Chapter 2252

Jared gently placed Nicole down on their bed, whereupon he smoothed her hair out and gave her a peck on her lips.

With their breaths hitching as they both ascended to cloud nine, Nicole kissed back, succumbing to the heat of the moment. The couple then got lost in one another’s presence as Jared deepened the kiss.

The next day, the sun shone bright and warm as Nicole flickered her eyes open. She pecked Jared in the cheeks, which turned red at once.

“Come on, let’s get up,” Nicole said, gently patting on Jared.

In response, Jared curled his lips into a smile, “Okay.”

Soon after, the two of them got themselves ready and went downstairs for breakfast. And one after another, the entire family slowly came down and sauntered into the dining room.

“Steve, why are you here?” they asked, surprised to see Steve at the dining table having breakfast.

“Did you guys fight?”

“Did you do something to hurt her?”

A barrage of questions struck Steve, who turned to glare at Spencer and Stanley. “Shut up. Don’t screw with my image now.”

“What brings you here so early?” Nicole inquired calmly.

“There’s something I need to tell you all. It’s nothing urgent. My wife went to her mother’s house and eating alone is kinda boring, so I came here.”

Stanley did not live too far away, so it was convenient for him to pay the family visits every now and then.

“Oh,” Nicole nodded, having gotten the hint that there was news about Everett.

“Let’s dig in,” Daniel declared as he ushered everyone to start eating.

“Let’s eat!”

With that, everyone quickly dug into their food.

After breakfast was over, Spencer and Stanley were the first ones to leave, followed by Nolan, Lana, and Tia.

Nicole turned to look at Jared, “You don’t have to send me there today. I’m following Steve to work.”

Jared looked down at her, and in a low voice, he said, “If there’s anything you need, please make sure to tell me first.”

Nicole raised her eyebrows, as it dawned upon her that Jared truly did know much about her.

She nodded “I know.”

A smile appeared on her lips as Jared shot her another glance to ensure that she had gotten the message before he made his way out of the house.

After Jared had driven off, Nicole turned around to look at Steve, “Let’s get going.”

“Okay.” Both of them bade their parents their goodbyes before they too left the premises.

After buckling up Nicole went straight to the point and asked, “What did you find?”

Steve’s expression darkened as he replied, “Sean told me that it is an enemy of ours.”

Nicole narrowed her eyes, and slowly, she blurted an all too familiar name, “Harvey Ellison.”

Steve was impressed that Nicole had nailed her guess right off the bat. “You’ve been suspicious of him, haven’t you?”

“Not really. I just think, based on what I can gather about the situation, there wouldn’t be anyone else.”

‘Since Steve had mentioned that it was an old friend, it has just confirmed my suspicions of him.’

“True. Everett went over in person to meet up with Harvey. It’s quite surprising, at least for someone who’s been silent for five years to be up to no good.”

‘I bet that he thinks that he’d succeed this time around,’ Nicole thought as she bit her lip.

“So, for the past five years since my disappearance, he hasn’t been active or targeting our company?”

she asked.

“Yeah, something like that.” A thought came to mind as Steve turned his face to look at Nicole with a strange expression on his face.