tia to help send and pick up the kids from school, to ensure that no one picks up the idea that Nicole and Jared had children. Ever since then, Nicole had never appeared at the kindergarten again as she waited for the matter to die down. She had to go through a lot of trouble to ensure that nobody would pay any attention to both Nolan and Lana.

As a mother, it was heart-wrenching for her to keep her kids a secret. Being unable to send and pick her kids up from school had already taken a toll on her. Additionally, Jared’s input earlier had made her think that Jared was done living in isolation from the public eye.

Jared’s lips twitched slightly. “You’ll know very soon.”

Nicole was surprised. “Why are you being so mysterious? What exactly are you planning?”

‘This is a little frustrating to deal with. What’s he planning to do?’

Jared softly pinched her arm and said in a gentle voice, “It’s a surprise, so I can’t tell you.”

Nicole scoffed, shooting Jared a blank look. Nicole was sure that Jared would not joke about the kids. Thus she was more curious than worried. Nicole did not pursue an answer, knowing that it would go nowhere.

Soon, three days went by in a blink of an eye.